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"Patagonian Panorama" -- Book by Tom. P. Jones
some British persons and firms mentioned by the author
Tom Jones, the author of these reminiscences, lived in Punta Arenas for 47 years, where he was a prominent member of the British community. As well as recording the highlights of his years in Patagonia, he provides some regional history, describes local British personalities and recounts numerous episodes in the lives of the expatriates.
Link to Firms
Persons
Aiken, Chetwood
civil engineer
Aitchison, Duncan
(1914) guest/witness at marriage of Tom Jones
Aldridge, Mrs. R. H.
chief teacher at British School; awarded M. B. E.; conducted Sunday
school at Anglican church; church organist
Aspinall, Rev. Canon E. C.
Anglican clergyman in Punta Arenas
Barclay, "Baby"
early sheep farm manager
Bell, Gavin
wool expert; colleague of Dick Buxton
Betteridge, Tom
representative of sheep-dip firm [Cooper's Dip]
Binfield, Harry
(1914) guest/witness at marriage of Tom Jones
Bishop, A. I.
no further information
Booth, John R.
volunteered for service in WW2; died during war
Booth, Mrs. John
dress-maker for Magellan Dramatic Society
Borger, Alex. H. C.
talented pianist and composer; acted for Magellan Dramatic Society
Bowering, John
career diplomat; British Consul at Punta Arenas
Boyd, Louisa
acted for Magellan Dramatic Society
Boyd, T. S.
(1936) British Consul in Punta Arenas
Bridges, Clarissa
wife of John Goodall; niece of Lucas Bridges; ornithologist and
artist
Brown, G. P.
worked with Chilean Red Cross
(c1940) assisted fund-raising of British War Patriotic Fund Committee;
awarded M. B. E. at end of WW2; music director for Magellan Dramatic
Society
Buchan, Eric
successor to McLean as manager of Bank of London & South America
Buchanan, Bruce S.
(1914) works foreman at Río Seco freezer; hired for the
new freezer at Puerto Bories; (1914) died shortly after return
from Britain via Buenos Aires
Burbury, T. R. D.
sheep farm manager; (1919) 2nd general manager of SETF
Burke, Eleanor
wife of Tom Burke; pianist and singer
Burke, Tom
British Consul
Butland, Gilbert
headmaster of British School when it first functioned with support
of the British Council
Buxton, C. R. ("Dick")
wool expert; colleague of Gavin Bell; acted for Magellan Dramatic Society
Cameron, Alexander A.
(1893) hired from New Zealand to manage the first sheep farm of the SETF;
(1909) first general manager of SETF, residing in Punta Arenas;
(1914) imported a Napier car; one of the first in Punta Arenas;
(1914) left Punta Arenas to set up own farm in Buenos Aires province
Cameron, Archie
early sheep farm manager; (1919) returned to UK after retiring
from Patagonia
Cameron, George
early sheep farm manager
Cameron, Jack
early sheep farm manager
Cameron, Madge
wife of Archie Cameron
Cara, Kenneth
employee of SETF under Greer
Carnegie Ross, K.
sheep farm manager; 4th general manager of SETF; (1938) President
of Anglican Society of Punta Arenas; acted for Magellan Dramatic
Society; after retirement from business, moved to Argentina
Carnegie Ross, Mrs. K.
(1939) elected President of Ladies' Committee
Carpenter
early sheep rancher
Cater, Rev. J. C.
(1916) Anglican clergyman in Punta Arenas
Cattle
early sheep rancher
Chapple, J. G.
land surveyor; bought small hotel and converted it into a store,
which went into bankruptcy
Christie, A. W.
employee of SETF under Greer
Clarke, D. V.
(1914) guest/witness at marriage of Tom Jones
Clifford, Eddie
sheep farm manager; (1948) manager of Ea. Punta Delgada; overturned
his car twice
Clifford, Winifred
wife of Eddie Clifford
Constanduros, Con.
representative of sheep-dip firm [Cooper's Dip]
Cooke, H. E.
no further information
Cooper, L. W.
accomplished [amateur?] musician
Crosley, A.
sheep farm manager
Daly, Charles
early sheep farm manager
Davies [Davis?], Eric
sheep farm manager; farmed in hinterland of Río Gallegos,
Arg.
Davies, C. E. ("Long")
civil engineer
Davis, Joan
wife of Eric Davis [?]
Dawkins, A.
