Hotung family

Hotung family
何東家族
Hong Kong Eurasian family
Robert Hotung, c. 1910s
Current region
Founded1890s
FounderRobert Hotung

Hotung family (Chinese: 何東家族) or Ho family is a prominent Eurasian family in Hong Kong. Originated in the 1890s during British rule in Hong Kong, the family was considered one of the four big families of Hong Kong during the colonial period. While the Hotungs are no longer seen as part of the contemporary big four (popularly called the four major real estate families), they remain the most renowned and the most compelling family.[1]

Stanley Ho, the grandnephew of Robert Hotung, founder of the family, expanded his influence through gambling industry in Macau and established his house as one of the four great families of Macau.

History

Charles Henry[a] Maurice Bosman (29 August 1839 – 10 November 1892) was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands as Mozes Hartog Bosman. Jewish Bosman arrived at Hong Kong in around 1859 and worked in the city for some 15 years. He was described as a businessman of very considerable attainments, and also served as Consul for the Netherlands at Hong Kong. During his stay in Hong Kong he met Madam Sze (1841 – 20 April 1896), a Chinese lady also known as Sze Tai (施娣).[2] Their first children is Ho Kai-tung (何啟東), later known as Robert Hotung, born in 1862. While of mixed Eurasian parentage, Hotung identified himself as native Chinese.[3] One theory claims that his surname "Ho" derives from Holland, where Bosman was born.

Bosman left Hong Kong in 1873 for London to establish his Eastern Agency. Hotung was raised solely by his mother, and eventually became the richest man in Hong Kong. He was nicknamed "Far East JP Morgan" and "Grand Old Man of Hong Kong".[3]

Family tree

Source: [1][2]

Bosman family

  • Levie Jacob Bosman (born c. 1700)
    • Jacob Levy Bosman (1746–1829)
      • Mozes Jacob Bosman (1793–1862) ∞ Antje Hertog van Straaten
        • Hartog Mozes Bosman (1820–49) ∞ Anna de Vries (1822–91)
          • Mozes Hartog Bosman / Charles Henry Maurice Bosman (何仕文, 1839–92) ∞ Sze Tai (施娣, 1841–96), Mary Agnes Forbes
            • [b] Ho Kai-tung / Robert Hotung
              • Ho's second family
            • [b] Ho Kai-fook
              • Ho's third family
            • [b] Ho Kai-moon
            • [b] Ho Kai-gai / Walter Bosman
            • [c] Alexander Bosman
              • Barbara Bosman ∞ Peter Hamilton Holmes
                • Simon Holmes ∞ Vivienne
                  • 3 children (Christabel, Louisa, Jonathan)
                • Jonathan Holmes
                  • 2 children
              • Jean Inglis Bosman ∞ Robert
                • 3 daughters
            • [c] Irene Bosman ∞ Hay Matthey
              • H.I. Bill Matthey
              • Imogen Matthey ∞ Reay Geddes
                • 2 sons and 3 daughters
            • [c] 3? other children
          • Jansje Bosman (born 1842)
          • Annetje Bosman (born 1845)
          • Gloria Sophia Bosman (born 1847)

Ho family

Ho's first family

Ho's first family (何一宅) refers to descendants of Ho Pak-ngan, of an unknown European and Sze Tai.

  • Unknown European ∞ Sze Tai
    • ♀️ Ho Pak-ngan (何柏顏, 1861–97) ∞ Tsoi Sing-nam
      • 1 son and 1 daughter [d]

Ho's second and third family

Ho's second, third, fourth, and sixth family are descendants of children of Bosman and Sze Tai.

Ho's second family (何二宅), also known as the Hotung family or "Ho Cheung Sing Tong" (何昌盛堂), refers to descendants of Robert Hotung. Ho's third family (何三宅), also known as Ho Cheung Yuen Tong (何昌遠堂) refers to descendants of Ho Kai-fook. Ho's fourth family and Ho's sixth family both have no issue as, respectively, Ho Kai-moon and Ho Kai-gai, later known as Walter Bosman, died childless.

