At 03:07 PM 1/3/2010, you wrote:
If you can help this man find information about his relative who was in Quanzhou (Chinchew, Ch'uan chow-- Marco Polo's Zaytun], please contact me! Thanks. Bill
HiXiamen University
I saw your website and am very interested in learning more about the
mission during the above period.
A relative of mine, Margaret Alice Fraser Roxburgh (1891-1968) was a
missionary in Quanzhou [ Chinchew] between these years. She travelled out with her
father, John Robert Roxburgh (1863-1934), who was an Elder and Session
Clerk of St. Columba's Church, Cambridge. On his return, he is recorded
briefly in the minutes of the church as having visited two churches in
the region. He seems to have been there for six months. She remained as
a teacher in the girls' school, I think, until her return in 1934. It is
not clear whether it was the troubled times in Quanzhou or her father's
death in February that prompted her return to England.
I would be grateful for any information you have about her time in
Quanzhou. The only definite photo of her has been lost by the University
of Cambridge, although she may be in some held by the School of Oriental
and African Studies, London.
Thank you and best wishes
Nick R.
www.amoymagic.com
