Information about John Lamont`s first ship Celestial built in Hong Kong
Correspondence regarding information on the `Celestial`, the first ship built in John Lamont`s new dry dock in Aberdeen, Hong Kong in 1860. John Lamont was a native of Ruaig, Tiree.
Image of an envelope addressed to John Lamont, Hong Kong, 1859
Printed image from an auction website of an envelope addressed to John Lamont, Aberdeen, Hong Kong, in 1859, with additional information about the auction item. John Lamont emigrated from Ruaig, Tiree, in 1820 and became a successful and well known shipbuilder in Hong Kong.
Extract from death register and information about Captain John Lamont, Ruaig (1804-1866)
Copy of the death register for Master Shipbuilder Captain John Lamont (Iain na Hongs), Ruaig, from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, and information about his family and activities in Hong Kong in the mid 1800s in an email from Kathleen Kennedy to John Holliday in Sept. 2011.
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