  • Charles Henry Maurice Bosman ∞ Sze Tai
    • Robert Hotung / Ho Kai-tung (何啟東, 1862–1956) ∞ Margaret Mak Sau-ying (麥秀英, 1865–1944), Clara Cheung Ching-yung (張靜蓉, 1875–1938), Chau Yee-man (周綺文)
      • [e] Ho Sai-wing (何世榮, 1884–1946) ∞ Kitty Anderson (洪蘊芝, 1885–1964)
        • 10 children [f]
      • [g] ♀️ Victoria Jubilee Hotung (何錦姿, 1897–1992) ∞ Lo Man-kam (羅文錦, 1893–1959)
        • Lo Tak-shing (羅德丞, 1935–2006）
          • 2 sons and 2 daughters
        • 5 other children
      • [g] Henry Hotung / Ho Sai-kan (何世勤, 1898–1900) {no issue}
      • [g] ♀️ Daisy Hotung (何慧姿, 1899–1975) ∞ Au-Yeung Pak-cheong (歐陽伯祥) {no issue}
      • [h] ♀️ Mary Patrica Hotung Shun-chee (何純姿, 1900–71) ∞ Wong Sik-lam (黃錫霖, 1893–1971)
        • David Wong Yat-suen (黃日煊, adopted)
      • [g] Edward Hotung / Ho Sai-kim (何世儉, 1902–1957) ∞ Alice Maud Newman
        • Eric Hotung / Ho Hung-cheung (何鴻章)
        • Patrick Hotung / Ho Hung-hin (何鴻憲)
        • Joseph Hotung / Ho Hung-hing (何鴻卿)
        • ♀️ Antonia Hotung / Ho Hang-kwan (何杏君)
        • ♀️ Mary Hotung / Ho To-kwan (何桃君)
      • [g] ♀️ Eva Hotung Han-chee (1903/1993, 何嫻姿) {no issue}
      • [g] ♀️ Irene Hotung Ki-chee (何奇姿, 1904–2007) ∞ Cheung Hsiang-hsien (鄭湘先)
        • June Cheng Ka-yuk (鄭家玉)
      • [g] Robert Hotung / Ho Shai-lai (何世禮, 1906–98) ∞ Hesta Hung (洪奇芬)
      • [g] ♀️ Jean Hotung (何文姿, 1908–95) ∞ William M. Gittins, Serge Hohlov
      • [g] ♀️ Grace Hotung (何堯姿, 1910–2001) ∞ Horace Lo (羅文灝), John Gittins
        • Shirley Lo Pui-yee (羅佩儀)
      • [g] ♀️ Florence Hotung (何孝姿, 1915–2011) ∞ Yeo Kok-cheang (楊國璋, 1903–2004)
      • [k] George Ho Cho-chi (何佐芝, 1918–2014) ∞ Jessie Fung (馮月燕)
        • Linda Kwan (何騉)
        • George Joseph Ho Kay (何驥)
    • Ho Kai-fook (何啟福, 1863–1926) ∞ Lucy Rothwell (羅絮才)
      • Ho Sai-wing
      • ♀️ Bessie Ho Bo-chi (何寶姿) ∞ Cheung Pui-kai (張沛階)
      • Ho Sai-iu (何世耀) ∞ Ethel Zimmern (施燕芳)
        • Stella Ho Yuen-duen (何婉端)
        • Helen Ho Yuen-yee (何婉宜)
        • John Ho Hung-chiu (何鴻超, 1916–2005)
        • Vivienne Ho Yuen-fun (何婉芬)
        • Audrey Ho Yuen-ming (何婉明)
        • Kenneth Ho Hung-kin (何鴻堅)
        • Daphne Ho Yuen-bun (何婉彬)
        • David Ho Hung-sui (何鴻瑞, by concubine)
        • Ho Hung-fai (何鴻輝, by concubine)
      • Ho Sai-kwong (何世光, 1886–1974) ∞ Flora Hall (冼慶雲)
        • Bertram Ho Hung-yan (何鴻恩)
        • ♀️ Mary Ho Yuen-wo (何婉和)
        • Ernest Reginald Stewart Ho (何鴻展)
        • John Stephen Ho (何鴻威)
        • ♀️ Priscilla Ho Yuen-cheung (何婉璋)
        • ♀️ Patricia Ho Yuen-man (何婉文)
        • Joseph Ho Hung-tao (何鴻韜)
        • ♀️ Nanette Ho Yuen-hung (何婉鴻, 1920–2023)
        • Stanley Ho Hung-sun (何鴻燊) ∞ Clementina Ângela Leitão (黎婉華, 1923–2024), Lucina Azul Laam King-ying (藍瓊纓, 1937/8–2022), Ina Chan Un-chan (陳婉珍, 1954–), Leong On-kei (梁安琪, 1961–)
        • Winnie Ho Yuen-ki (何婉琪)
        • Susie Ho (何婉婉) ∞ Teddy Yip (葉德利, 1907–2003)
        • Ho Hung-tuen (何鴻端)
        • Louise Ho Yuen-wing (何婉穎)
      • Ho Sai-leung (何世亮) {no issue}
      • Ho Sai-chuen (何世全)
        • Iris Ho (何婉[?])
        • Pansy Ho Yuen-lan (何婉蘭)
      • Ho Sai-cheuk (何世焯) ∞ Florence Hall (冼慶祥)
        • Helen Ho Yuen-hang (何婉衍)
        • Kathleen Ho Yuen-kwan (何婉坤)
        • Yvonne Ho Yuen-yuen (何婉元)
        • Elaine Ho Yuen-kei (何婉基)
        • Ho Hung-chi (何鴻志)
        • Mamie Ho Yuen-min (何婉綿)
      • ♀️ Elizabeth Ho Bo-yung (何寶容) ∞ Arthur Waller
      • Ho Sai-ki (何世奇) ∞ Doris Lo How-jing (羅巧貞)
        • Algernon Ho Hung-ching (何鴻政)
        • Ronald Ho Hung-ka (何鴻嘉) ∞ Laura Fan Elizabeth Choa (蔡慧廉) {no issue}
        • ♀️ Pamela Ho Yuen-yeung (何婉揚) ∞ Douglas Hunt (洪淳釗)
          • 2 daughters [r]
        • ♀️ Cecilia Ho Yuen-lun (何婉倫) ∞ John Greaves
          • Stanley Greaves
        • Eric Peter Ho (何鴻鑾, 1927–2015) ∞ Grace Irene Young Tsin-kiu (1929–2007)
          • ♀️ Doris Anne Ho (何頌德) ∞ Gordon Jamieson
          • 2 other children [t]
      • ♀️ Victoria Ho Bo-lin (何寶蓮) ∞ James Bush {no issue}
      • ♀️ Nancy Ho Bo-ji (何寶芝) ∞ A. E. Kew
      • ♀️ Phyllis Ho Bo-yin (何寶賢) ∞ Edward Law {no issue}
    • Ho Kai-moon (何啟滿, 1865–1892, adopted by Pau family) {no issue}
    • Walter Bosman / Ho Kai-gai (何啟佳, 1867–1945/6) {no issue}

