John Burd, master mariner, merchant, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1845 to 1850. He was a name partner in the mercantile firm, Burd, Lange & Co., in 1846. He was the founder and proprietor of the mercantile firm, John Burd & Co., in 1850. He was the Danish Consul in Hong Kong in 1850. He was a member of the Royal Asiatic Society, China Branch in 1850. Queen's Road West was listed as his address in 1850.
Burd was married to Hannah [maiden name unknown].
Selected Bibliography: Bridgman, Elijah Coleman (Ed.), Chinese Repository, Vol. 14, January to December, 1845. Canton: 1845. Genealogy. com [internet]. Tarrent, William, The Hong Kong Almanack and Directory for the Year 1850, Hong Kong: China Mail, 1850.
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