Customs Service Outdoor Staff Register, Shanghai 19th century record

  • ID: 72
  • Surname: Ferguson
  • Given name: John
  • Nationality: British
  • Date of Birth: 1840-9-10
  • Place of Birth: Barrenthwaite, Cumberland
  • Married?: No
  • Date appointed: 04/03/1869
  • First position: Constable- River Police- Tls 40
  • Ports stationed at: Shanghai, Ningpo
  • position on leaving: 1st Class Tidewaiter- Tls 70
  • reason for leaving: discharged- given option of discharge of re-employment as Constable in Shanghai River Police- provided with 2nd Class Passage home
  • date left: 29/02/1880
  • notes: recruited for River Police in London; became Sergeant April 1876, Tls 60; transferred to Outdoor Staff as 1st Class Tidewaiter Nov 1877; detached for service in River Police Dec 1877-Aug 1879