(1900) proprietor of "Anglo American Bar" in Punta Arenas
de Bruyne, Bernard
eldest son of Pedro de Bruyne; managed estancia at Río
Verde; served in both World Wars
de Bruyne, Gordon
son of Pedro de Bruyne; Army career, rising to Brigadier General
de Bruyne, Norman
son of Pedro de Bruyne; scientist at Cambridge
de Bruyne, Pedro
of Dutch descent; married Englishwoman; took British nationality;
settled at Río Verde
Dean, Katie
wife of Markham Dean
Dean, Markham
lived in England; farmed at Chymenaike, Arg.
Dean, W. M.
early sheep farm manager
Denniston, Hugh
(>1903) immigrated after serving in the British Army during
the Boer War
Dick, John
(c1921) shareholder of "Dick, Hunter & Co."
Dick, Kitty
daughter of Alexander Morrison; wife of John Dick; did charitable
works
Dick, Tom
sheep farm manager
Dickson, John
Scot; served over 25 years as engineer in Chilean Navy
Donaldson, Charles
sheep farm manager
Douglas
early sheep rancher
Down, Michael
no further information
Dunsmure, James Henderson
(1879) 2nd British consul in Punta Arenas; local businessman
Falvey, Hugh
sheep farm manager
Fell
early sheep rancher
Felton
early sheep rancher
Felton, Carlos
farmed in hinterland of Río Gallegos, Arg.
Felton, Maud
wife of Carlos Felton [?]
Fenton, Dr. Thomas
(1874) medical doctor in practice at Punta Arenas; (1877) wounded
during uprising in Punta Arenas; (1881) British vice-consul; visited
H. M. S. Doterel minutes before its explosion; established family
sheep farm
Fenton, John
farmed in hinterland of Río Gallegos, Arg.
Fenton, Magellan
son of Thomas Fenton; managed Fenton Station; (c1921) shareholder
of "Dick, Hunter & Co."
Fenton, Pat
wife of John Fenton [?]
Fookes, W. G.
civil engineer
France, Dr. W. H.
medical doctor in Punta Arenas; an authority on horse-racing;
one of the first to have a motor-car
Francis, Rev. C. M.
Anglican clergyman in Punta Arenas
Fraser, Nora
lived in Argentina; lost en route to England during WW2 when ship
was torpedoed
Fraser, Ronald
lived in Argentina; lost en route to England during WW2 when ship was torpedoed
Gallie, Andrew
representative of various farmers, in association with Douglas
Lethaby; (1914) guest/witness at marriage of Tom Jones
Game
early sheep rancher
Giles
early sheep rancher
Goodall, John
fishing enthusiast; introduced salmon spawn into rivers on mainland
and Tierra del Fuego
Greenshields
early sheep rancher
Greer, Leslie R. W.
sheep farm manager; 3rd general manager of SETF; (1943) President
of British Club; handed over flagpole celebrating centenary of
founding of Punta Arenas to authorities on behalf of the British
community
Greer, Seymour
sheep farm manager
Griffin, Mary
wife of Percy Griffin [?]
Griffin, Percy
farmed in hinterland of Río Gallegos, Arg.
Guthrie, James
(1909) sub-manager of Río Seco freezing works; (1910) became manager
of Río Seco freezer on death of Charles Murray; (1918) resigned as manager
of Río Seco freezer; got married
Hamann, Sydney
no further information
Hamilton
early sheep rancher
Hamilton, John J.
(1875) inaugurated British Consulate in Punta Arenas
Harper, Margaret
assisted with Sunday school at Anglican church
Harries, George
early sheep farm manager
Harries, Walter
early sheep farm manager
Hobbs, Clarence
sheep farm manager
Hobbs, Ernest W.
served apprenticeship on farm in Falkland Islands; (1905) founded
"Gente Grande" Company with Rodolfo Stubenrauch, to
take over a farm on Tierra del Fuego started in 1883 by Wehrhahn
& Co.; he and wife raised a family of seven daughters and
three sons; (>1918) developed lands in the Río Baker
region; did charitable work in support of the Punta Arenas Hospital;
honorary Mayor of Punta Arenas; (1924) family performed "Quality
Street" by Barrie
Hobbs, Percy
no further information
Hobbs, Rudolph ("Rudie")
second son of Ernest & Sara Hobbs; sheep farm manager; (1941)
married Daphne Jones in Punta Arenas
Hobley, Rev. Macdonald
briefly Anglican clergyman and school headmaster in Punta Arenas;
came from Falklands
Hunter, Albert A.
taxation expert; partner in Argentine office of Price, Waterhouse
& Co.; (c1921) shareholder of "Dick, Hunter & Co."
