Ahoy from Amoy!
I was happy to hear again from the descendants of John MacGowan, the Amoy missionary who wrote so many books a century ago, (I have all of them). But there is almost nothing about his own life, and I have only a couple photos of him, so it is fun to learn a bit more about him--and a surprise to learn that one of his descendants is Hayley Mills (I had a crush on her when I was too young to even know what a crush was!). I was also surprised to learn that Hayley's ancestors had been in Siam in the 1830s (she was in the musical "Anna and the King of Siam").
Below is the second email (which I take the liberty of posting, since it does not have their names).
Enjoy Amoy!
Yesterday's Email:
Bill Brown Xiamen University www.amoymagic.com
I was happy to hear again from the descendants of John MacGowan, the Amoy missionary who wrote so many books a century ago, (I have all of them). But there is almost nothing about his own life, and I have only a couple photos of him, so it is fun to learn a bit more about him--and a surprise to learn that one of his descendants is Hayley Mills (I had a crush on her when I was too young to even know what a crush was!). I was also surprised to learn that Hayley's ancestors had been in Siam in the 1830s (she was in the musical "Anna and the King of Siam").
Below is the second email (which I take the liberty of posting, since it does not have their names).
Enjoy Amoy!
Dr. Bill's Amazon eBooks
www.amoymagic.com
Yesterday's Email:
John MacGowan's descendent is Hayley Mills, the actress. In 1990's
she toured in the musical "The King & I" based on the book "Anna
and the King of Siam." I wondered if she knew that her family had been
in Siam in the 1830's: decades before Anna got there. Hayley Mills'
family might have info about MacGowan. We have a little info about the
time he married Jennie Peet. I'm not at home now so I can't give you all the names but I'll fill it in when I get back in about 2 weeks.
Lyman Burt Peet married _____ Sherrill (first wife who died in China)
Their daughter Jennie Peet (born in Siam) married John MacGowan
Their daughter ______married____ Bell
Their daughter Mary Hayley Bell married John Mills.
Their daughter is Hayley Mills.
Do MaGowan's books have photos?
We are descended from Peet's second wife Hannah Louisa Plimpton. She later married Rev. Charles Hartwell.
We have photos of chapels and lists of villages Rev Peet served as
well as and drawings and banners. Would you like me to email you
copies? We have shoes for bound feet, etc...
Bill Brown Xiamen University www.amoymagic.com
