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The main source data of my data file result from the Japan Directories and it is possible, that not all persons have been listed in these Directories; e. g. in case of a too short stay or for any other reason.

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ラーセー

LACEY
Frank M.
# 450-1

Nationality - USA
Employer and Employed Period - Tokyo, English Language School, from February 12, 1875 for one year
Occupation - Teacher

DECODED!

LACEY, Frank M.


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ラッセル
or
ラセル

LASSERE
H.
# 450-2

Age - 38 years old in 1872
Nationality - France
Employment Place - France
Employer and Employed Period - Ministry of Army; from April 2, 1872 to April 2, 1875
Occupation - Artillery Instructor, noncommissioned officer

DECODED!

LASSERE, H.



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ラッセル
[ウイトウォルス]

WHYTE
Alexander
# 450-3

Nationality - British
Employer and Employed Period - Ministry of Public Works, Lighthouse Department, from September 1, 1879 to November 20
Occupation - 2nd Class Officer of Meiji-maru - 明治丸

DECODED!

WHYTE, Alexander #450-3
(1) ラッセル (2) ウィトウォルス = (2) ウイトウォルス(1) ラッセル or (2) ウィトウォルス(1) ラッセル resulting in
ウイト or ウィト = WHYTE
ウォルスラッセル



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ラブラン

Jack
Jaques
# 452-1

Nationality - France
Employer and Employed Period - Ministry of Public Works, Mining Department; from June 27, 1872 for two years
Occupation - Instructor, Tajima, Ikuno mine



Possible Readings Without Corresponding Name in Data File
Laplane
Loughren, J.
Levenard, J.
Leboer, J. P.
Lebrun [le Brun]


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ラボアジェー
or
ラブアゼ


A.
# 452-2

Nationality - France
Employment Place - Ōsaka
Employer and Employed Period - Tosa-gun, and Kochi, Iwasaki Yatarō; from June 1, 1872 to June 1, 1873
Occupation - Manning, and later 2nd-Class Engineer of Heian-maru - 平安丸


Possible Readings Without Corresponding Name in Data File
Lavoisier
Laboissy
Laplace
Lapage



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ラムレイ

MARE
Joshua le
# 453-1

Age - 18 years at 1873
Nationality - British
Employer and Employed Period - Tokyo, from April 7, 1873 for three years
Occupation - Copyist and Secretary

DECODED!

Joshua le MARE


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ラリアン

LAURANT
# 453-2

Nationality - France
Employment Place - Tokyo
Employer and Employed Period - Tokyo-fu, from April 16, 1872 to September 16
Occupation - Language Study

DECODED!

LAURENT



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ラリイウ

[シャール]

# 453-3

Age - 22 years old in 1872
Nationality - France
Employer and Employed Period - Tokyo, from February 1, 1872 to April 30, 1873, continued from June 1, 1873 for six month
Occupation - Teacher of French

Possible Readings Without Corresponding Name/ Profession in Data File
LARRIEU
ROULLIER



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ランス
[エー・アル]

RHYS
A. R.
# 455-1

Employer and Employed Period - Ministry of Public Works, Railroad Department, from March 27, 1873, monthly hiring
Occupation - Machine Installation

DECODED!

RHYS, A. R.



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ラントン # 455-2

Nationality - USA
Employment Place - Yokohama
Employer and Employed Period - Kanagawa, from January, 1872 for one year
Occupation - Captain



Possible Readings Without Corresponding Name in Data File
Lanton
Lunton
Ranton
Runton



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リウドマン # 455-3

Nationality – British
Employer and Employed Period – Tokyo, from January 1, 1874 for six months
Occupation - English Teacher


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リエカー

LESCASSE
# 455-4

Nationality - France
Employer and Employed Period - Ministry of Navy; from March 18, 1876 to March 18, 1877, continued from April 1, 1877 to March 18, 1879
Occupation - Machine Instructor, Yokosuka shipyard

DECODED!

LESCASSE, Jules



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リース
LEES

〔エル〕
L.
# 455-5

Nationality - British
Employer and Employed Period - Mitsubishi Company, from February 1, 1877 to January 31, 1878
Occupation - Manning of Nagoya-maru - 名護屋丸

DECODED!