Ho's fifth family

Ho's fifth family (何五宅), also known as the Hotung family or "Ho Cheung Sin Tong" (何昌善堂), refers to descendants of non-Eurasian Ho Kom-tong, of Sze Tai and an unknown Chinese.

  • Unknown Chinese ∞ Sze Tai
    • Ho Kom-tong (何甘棠, 1866–1950)
      • Ho Sai-kit (何世傑) ∞ Winnie Choa, Tung Yim-king (董琰琼)
        • 10 children [v]
      • Ho Sai-wah (何世華) ∞ May Zimmern (施瑞芳)
      • Ho Sai-man (何世文) ∞ Ivy Tang Oi-wah (鄧愛華)
      • Ho Sai-cheong (何世昌) ∞ Lai Chung-yu (黎宗愉)
      • Ho Sai-on (何世安) {no issue}
      • Ho Sai-lok (何世樂) ∞ Chiu Wai-jan (趙慧真)
      • Ho Sai-hong (何世康) {no issue}
      • Ho Sai-kin (何世健) {no issue}
      • Ho Sai-wai (何世威) ∞ Cheung Yi-lin (張意蓮) {no issue}
      • Ho Sai-yung (何世勇) ∞ Mak Bik-sim (麥碧嬋)
        • 1 son and 4 daughters [aa]
      • Ho Sai-hung (何世雄) ∞ Lo Sui-ying (羅瑞英)
      • Ho Sai-kong (何世剛) ∞ Chow Sik-yi (周式宜)
      • Ho Sai-keung (何世強) {no issue}
      • Paul Ho Sai-mang (何世猛) ∞ May Wong Mei-fu (黃美芙) {no issue}
      • Ho Sai-lit (何世烈) {no issue}
      • Ho Sai-kut (何世吉) {no issue}
      • ♀️ Elizabeth Ho Pak-ling (何柏齡) ∞ Tse Ka-po (謝家寶)
        • Kathleen Eunice Cheung (謝琮賢, 1912–2013) ∞ Philip Cheung Wing-min (張榮冕, 1906–85)
        • 5 other sons and daughters [ad]
      • Elise Ho Pak-ching (何柏貞) ∞ Choa Po-yiu (蔡寶耀)
      • Flora Ho Pak-kin (何柏堅) ∞ Ng Chiu-yan (伍朝恩) {no issue}
      • Ho Pak-yin (何柏頤) {no issue}
      • Pensy Ho Pak-siu (何柏韶) {no issue}
      • Rebeca Ho Pak-fong (何柏芳) ∞ Peter Pang Sau-san (彭秀山)
      • Genevive Ho Pak-tuen (何柏端) {no issue}
      • Nancy Ho Pak-shui (何柏瑞) ∞ Lam Hin-kwong (林顯光) {no issue}
      • Rose Ho Pak-sheung (何柏嫦) ∞ Charles Ma Suen-hung (馬煊洪)
      • Stella Ho Pak-ngor (何柏娥) ∞ Peter Mak Chi-hin (麥志顯)
        • Anthony Mak Shun-on (麥信安)
      • Ho Pak-bun (何柏奔) {no issue}
      • Ho Pak-ngan (何柏顏) {no issue}
      • Monica Ho Pak-woon (何柏媛) ∞ Philip Kwok Sang-choi (郭生材)
      • ♀️ Grace Ho Pak-yung (1907-96, 何柏蓉, adopted) ∞ Lee Hoi-chuen (李海泉)

