Janus: Dr Lewis Paton album of missionary work in China

RCS contains:
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Y30377C	Views of Hong Kong, China and Japan
Y30377D	Canton Disturbances, December 1927
Y30377E	Shanghai Racecourse, circa 1870
Y30377F	Panoramic view of the Shanghai Bund, 1898
Y30377G	Illustrations of China and its People
Y30377H	Dr Lewis Paton album of missionary work in China
Y30382A	Wei Hai Wei [i.e. Weihai] circa 1910
Y3038A	Miscellaneous views of Hong Kong, 1900s-1920s
Y3038B	Visit of His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh to Hongkong [i.e. Hong Kong] in 1869
Y3038C	Hong Kong: History
Y3038D	Portrait of Sir Frederick Lugard as Governor of Hong Kong
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Dr Lewis Paton album of missionary work in China

Title	Dr Lewis Paton album of missionary work in China
Reference	GBR/0115/Y30377H
Creator	Paton, Benjamin, Lewis, 1860-1936, doctor and missionary
Covering Dates	1889–1897 (The last images are from September 1897.)
Extent and Medium	98 images in 1 album + 2 images; The album is missing its cover and the photographs are somewhat faded.
Repository	Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library

Content and context

The Paton family is traditionally descended from Captain John Paton, a well-known soldier and Covenanter, who lived at Meadowhead, Fenwick, Ayrshire, who fought at Marston Moor and other battles, but was finally executed as a 'rebel' in 1684. John (or Robert) Paton of Pentland, Ayrshire, was a railway engineer in Bangalore and later lived at Highbury Quadrant, London. His descendant, Robert Paton (6th October 1831 - 26 September 1893), buried at Abney Park Cemetery, married Jane Grace Rice (13th October 1838 - 2nd January 1889) on 20th January 1859. They had a family of five sons and three daughters, one of whom, Edith, married the Rev. H.W. Oldham, a missionary in China. The second son was Benjamin Lewis Paton, born 22nd December 1860 in Bangalore. In 1902 he married Janet Cavan Scott McFie (29 May 1869 - 25th August 1949), daughter of J.W. McFie, of Rowton Hall, Chester, and brother of Dr J.W.S. McFie. Robert Lewis Paton (b. 1905) was their eldest son.

Benjamin Lewis Paton took the degrees of MB, B.A. at Edinburgh in 1888 (his M.D. and D.P.H, qualifications date from 1906). Like his colleague of later years, Dr. Howie, he served at the Mildmay Bethnal Green Hospital under Dr. William Gauld, who had been part of the English Presbyterian Mission in China's first medical mission at Swatow, from 1863 to 1881. Paton paid a visit to the USA in 1881. In 1889 he himself joined the English Presbyterian Mission to assist at Chuan-Chow, where Dr Grant's health was giving cause for concern.

Paton went on leave in 1898 returning the following year with his sister Edith; she married the Rev. H.W. Oldham in 1907 but died in 1908. Paton left China in 1913 owing to the illness of his eldest child, leaving the hospital in the hands of Yap Sin-hun, whom he had trained (Band 1948, pp. 301-2 and 402).

Dr Paton's final journey to China was via the Siberian railway, in September 1912. After his return to England the following year he stayed for a time in Parkgate, Cheshire, then bought a practice in Rugeley, Staffordshire, where he worked as a G.P. until his death on 29 April 1936. In 1918 he was awarded the O.B.E. for his medical work at the military camp at Cannock Chase during the 1914-1918 war.

Album of photographs recording Paton's missionary work in China. The photographs are captioned and have been numbered in pencil, but as there are several sequences, and these are not complete, fresh numbers have been given.

Plates 68 to 78 show scenes taken in late August 1896 on Kulangsoo, the island south of Amoy (also known as Xiamen). The institutional work of the Amoy mission was centred here as it was found to be healthier than Amoy itself.

There are three missing photographs in the album. These are labelled as: 'Bridge at Tang-Kaan-kiô over Oiû-river. Jan 31.91, 9.15am, raining and mist on hills, F.32, 5 secs' (between plates 23 and 24); 'Phó-chêng 'thô-laû', Feb. 5.92, 7.45am, sunny, F.32, 3 secs' (between plates 30 and 31); 'By Dr Cross, Spring 1895' (between plates 54 and 55).

Also included with the collection is a photocopy of a twelve-page account of the mission's progress to 1906.