Hunter, E. S.
no further information
Huntley, Bobby
sheep farm manager; (1953) at Ea. Caleta Josefina
Huntley, Decima
(1953) at Ea. Caleta Josefina
Irlam, Dickie
no further information
Jackson, Harry
sheep farm manager
Jacobs, Arthur
cooperated in local sport activities; acted for Magellan Dramatic
Society
Jamieson
early sheep rancher
Jamieson, Hettie
sister of Mayo Jamieson; married Guy Whitney; lived in Argentina
Jamieson, Mayo
sister of Hettie Jamieson; lived in Argentina; returned to UK
during WW2 to serve in the Wrens
Jones Chico
early sheep farm manager
Jones Grande
early sheep farm manager
Jones, Barbara
younger daughter of Tom & Daphne Jones; married Chilean Navy
Lieutenant Guillermo ["Willie"] Santa Cruz in Río
Seco (groom represented by proxy)
Jones, Daphne
older daughter of Tom & Daphne Jones; (1941) married Rudolph
Hobbs in Punta Arenas
Jones, Dorothy
wife of Tom P. Jones; volunteer teacher at British School for
several years
Jones, Tom
(1909) sailed from UK to take up employment at Río Seco freezing works
(1914) married 30 October 1914 in the Hotel Royal to Dorothy
(1918) appointed assistant manager of Río Seco freezer, on resignation
of James Guthrie
(1919) appointed manager of Río Seco freezer; took responsibility in
1921
(c1921) shareholder of "Dick, Hunter & Co."
(c1922) member of Rotary Club in Punta Arenas
(c1939) elected President of Inter-Allied Committee in Punta Arenas
(1939) elected President of British War Patriotic Fund Committee
(1943) appointed Industrial Security Officer by Allied powers during WW2
(c1945) awarded O. B. E. for wartime patriotic work
(c1945) appointed as British Consul in Punta Arenas (10 years)
Jones, W. P.
fine pianist
Kennard, Biddy
wife of Errol Kennard
Kennard, Errol
farmed in hinterland of Río Gallegos, Arg.
Kidd
(1919) manager of Puerto Bories freezer; escaped to Argentina
after works uprising
King, Denley
partner of Hector Wilson
Laight, Rev. Frederick
Anglican clergyman in Punta Arenas; ordained in Punta Arenas
Leslie, Edwin
representative of sheep-dip firm [Cooper's Dip]
Lethaby, Douglas
representative of various farmers, in association with Andrew
Gallie
Lewis, F.
member of British Club; left legacy to start a fund for building
a British hospital in Punta Arenas; money finally transferred
to the Magallanes British Welfare Fund
Luke
early sheep rancher
MacBey
(1921) manager of the Santa Cruz freezer, Arg; captured and held
by strikers
Macdonald, Allan M.
representative of sheep-dip firm [Cooper's Dip]; (1916) acting
President of the British Club; (1917) secretary of British diplomatic
mission to Argentina, led by Sir Ernest Shackleton; later awarded
C. B. E. for this work
MacDonald, William T.
volunteered for service in WW2; died during war
Macdonald, Winifred
wife of Allan Macdonald
MacLean, Johnny
accomplished horse-rider
MacLean, Kenneth
son of Peter MacLean; accomplished bagpiper
MacLean, Peter
successor to Smith as manager of Bank of London & South America;
accomplished bagpiper
MacLeay, Anne
wife of Willie MacLeay?
MacLeay, Willie [Willy]
sheep farm manager; lived at Pecket Harbour
Maddams, Leo
farm manager for SETF; served in Flanders during WW1
McClelland, Peter H.
(1893) manager of "Duncan, Fox & Co."; persuaded
by Mauricio Braun to invest in SETF
McGeorge
early sheep rancher
McGeorge, Jimmy
farmed in hinterland of Río Gallegos, Arg.
Milward, Arthur
brother of Captain C. A.; worked in the local Chilean bank
Milward, Captain C. A.
owned a foundry; British consul for many years; (1916) hosted
Sir Ernest Shackleton
Montgomery
(1923) manager of Ea. Palermo (between Río Seco and Río
Verde)
Morrison, Alexander
sheep farmer; Scot; came to Patagonia from Falkland Islands; settled
on 50,000 acres at Río Penitente; (c1921) shareholder of
"Dick, Hunter & Co."