Other family members

  • Kwok Hing-yin (1818–80, 郭興賢) ∞ Sze Tai
    • Ho Sui-ting (何瑞亭, 1868–1942, adopted surname of Kwok) ∞ Wong Kam-fuk (黃金福, 1870–1931)
    • Ho Pak-kuen (何柏娟, initially adopted surname of Kwok)
    • Kwok Mou-chiu (郭茂超, remained with Kwok family)

Notable persons

Pansy Ho in 2018
Lawrence Ho in 2007

Businesses

Politics

Arts and culture

Medical

  • Ho Sai-chuen – doctor and member of Sanitary Board
  • John Ho Hung-chiu – radiologist and oncologist, awarded OBE in 1966

Others

Notes

  1. ^ The middle name "Henry" was engraved on the headstone at his grave, but some sources wrote it as "Henri".
  2. ^ a b c d ∞ Sze
  3. ^ a b c ∞ Forbes
  4. ^ The 2 childnre are: Tsoi Po-sang (蔡浦生), ♀️ Tsoi Kit-ching (蔡潔清)
  5. ^ ∞ Mak, adopted from Ho Kai-fook
  6. ^ The 10 children are: Alexandra Ho Wai-kwan (何煒君), Diana Ho Miu-kwan (何妙君), Ernest Ho Hung-kwan (何鴻鈞), Florence Ho Kwai-kwan (何季君), Gertrude Ho Che-kwan (何智君), Horace Ho Hung-pong (何鴻邦), Ivan Ho Hung-chung (何鴻宗), Julia Ho Wing-kwan (何穎君), Kenneth Ho Hung-mun (何鴻敏), Louise Ho Chi-kwan (何懿君)
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j ∞ Cheung
  8. ^ ∞ Chau
  9. ^ The 2 children are: John Gittins, Elizabeth Gittins
  10. ^ The 3 children are: Richard Yeo Yau-shing (楊允誠), Daphne Yeo Chi-lim (楊紫簾), Wendy Yeo Chi-ha (楊紫霞)
  11. ^ ∞ Katie Archee, an illegitimate child
  12. ^ The 4 children are: Margaret Cheung Yun-min (張燄綿), Lily Cheung Yun-yau (張燄柔), Howard Cheung Shui-hong (張瑞康), James Joseph Cheung Shui-ling (張瑞寧)
  13. ^ a b c d ∞ Leitão
  14. ^ a b c d e ∞ Laam
  15. ^ a b c ∞ Chan
  16. ^ a b c d e ∞ Leong
  17. ^ The 6 children are: Raymond Arthur Waller, Beatrice Elizabeth Waller, Edmund Arthur Waller, Lewis Arthur Waller, Francis Henry Waller, Edgar Joseph Waller
  18. ^ The 2 daughters are: ♀️ Sandra Hunt, ♀️ Sheila Hunt
  19. ^ The 3 children are: Ruth Jamieson, Duncan Jamieson, Samuel Jamieson
  20. ^ The 3 children are: Albert Victor Ho (何猶幹), ♀️ Doris Anne Ho, David Ronald Ho (何猶慶) ∞ Christine Ramsden
  21. ^ The 2 children are: Geoffrey Kew, Gordon Kew
  22. ^ The 10 children are: Ho Hung-to (何鴻圖), ♀️ Pansy Ho Ching-chui (何晴翠), Ho Hung-shu (何鴻書), Ho Hung-kei (何鴻基), ♀️ Lilian Ho Ching-ha (何晴霞), John Ho Hung-yip (何鴻業), Ho Hung-wai (何鴻惠), Richard Ho Hung-tik (何鴻迪), ♀️ Wendy Ho Ching-siew (何晴笑), Ho Hung-hang (何鴻亨)