The album, together with J.W.S. MacFie Ethiopian material (Y304296A), was passed to the Library in 1985 by Mr. J.E. Eyers, Assistant Librarian of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, from a collection given by Mr. R.L. Paton, son of the photographer. Further information was given by Mr Paton in a letter of 30 December 1985; he also gave some additional photographs (plates 99-100).

Access and Use

Please cite as Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library, Dr Lewis Paton album of missionary work in China, Y30377H

Further information

For information on the English Presbyterian Mission see: Band, Edward (1948), Working his purpose out: The history of the English Presbyterian Mission, 1847-1947, London : Presbyterian Church of England Publishing Office. For information on the history of the Paton family see pp 479-494 of: Howie, John (1870), The Scots worthies, Edinburgh : Johnstone, Hunter.

Indexed

This collection level description was entered by KS using information from the original typescript catalogue.

Index Terms

Paton, Benjamin, Lewis (1860-1936) doctor and missionary

RCS/Y30377H contains:

Gibraltar, Nov. 20.89, 12.30 noon, somewhat dull, F.32, 3 secs. View from the sea. Poor focus.

20 Nov. 1889–20 Nov 1889

Portsaid [i.e. Port Said], Nov. 28.89, 3.45pm, sunny, F.32, 3 secs. View from the sea.
Badly faded to right..

28 Nov. 1889

Portsaid [i.e. Port Said], Nov. 28.89, 3.45pm, sunny, F.32, 3 secs. View of boats by the shore.
Faded to left..

28 Nov. 1889

P and O. S.S. 'Nepaul' at Colombo, Dec. 12.89, 12.30 noon, sunny, F.32, 2 secs. Ship at anchor.
Very faded..

12 Dec. 1889

Penang [i.e. Pinang], Dec. 16.89, 8am, dull, F.32, 2 secs. Distant view from sea.

16 Dec. 1889

Singapore, Dec. 18.89, 7am, bright, F.32, 2 secs. View over ship's rail (in foreground) of waterside buildings (small).

18 Dec. 1889

Singapore, Dec. 18.89, 4pm, bright, F.32, 2 counted. View over ship's rail (in foreground) of waterside buildings (small).

18 Dec. 1889

Hongkong [i.e. Hong Kong], Dec. 27.89, 7.30am, bright, F.32, 2 secs. From the sea.

27 Dec. 1889

'Shrine in Amoy [i.e. Xiamen]', Jan. 23.90, 9.30am, dull, F.32, 2 secs. Paton has annotated the image 'Inscription above was: [Chinese characters], èng, pit, kiû, iú, answered certainly pray have (Vide Douglas p.102)'.

23 Jan. 1890

Changpoo [also known as Chang-pu] Church (Gregory's), Feb. 1.90, 4.45pm, dull and raining(?), F.32, 4 secs.

1 Feb. 1890

Changpoo [also known as Chang-pu] Dispensary (Howie's), Feb. 1.90, 4.45pm, dull rain(?), F.32, 4 secs. The Rev. Alex Gregory, a young minister, and Dr James M. Howie, trained at Edinburgh, came out to China in 1888 and began work at Chang-pu (Changpoo) early in 1889. Gregory opened a boys' school but was invalided in 1892; he continued his interest in the mission until his death in 1945. Howie was joined by his wife after two years; he died of tuberculosis, aged 43, in 1904 (Band 1948, p.311-314).

1 Feb. 1890

Mr Lîm - ChinChew [Quanzhou ?] Siù-chaî. April 7.90, 1pm, bright, F.32, 3 or 4 secs. Paton arrived at Chin-Chew (Quanzhou ?) with Dr Grant in 1890 (1906 Report, p.1-2). Mr Lîm is seated at a desk with a book.

7 Apr. 1890

'Chhong-'a' and 'Lôe-á', April 7.90, 1pm, sunny, F.32, 2 secs. Two Chinese men on a verandah.

7 April 1890

Mr Lîm - Chin-Chew [Quanzhou ?] Siù-chaî, April 16.90, sunny, 1.15pm, F.32, 2 secs. Seated in the garden.

16 Apr. 1890

Chinchew [Quanzhou ?] Hospital Chapel, May 28.90, 2 pm, raining - dull, F.32, 3 secs. Showing a group of Chinese people seated on the steps described as 'group of patients waiting for the doctor' (Band 1948, facing p.256).