Morrison, Archie
son of Alexander Morrison of Río Penitente; farmed in hinterland
of Río Gallegos, Arg.; (1957) died in the British hospital
in Buenos Aires
Morrison, Bill
oil technician; US national
Morrison, Johnny
son of Alexander Morrison of Río Penitente
Morrison, Katie
wife of Bill Morrison
Morrison, Murdo
early sheep farm manager; manager of estancia Río Penitente
(not a relative of the owner, Alexander Morrison)
Morrison, Walter
sheep farm manager
Murray, Charles W.
(1909) manager of Río Seco freezing works; (1910) died in London
Neilson [should be Nielsen], Harold
volunteered for service in WW2; died during war
Nicholls, H. C.
employee of SETF under Greer
Oakeshot, Rev. G. M.
(1938) appointed Anglican clergyman in Punta Arenas; stayed 6 years; moved to
Buenos Aires
Parfitt, Alf.
representative of the Vestey interests; played cricket
Paton, F. D.
early sheep rancher; founder member of the [Magallanes] Golf Club
Paton, Lilian
golf and bridge player
Patterson, George
lived in Argentina; had six daughters, three of whom married three
Jamieson brothers
Patterson, Robert
early sheep rancher; made great fortune; brother of William; bachelor
Patterson, William
early sheep rancher; made great fortune; brother of Robert; bachelor
Perkins, Lina
daughter of William Perkins; the first lady driver in Patagonia;
owned Model T Ford; married Monty Trehern
Perkins, Oswald
son of William Perkins
Perkins, William
(1909) senior executive of "Braun & Blanchard"
Pettersen, Chris.
no further information
Petterson [Pettersen], Mary
golf and bridge player
Piggot, E. J. ("Jim")
sheep farm manager; 5th general manager of SETF
Porter, Jack
oil technician; US national
Porter, Mardi
wife of Jack Porter; artist
Price, E. T.
employee of SETF under Greer; founder member of golf club
Price, Jesse
oil technician; US national
Price, Verna
wife of Jesse Price
Rathbone, Victor
colleague of T. P. Jones
Reynard, Henry L. ("Harry")
(1874) living in Punta Arenas
(1876) brought first shipload of sheep from the Falkland Islands to Elizabeth
Island (Isla Isabel) in the Strait of Magellan
(>1876) occupied lands at Oazy Harbour (Chile); later at Cañadon de
las Vacas & Chank Aike (Santa Cruz, Arg.)
(1881) British vice-consul; visited H. M. S. Doterel minutes before its explosion
(1899) first President of British Association of Magallanes [later
known as British Club]
Reynard, Nell
daughter of Henry Reynard; married Hugh Denniston
Riddell, Robert
(1921) manager of Estancia Anita, Santa Cruz province
Riesco, C. A. T.
(1914) started "The Magellan Times" newspaper in Punta
Arenas
Ritson, E. A. ("Robin")
British Naval representative in Punta Arenas during WW2
Robins, Herbert
son of J. C. Robins
(1914) best man at marriage of Tom Jones; (1921) rancher in Santa
Cruz province, Arg.; committed suicide while held captive by strikers
Robins, J. C.
owned the Hotel Royal
Robson, Sven
(1934) manager's assistant at Río Seco freezer; appointed
manager of Río Seco freezer on retirement of Tom Jones;
British consul in Punta Arenas after Tom Jones
Rogers, W. B.
early sheep farm manager; (c1921) shareholder of "Dick, Hunter
& Co."
Ross, Alec [Alex.]
sheep farm manager; (1921) shareholder of "Dick, Hunter &
Co."
Ross, Lucy
golf and bridge player
Rudd
early sheep rancher
Rudd, Chip
wife of Louie Rudd [?]
Rudd, Louie
farmed in hinterland of Río Gallegos, Arg.
Saunders, George
sheep farm manager
Saunders, Thomas ("Tom")
sheep farmer; came from Falkland Islands; settled at Otway Station;
five children born there to his wife, without medical attention;
brother of William; (1919) two daughters married at double wedding
in London
Saunders, William
sheep farmer; came from Falkland Islands; brother of Thomas
Scott
early sheep rancher
Slaughter, Jack
early sheep farm manager
Slaughter, Tom
early sheep farm manager
Smith, W. H. ("Bill")
manager of Bank of London & South America
Spooner, Jack
sheep farm manager; manager of Ea. Cullen, Tierra del Fuego
Stanton Yonge, Gus
step-brother of Magellan Fenton; managed Fenton Station; well-respected
judge at livestock shows
Stewart, Archie
graduate of Edinburgh University; maintained British Club library;
organized cricket matches; edited English newspaper
Stirling, James
sheep farm manager
Thompson, Bert
sheep farm manager
Thomson, Willy
sheep farm manager
Townsend, Aubrey
son of Frank Townsend
Townsend, Bernard
son of Frank Townsend
Townsend, Frank H.
