William Gaskell, solicitor, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1846 to 1868. He carried on a private practice from 1846 until his death in 1868. He was a notary public in 1850, and Proctor of the Supreme Court in the same year. Queen's Road was listed as his address from 1846 to 1850.
Gaskell died on December 29, 1868 and was buried at the Hong Kong Cemetery.
Selected Bibliography: Lim, Patricia, Forgotton Souls: A Social History of the Hong Kong Cemetery, Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 2011. Tarrent, William, The Hong Kong Almanack and Directory for the Year 1846, 1848, 1850, Hong Kong: China Mail, resp. 1846,1848 and 1850.
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