28 May 1890

[Chinese symbols], To-Laî F[?]leng, Tân Thieu Sèng, Ng Tiam Un, Tân Sûn Choân, Ng Seng Ho,Tân Pit Tsó. May 28.90, 2.15pm, raining - dull, F.32, 3 secs. Showing Dr David Grant and his hospital assistants. Dr David Grant was the first medical missionary and was single-handed for many years from his arrival in 1880. He was invalided in 1894, when Paton took over. His devotion to duty for fourteen years permanently impaired his health, and he died in Inverness in July 1907 (Band 1948, pp. 136-7, 301, 304-5).

28 May 1890

Girls' School and Teacher (Chinchew [Quanzhou ?]), June 9.90, 3.25pm, sunny, F.32, 3 ''. 'I have a photograph of the first beginnings of the Girls' School' (1906 Report, p. 4).

9 June 1890

Miss Graham and servants (A-tû, Choá, Khoe-só), Miss Crowther, Messrs Sam-goân, Khê, Chloa, Miss Ramsey and Iio-tek, June 9.90, 3.50pm, sunny, F.32, 3''. Group portrait. Miss Lilias Graham, a woman of means, joined the mission at Amoy in 1888; she transferred to Chuan-Chow (Quanzhou ?) in 1889 and opened the Girls' School and later a School for the Blind. She brought out five workers at her own expense, of whom Miss Crowther and Miss Graham remained. Invalided in 1906 (or 1903), she died in 1930 and left £6000 to the Mission (Band, p. 302-304, 329-330, 467, also facing p.241). Miss Faith P. Crowther served at Chuan Chow from 1890 to 1892 when she returned home because of throat trouble. She qualified as a doctor and returned to China in 1899, serving at Yung-Chun until 1902 (Band 1948, p.303). Miss Lydia E. Ramsay was in the mission from 1890 to 1932. She supervised the Girls' School until it was taken over by Miss A.V. Duncan, the Women's School. She was also a very assiduous visitor to the homes of local women. (Band 1948, pp. 303-4, 409, also facing p.240 and 390).

9 June 1890

'Over the wall' (Chin-chew [Quanzhou ?]), June 12.90, 1.45pm, bright after rain, F.32, 3''. 'We occupied a small house on three sides of which Chinese houses came close up to our walls, and on the fourth side was the church' (1906 Report, p.2).

12 June 1890

Bûn-sêng, Mr Tân and his wife, Pit-tso, Sóng-li and Khap-ná, June 12.90 3.45pm, sunny, F32, 3''.

12 June 1890

Mr Tân and family, June 25.90, 12.25pm, under trees sunny, F.32, 5 counted.

25 June 1890

'Over the wall' (Chin-Chew [Quanzhou ?]), Sept 27.90, 8am, sunny F.32, 5 counted quickly. 'We occupied a small house on three sides of which Chinese houses came close up to our walls, and on the fourth side was the church' (1906 Report, p.2).

27 Sep. 1890

'Interior of Chin-Chew [Quanzhou ?] Church', Sept. 27.90, 12.30, sunny, no 'stop', 20 counted quickly.

27 Sep. 1890

Between Go-taú and Pi-ô, Feb. 3.91, 10.15am, bright, F.32, 4 secs. Party of Chinese men carrying packages.

3 Feb. 1891

Chapel at Pi-ô, Feb. 4.91, 9.10am, bright, F.32, 5 secs.

4 Feb. 1891

'Crushing the sugar-cane' (between Khoe-á-bé and Kim-koe), Feb. 18.91, 7.20am, sunny, F.32, 4 secs.

18 Feb. 1891

Mr Lîm in our sitting room, Aug. 22.91, 8.45am, bright, no stop, 10 secs.
Mr Lîm is very faded..

22 Aug. 1891

Bedroom, Aug. 22.91, 12.30, bright, no stop, 10 secs.

22 Aug. 1891

Go-taú Preaching Hall, Jan 30.92, 2pm, bright, no stop, counted 20.

30 Jan. 1892

Between Go-taú and Pî-ô, Jan. 31.92, 12.30, sunny, F.32, 2 secs. Showing a group of Chinese men standing and sitting by a pile of boxes.

31 Jan. 1892

Jóng-á, Jan. 12.92, 2.30pm, bright, F.32, 2 secs. Showing a Chinese boy sitting on a stool.

