British Supreme Court for China, Intestate memo books register record

  • ID: 519
  • Piece no.: FO 1092/261
  • Year range: 1887-1905
  • Surname: Henderson
  • Given name or initials: John Hutton Lawrence
  • Page: 7, 10
  • Any notes: Father Mr J F Henderson, c/o Rev Canon Weldon, The Parsonage Rothsay Scotland. Sister: Miss A Henderside, Burnside Dollar, Clackmannon, Scotland
  • Date of death: 17/09/1887
  • Cause of death: Drowned attempting to swim to fishing boats half a mile away after the Way-lee was wrecked on the Pescadores on 15 September.
  • Occupation: Chief Engineer SS Way-lee