  23. ^ The 2 children are: Connie Ho Ching-hei (何晴熹), Gertrude Ho Ching-ho (何晴灝)
  24. ^ The 3 children are: Rita Ho Ching-lai (何晴麗), Ho Hung-yiu (何鴻堯, adopted by concubine), Ho Bo-chu (何寶珠, adopted by concubine)
  25. ^ The 2 children are: Gerald Ho Hung-fat (何鴻發), Jane Ho Ching-fai (何晴暉)
  26. ^ The 3 children are: Peter Ho Hung-sum (何鴻森, adopted), Ho Hung-sing (何鴻星), Ho Ching-long (何晴朗, adopted)
  27. ^ The 5 children are: Simon Ho Yiu-ming (何耀明), Vivien Ho Wai-man (何慧敏), Miranda Ho Wai-ling (何慧玲), Helen Ho Wai-kei (何慧姬), Esther Ho Wai-lan (何慧蘭)
  28. ^ The 4 children are: Sabrina Ho Che-wai (何智慧), Belinda Ho Che-wing (何智穎), David Ho Che-chung (何智聰), Christina Ho Che-ming (何智明)
  29. ^ The 2 children are: Stanley Ho Wang-tat (何宏達), Stephen Ho Wang-yan (何宏恩)
  30. ^ The 6 children are: Andrew Tse (謝德安), Lucy Tse (謝珮賢), Agnes Tse (謝俏賢), Mary Tse (謝慧賢), Ann Tse (謝瑞賢), Kathleen Tse (謝琮賢)
  31. ^ The 6 children are: Agnes Choa Wai-chung (蔡慧中), Mollie Choa Wai-woon (蔡慧媛), Phyllis Choa Wai-chun (蔡慧真), Leatrice Choa Wai-hung (蔡慧鴻), Daisy Choa Wai-haam (蔡慧箴, by concubine), Gerald Choa Wing-yip (蔡永業, by concubine)
  32. ^ The 6 children are: Jenny Pang Ki-ling (彭綺玲), Ruby Pang Yuen-ling (彭婉玲), Winnie Pang Cho-ling (彭楚玲), Becky Pang Tsui-ling (彭翠玲), Angela Pang Fook-ling (彭福玲), Peter Pang Kin-sing (彭建成)
  33. ^ The 3 children are: Rosaline Ma Bo-chu (馬寶珠), Philip Ma Bo-kwong (馬寶洸), Christina Ma Bo-shan (馬寶姍)
  34. ^ The 2 children are: Eric Kwok Shu-kin (郭澍堅), Serena Kwok Nga-sin (郭雅倩)
  35. ^ The 5 children are: Pheobe Lee Chau-yuen (李秋圓), Agnes Lee Chau-kan (李秋勤), Peter Lee, Bruce Lee, Robert Lee
  36. ^ The 9 children are: Wong Sik-lam (黃錫霖), Wong Sik-to (黃錫滔), Wong Sik-man (黃錫文), Wong Sik-chung (黃錫松), Rose Wong Wai-yin (黃煒賢), Pansy Wong Wai-yu (黃煒茹), Wong Sik-kuen (黃錫權), Jasmine Wong Wai-sheung (黃煒嫦), Wong Sik-hon (黃錫漢)

References

  1. ^ a b Sir Robert Ho Tung: Public Figure, Private Man. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. 2022. p. ix. ISBN 978-9-88875-424-3.
  2. ^ a b Ho, Eric (2010). Tracing my children's lineage. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Hong Kong. ISBN 978-962-8269-54-9. OCLC 694992908.
  3. ^ a b "Who was Sir Robert Hotung, great uncle of late casino king Stanley Ho?". South China Morning Post. 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
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