12 Jan. 1892

Mr Watson, April 1895. 'By Dr Cross' written under the photograph. Band describes Watson as: 'John Watson, the 'big hearted, long-legged Aberdonian' first went to China in 1880, and in his early years was engaged in long evangelistic tours based on Amoy. In 1895 he returned to Scotland and was Minister at Kelso for ten years, (after which he resumed his missionary work, firstly at Chang-Pu, then for ten years at the Chuan-chow Bible school). He retired in 1924 and died in Aberdeen two years later in his 73 year' (1948, p420-421).
Creator: Cross, John, 1854-1926, doctor and missionary.

Apr. 1895

Dr G and Hospital students, May 12.92, 11am, bright, F.32, counted 5.

12 May 1892

Chinchew [Quanzhou ?] Pastor and family, May 14.92, 4.30pm, bright, F.32, counted 5.

14 May 1892

Lú Tiên, A-Ták, Tâu Pâu, Pîng Haù Liéb, Iw Tàu, Lûn Chheng, June 10.92, 6.30pm, bright [illegible], counted 5. Group portrait.

10 June 1892

A new Jiù-tsaî in his robes, with his father (Hui-An), July 6.92, 6.30pm, bright, no stop, counted 10.

[Group of European adults and one child]. The photograph is captioned underneath: 'Mr Johnston, Mr Watson, Miss Talmage [?], Mr Toseland, Miss Miller, Mrs Van Dyck, Mr Rapalje [?], Miss Zweimer[?], Miss M. Talmage [?], Dr Fahony[?], Miss Green, Miss Johnston, Mrs Fahony[?], Miss Steele, Mr Sadler, Mrs Otte, Dr Kip, Mrs Macgowan, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Kip, Mr Wales, Mr Thompson, Cecil, Mrs Toseland, Mrs Howie, Dr Otte, Miss Capon, Mr Van Dyck. Taken by Dr Howie, Aug. 1892'. Eight are missionaries: Mr Wales, Mr Thompson, Mr Watson, Mrs Thompson, Cecil, Miss Johnston, Miss Green and Mrs Howie. Both Miss Talmage, Dr and Mrs Kip, and Dr and Mrs Otte were members of the American Reformed Mission at Amoy (Xiamen). In all likelihood, most members of the group are missionaries.
Creator: Howie, James M, d 1904, doctor and missionary.

Aug. 1892

Mr Wales, Mr Thompson, Dr Grant, Dr Paton, Mr Watson, Dr Howie, Dr Macleish, Mrs Thomspon, Cecil, Miss Johnston, Miss Green, Mrs Howie (taken by Dr Howie, Aug. 1892). Group of missionaries photographed (presumably with a string attachment) by Dr Howie. The Rev. Alex McLeish served for twelve years as both minister and doctor at Amoy, until invalided in 1895 (Band 1948, p. 304, 329, 243). Jessie Johnston came to China in 1885 and was active in educational work until invalided in 1904. She died in 1907 and a new school was named after her in 1911 (Band 1948, p. 290-2 and 296). The Rev. Henry Thompson (seen with his wife and son Cecil) was in Amoy from 1877 to 1914 and travelled with Watson (Band 1948, p.240, 243, f225). Miss Green has not been identified.
Creator: Howie, James M, d 1904, doctor and missionary.

Aug. 1892

[Group of thirteen Chinese people (mostly children)], Apr. 22.93, bright, no stop, counted 8. The people are identified beneath the photograph but the text is now illegible.

[Group of 38 Chinese people (mostly children)], May 8.93, 7am, bright, no stop, counted 4. The people are identified beneath the photograph but the text is now illegible.

Sandeman, Grant, Fagg [Fogg ?], Wales, [14 illegible names], Gô-Pé, May 25.93, fine, F16[?], 8''. Showing four Europeans and fourteen Chinese men. All are identified beneath the photograph but the text is now very hard to read. Three of the Europeans were missionaries: Dr Grant, Rev. T.E. Sandeman, at Amoy 1892-1896, and George Wales. Wales left a stockbroker's office in 1890 to become a lay evangelist. Until 1893 he was at Chuan-Chow, moving to Amoy (Xiamen) where he remained until retiring in 1927. He was ordained in 1898 and his business training made him a valuable Secretary and Treasurer to the Mission (Band 1948, p. 424). The remaining European, Fagg/Fogg, has not been identified.

25 May 1893

[Group of fifteen Chinese men], May 25.93, fine, F16, 8''. All the men are identified beneath the photograph but the text is now very hard to read.

25 May 1893

'Priest', Aug, 12.94, in evening [?], bright, F.32. Showing a seated bearded Chinese man.