(1913) started the "Observer" newspaper in Punta Arenas
Townsend, Kenneth
son of Frank Townsend
Trehern, Monty
sheep farm manager
Trehern, Richard
volunteered for service in WW2; died during war
Tweedie
early sheep rancher
Vibert, Roy
career diplomat; British Consul at Punta Arenas; also carpenter,
philatelist and Russian language student
Vibert, Sonia
wife of Roy Vibert
Vickery, George
ran "Casa Vickery", a gentlemen's outfitter and silver goods store;
(1909) ran "The Standard" newspaper in Punta Arenas
Waldron, "Bill"
grandson of Walter Waldron, original founder of "Waldron
& Wood"; active in the business; sheep farm manager;
farmed in hinterland of Río Gallegos, Arg.
Waldron, Arthur
successor of original founder of "Waldron & Wood"
Waldron, Eric
grandson of Walter Waldron, original founder of "Waldron
& Wood"; active in the business
Waldron, Jean
wife of "Bill" Waldron [?]
Waldron, Maurice
grandson of Walter Waldron, original founder of "Waldron
& Wood"; active in the business
Waldron, Stephen
successor of original founder of "Waldron & Wood"
Waldron, Tom
(>1884) founder owner of sheep-farming company "Waldron
& Wood"
Waldron, Walter I
(>1884) founder owner of sheep-farming company "Waldron
& Wood"
Waldron, Walter II
successor of original founder of "Waldron & Wood"
Waldron, Wilfred
successor of original founder of "Waldron & Wood"
Weiss, Fred
sheep farm manager
White, Kenneth
career diplomat; British Consul at Punta Arenas
Whitney, Guy
American; husband of Hettie Jamieson; sub-manager of Swift freezing
works at Río Gallegos; later, head of Swift operations
in South America
Wildman, Thomas B. ("Tom")
(1919) British Vice-Consul in Punta Arenas (5 years?)
Williams, Chisholm
employee of SETF under Greer; acted for Magellan Dramatic Society
Williams, Ken
(1929) lived on Hoste Island
Williams, Rev. John
Anglican clergyman in Punta Arenas
Wilson Williams
employee of SETF under Greer
Wilson Williams, Mrs.
arranged dances for Magellan Dramatic Society
Wilson, Hector
bank employee; athlete; partner of Denley King
Wood
(1919) sub-manager of Puerto Bories freezer; seriously injured
in works uprising
Wood, Charlie
(>1918) farm manager in the Río Baker region; murdered
Wood, Clarence
successor of original founder of "Waldron & Wood"
Wood, Geoffrey
volunteered for service in WW2; died during war
Wood, George
son of Harry Wood, the original founder of "Waldron &
Wood"
Wood, Harry P.
(1883-84) family had farm in the Falkland Islands; participated
in land auction at Punta Arenas; leased about 200,000 acres at
Punta Delgada; (>1884) founder owner of sheep-farming company
"Waldron & Wood"
Wood, Norman
successor of original founder of "Waldron & Wood"
Wood, Walter
successor of original founder of "Waldron & Wood"
Woodforde-Booth, Adelaide
wife of Pat Woodforde-Booth; couple met and married in Punta Arenas
Woodforde-Booth, C. V. ("Pat")
career diplomat; British Consul at Punta Arenas during WW2
Firms
Anglo-South American Bank
also "Bank of London & South America"
Dick, Hunter & Co.
(c1921) partnership purchased furnishings and good-will of Hotel
Royal; subsequently disposed of assets at a loss
Duncan, Fox & Co.
merchant company, trading in Chile
Gente Grande
(1905) sheep-ranching firm founded by Hobbs & Stubenrauch
SETF
see "Sociedad Explotadora de Tierra del Fuego"
Sociedad Explotadora de Tierra del Fuego
(1893) founded by Mauricio & Sarah Braun, of Punta Arenas,
with support of "Duncan Fox & Co" of Valparaiso;
historically, became the largest sheep farming company in the
world
Waldron & Wood
brought first sheep in schooners from Falkland Islands; (1894)
established first refrigeration plant in Patagonia (at Delgada),
on board the ship "Oneida"; frozen meat was shipped
to England via vessels of the Houlder Line