Shanghai

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Shanghai
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Presidency:
Coordinates: 31.202462°N, 121.49743°E
Altitude: 4 m (13 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Shanghai
State/Province: Shanghai Metropolitan Area
Country: China
Transport links

Shanghai, the largest centre of commerce and finance in China, is situated at the mouth of the Yangtse River. First opened as a treaty port following the 1st China War, it became a multinational business hub by the 1930s.

History

Capture of Shanghai 1842
Battle of Shanghai 1860

Records

  • Shanghai Ancestors from China Coast Family History, Chinese Customs Project, University of Bristol has various information, including a number of useful databases, on its website which may assist in the search for European ancestors. These databases include a searchable named index of Chinese probates, cemetery information and directory extracts. Also includes an alphabetical database of names for Shanghai Municipal Police.
  • The FamilySearch Catalog for microfilm/digitised microfilm records includes "Cemetery records of old and new cemetery, 1859-1899 and Seaman's cemetery, Pootung, in Shanghai, China, 1859-1879" catalogue entry microfilm 418134 which has been digitised and may be viewed at a FamilySearch Centre.

British Army

See China.

External links

Historical books online

Note, this may be the American title. Appears to be the same book as River of Golden Sand by Thomas Woodrooffe.

References