12 Aug. 1894

Chiàm-kow, Aug. 12.94, morning, in sun, F.32. Showing a elderly Chinese man sitting in a chair.

12 Aug. 1894

Chhòng-a's mother, brother and girl, and Phe-a's mother, taken at E-chin, Jan. 21.95, 11am, bright F.22, counted 10.
Faded..

21 Jan. 1895

Bâ's house, Aug. 30.94, dawn, 6am, F.16, 10''.

30 Aug. 1894

Bâ's house and members of family, Aug, 30.94, dawn, 6am, F.11, counted 17.

30 Aug. 1894

Hôchhi chapel, Jan 21.95, dull, 8am, F.11, counted 30.

21 Jan 1895

Leaving Gô-Pó at daybreak, Feb. 4.95, dull, no [illegible] stop, counted 60. A blurred image of two boats.
Very faded..

4 Feb. 1895

Priest at Chheng-Goân, Aug. 12.94, morning, bright, F.32.

12 Aug. 1894

Mar. 14.95, 5pm, dull, F.11, counted 12. Showing a European lady seated with a child on her lap.

14 Mar. 1895

Women's ward, Chinchew [Quanzhou ?] Hosp. [i.e. Hospital], Spring of 1895.

1895

Vaccination Day, April 1895.

Apr. 1895

Chí-bé Chapel, Feb. 2.95, 5pm, bright, F.16, counted 18.

2 Feb. 1895

A-Tìn, Asiú, Othêug[?], Athianù, Ki-[illegible]sai, Achhó, July .95, 4.30pm, bright, No 16. [?], 3 secs.

July 1895

Bêng-Zek, Siphê, Japló[?], I[T ?]soânhiat, Siin-han, Pó-zeug, July 95, 4.15pm, bright, No. 16[?], 5 secs. Showing six men sitting in front of a door.

July 1895

Chin-Chew [Quanzhou ?] Blind School 1895, by native photographer. This school was founded by Miss Graham.
Creator: Unknown.

1895

Chin-Chew [Quanzhou ?] Christian burying ground 1895, by native photographer.
Creator: Unknown.

1895

Siong-Si Church, Feb 15.96, 12.30 noon, bright, windy, F.16 counted 5.

15 Feb. 1896

West Street Chuch, Feb. 29.96, 4pm, dull, F.32, 5 secs.

29 Feb. 1896

West Street Church (inside), Feb. 29.96, 4.30pm, dull, F.22, 1 1/2 minutes. Poor light.
Faded and spotted..

29 Feb. 1896

North and Central Blocks of Chin-Chew [Quanzhou ?] Hosp. [i.e. Hospital], Ap 18.96, 4.30pm, bright, F.32, counted 16.
Faded and spotted..

18 Apr. 1896

Mr Gôe and his son Tso-Thah, Ap 25, 10am, bright F.32, 5 secs.

25 Apr.

Mrs Brown and baby (Robert), Ap.21.96, noon, bright, F.32, [illegible] 3 secs.

21 Apr. 1896

Sip-Lê, Tau-Bêng, Tsoân-[illegible], Sin-hun[?], [illegible], Ap 18.96, 4.30pm, bright, F.32, counted 8. Showing five Chinese men sitting on chairs in front of a door.

18 Apr. 1896

Students and Tsoân [illegible] (taken immed. after the one above [i.e. Y30377H/65]). Showing five Chinese men posed in front of a door.

18 Apr. 1896

Mr. Mrs. Brown and Robin, Ap 20.96, 5pm, bright, F.32, [illegible] 3 secs. Showing a European family posed by a building.

20 Aug. 1896

Union Church Kulangsoo, Amoy [i.e. Xiamen], Aug. 29.96, 10.50am, sunlight, F45, 5 mins.

29 Aug. 1896

[Union Church Kulangsoo, Amoy [i.e. Xiamen], Aug. 29.96, 10.50am, sunlight, F45, 5 mins].

29 Aug. 1896

Amoy College [Xiamen], Aug. 26.96, 4.45pm, windy, F.32, 5''.

26 Aug. 1896

Amoy Hotel [Xiamen], Aug 24.96, 9.15am, bright, F.48, 2 1/2 ''.

24 Aug. 1896

Union Church Kulangsoo, Amoy [i.e. Xiamen], Aug. 29.96, 11am, sunlight, F45, 1 sec.

