John Julius Dare ABELL [1425]

  General Notes:

ABELL, John Julius Dare [Jock] [DABELL, J.] / P III / GB / TR /
Son of <meiji_portraits_a.html>John Catto Abell <meiji_portraits_a.html> and Sarah Elizabeth Dare Abell, who was born February 4, 1880 in Japan. After his education in GB he returned to Japan again in 1896 starting to work with <meiji_firms_l.html>Lucas & Co <meiji_firms_l.html>., Trade and Insurance Agency, Kobe # 20. He stayed at this company until 1901 when he joined the <meiji_firms_h.html>Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation <meiji_firms_h.html>, # 36, Sakaye-machi, Kobe. From 1904 until 1906 he was employed with <meiji_firms_s.html>Strachan & Co <meiji_firms_s.html>., Insurance Agents, Kobe Branch, Kaigan-dori # 1. From 1907 on he was again occupied as a banking clerk, now with the <meiji_firms_i.html>International Banking Corporation <meiji_firms_i.html>, Kobe Branch, # 8-B Maye-machi, finally advancing to the accountant.
On April 17, 1909 he married Vesta Atkinson (17.06.1880) in Kobe, daughter of John Laidlaw Atkinson, in Kobe.
Ref: http://www.meiji-portraits.de/meiji_portraits_a.html#20090527093143250_1_2_1_22_1

John aged 41 is recorded with his family as a passenger on the Empress of Asia from Yokohama Japan to Victoria British Columbia arriving 23 January 1922 enroute to London. He is described as a shipping agent of Scotch (sic) ancestry religion Presbyterian .
Their address in England was 319 Auckland Road, Upper Norwood SW.
Ancestry.

John and Vester are recorded on an Electoral Register dated 1929 for Farnham Surrey

Abell John Julius Dare otherwise John Dare of Ellesmere Thornhill Park Road Bitterne Southampton died 21 May 1950. Probate Winchester 22 June 1950 to Vesta Abell widow. Effects L2744 17s 4d
National Probate Calendar.

  Other Records

1. Census: England, 5 Apr 1891, Bromley Kent by Bow. John Julius Dare is recorded as a lodger aged 11 born Hiogo Japan

John married Vesta ATKINSON [1426] [MRIN: 451], daughter of Dr John Laidlaw ATKINSON MA DD of Kobe Japan. [15528] and Caroline Electa "Carrie" GUERNSEY [23256], on 17 Apr 1909 in Kobe Japan. (Vesta ATKINSON [1426] was born on 17 Feb 1880 in Kobe Japan and died on 25 Jul 1954 in Caterham Hospital SRY England.)