British Supreme Court for China, Intestate memo books register record

  • ID: 520
  • Piece no.: FO 1092/261
  • Year range: 1887-1905
  • Surname: Somner
  • Given name or initials: Bertram Stewart
  • Page: 9, 16
  • Date of death: 17/09/1887
  • Cause of death: Drowned attempting to swim to a fishing boat about 1/2 a mile away after the Way-lee was wrecked on the south east coast of the Pescadores on 15 September.
  • Occupation: Second officer of the Way-Lee