29 Aug. 1896

Douglas Church Kulangsoo, Aug 24.96, 10am, bright, ? F48 or 32, 2 1/2 secs. The Rev. Dr Carstairs Douglas was the dedicated leader of the missionary effort in Amoy from 1855 until his death from cholera in 1877. The Church, opened in 1880, was paid for from his estate on the initiative of his brother, Principal Douglas of the Free Church College, Glasgow. (Band 1948, p. 231-233).

24 Aug. 1896

Middle School, Amoy [i.e. Xiamen], Aug 29.96, 11am, sunny, F45, 1 sec.

29 Aug. 1896

German Consul's house Kulangsoo [south of Xiamen], Aug 24.96, 10 am, bright F45, 2 1/2 sec.

24 Aug. 1896

American Consulate Kulangsoo [south of Xiamen], Aug. 22.96, 9am, bright, F45, 2 1/2 secs.
Badly faded..

22 Aug. 1896

A Mission house Kulangsoo [south of Xiamen], Aug 26.96, 4.15pm, windy, F.32, windy, 3 secs.

26 Aug. 1896

House on rock on Kulangsoo [south of Xiamen], Aug 22.96, 9.15am, F.32, 2 1/2 secs.

22 Aug. 1896

Outpatients Day at Dispensary, May 7.97, 10am, F.32.

7 May 1897

Outpatients Day at Dispensary [May 7.97, 10am, F.32].

7 May 1897

Robin Brown, June 9.1897. Showing a small European boy being held up by a Chinese nurse.

9 June 1897

Kai-a, UnKi[illegible]g só, Tsá[ilegible], Kim Ioân, Sun-Koa[ilegible], June 14.97. Group of five identified Chinese ladies.

14 June 1897

Girls' School taken in three parts, 1st part, May 29.97, F.22, [illegible], counted 7.

29 May 1897

2nd part, May 29.97, F.32, 5.45, counted 5.

29 May 1897

3rd part, Day girls, June 1.97, 4.30pm, F.32, counted 8.

1 June 1897

3rd part, Day girls, June 1.97, 4.30pm, F.32, counted 5.

1 June 1897

Blind School boys mat making, May 11.97, 5.30pm, F.32, counted [illegible] 10.

11 May 1897

Blind School boys mat making, May 11.97, 5.30pm, F.32, counted [illegible] 10.

11 May 1897

Hospital Preaching hall, Chin Chew [Quanzhou ?], May 7.97, F. 32, 9am, counted 8.

7 May 1897

Hosp. [i.e. Hospital] Preaching hall interior, May 20.97, 11.15am, F.32, 1 minute.

20 May 1897

Teachers and matron of Girls' School, Chin Chew [Quanzhou ?], May 29.97, 6.30pm.

29 May 1897

Women's School, Chin Chew [Quanzhou ?], Jan 5.97, F.32, 4.30pm, counted 10.

5 Jan. 1897

Women's School, Chin Chew [Quanzhou ?], [Jan 5.97, F.32, 4.30pm, counted 10].

5 Jan. 1897

Engleham [?] group in Girls' and Women's School, Chinchew [Quanzhou ?], Jan 12.97.

12 Jan. 1897

Dr Rainger's [?] house, Shameen, Canton, Aug 30.97.

30 Aug. 1897

'Christchurch', Shameen, Canton, Aug 31.97.

31 Aug. 1897

'Launch' by river bank on way to Fatshan [i.e. Foshan], Sep. 3.97.

3 Sep. 1897

'Launch' by river bank on way to Fatshan [i.e. Foshan], Sep. 3.97.

3 Sep. 1897

[The Paton family at Chin Chew (Quanzhou ?) doctor's house]. 100 x 140 mm. Dr B.L. Paton is holding his youngest son, Henry Oldham Paton (born 20 August 1909); standing next to him is Mrs Janet Paton. In front are John McFie Paton (born 23 March 1907, died 1975) and Robert Lewis Paton, donor of this collection (born 25 September 1905).
Creator: Unknown.

circa 1910

100

[Group of lady missionaries]. 145 x 100mm. Those present appear to be: Rear row - Miss M. Fraser (Chang-Pu 1926-1931); Dr L.G. Thacker (Chuan-Chow 1906-1932), Miss M.A.F. Roxburgh (Chuan-Chow 1905-1934). Centre row - ?, Miss L. Ramsay, ?. Bottom row - Miss A.N. Duncan (Chuan-Chow 1893-1932), Dr M.E. Bryson (Chuan-Chow 1905-1934).

circa 1928