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Re: [Torrens List] Interested in George Hamilton of Minard and his wife Bertha Torrance (b1861) daughter of Henry Torrance (b1835)



Hi Ed!

Many thanks for taking the time to respond.

Mike
On 3 May 2014, at 19:58, "Ed Kirkpatrick" <edkirkpatrick@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Sorry, nothing on my end.  Ed Kirkpatrick
> 
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> From: Mike Galbraith [mailto:mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Friday, May 02, 2014 9:01 PM
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> Subject: [Torrens List] Interested in George Hamilton of Minard and his wife
> Bertha Torrance (b1861) daughter of Henry Torrance (b1835)
> 
> Hi!
> 
> Greetings from Tokyo, Japan,
> 
> I am researching the early history of western sport in Japan and one of the
> key figures is George Hamilton of  Minard in Scotlland (1845-1929) who
> married Bertha Torrance. I am the historian of Japan's oldest sports club,
> Yokohama Country and Athletic Club (YC&AC), founded in 1868 (George Hamilton
> was one of the  founders) and you can find my (old) history of the club
> here: www.ycac.or.jp/club/history
> 
> I would like to contact his descendants who might have photos, diaries and
> letters etc from his time in Japan. I know a lot about George up until he
> moved from Japan to Elizabethtown, NY around 1890. 
> 
> I know the book was published in 1938 and there are thousands of people in
> it but I wonder whether you might be able to give me any pointers or
> suggestions regarding how I might be able to achieve my objective,
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Mike Galbraith
> 
> 
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