LEES


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リュトロンクワ
# 458-1

Age – 35 years old in 1872
Nationality – France
Employment Place – Hyogo
Employer and Employed Period - March, 5, 1873 for six months
Occupation - Language study


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リンポ # 459-1

Age – 28 years of age in 1870
Nationality – British
Employment Place – Yokohama
Employer and Employed Period - Yokohama merchant, from February 19, 1868 to February 19, 1871
Occupation - Manager sailor


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ルイス
or
ロウイス


〔レテシ〕
# 459-2

Age - 29 years old in December, 1870
Nationality - British
Employment Place - Yokohama
Employer and Employed Period - Tokyo, from December 12, 1870 to June 11, 1871
Occupation - Captain of 成妙丸


Possible Readings Without Corresponding Name in Data File
Lewis


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ルセー

LUCY
Alfred
# 460-1

Age - 26 years old in June, 1870
Nationality - British
Employment Place and Period - Yokohama and Tokyo, from June 2, 1870 to June 2, 1871; Aomori-ken, from November, 1871 for five years; from April, 1872 for nine years and three months; from April, 1872 for five years)
Occupation - Language Teacher and other subjects, e. g. live stock farming


DECODED!

LUCY, Alfred



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レイ卜
James H.


WRIGHT
James H.

# 461-1

Age - 28 years old in December, 1870
Nationality - British
Employment Place - Yokohama
Employer and Employed Period - Yokohama, from November 19, 1870 to February 19, 1871
Occupation - 1st Class Pilot


Possible Readings Without Corresponding Name in Data File
Light / Leight / Right

DECODED!

WRIGHT, James H.




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レスコ
or
スコー

LESCOT
# 463-1

Age - 35 years old in 1872
Nationality - France
Employment Place - France
Employer and Employed Period - Ministry of Finance
Occupation - Instrument Craftsman, Tomioka


DECODED!

LESCOT



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レットメル # 463-2

Nationality - Germany
Employment Place - Tokyo
Employer and Employed Period - Tokyo, from January, 1872 for two years



Possible Readings Without Corresponding Name in Data File
Lettmwer
Lettimer
Lattimer


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レニッキ

RENWICK
William
# 464-1

Age - 25 years old in 1874
Nationality - British
Employer and Employed Period - Ministry of Finance, Ōsaka coining dormitory
His employment is indefinite from March, 1874 on
Occupation - Doctor

DECODED!

RENWICK, William



Possible Readings Without Corresponding Name in Data File
Lennick
Rennick


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レマレシャ

MARECHAL
Jean Marie le

[LEMARECHAL]

# 465-1

Nationality - France
Employer and Employed Period - Iwate, from December 10, 1878 to December 9, 1879, and from December 10, 1879 to December 9, 1881
Occupation - Language Teacher

DECODED!

MARECHAL, Jean Marie le
[LEMARECHAL, Jean Marie]



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レーン
or
レイン

# 466-1

Nationality - British
Employer and Employed Period - Ministry of Public Works, Railroad Department, from spring of 1870
Occupation - Railroad Architect

Possible Readings Without Corresponding Name in Data File
Lane
Lain
Rain
Railey
Lamin



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ロイドキーレン


[ウォルレス・Edward]
# 466-2

Nationality - British
Employer and Employed Period - Tokyo, from April 1, 1873 for three months
Occupation - English Teacher



Possible Readings Without Corresponding Name in Data File
Lloyd~
Royd~


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ローウィッキ
or
ローウヰツキ

G.
# 466-3

Nationality – Sweden
Employer and Employed Period - Mitsubishi Company; from February 1, 1877 to January 31, 1878
Occupation – 2nd Officer of Toshima-maru - 豊島丸


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ロウドルス


[ダヒッド]
# 466-4

Nationality – British
Employment Place – GB
Employer and Employed Period - Ministry of Public Works, Railroad Department, from September 8, 1875 for three years, May 9, 1878 resignation
Occupation – Chief of Brick Architecture
Remarks - Arrival on October 31, 1875, Yokohama


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ロエー # 466-5

Nationality - British
Employer and Employed Period - Kanagawa, February 10, 1875 - 帰隊 - withdrwals of troops
Occupation - Policeman

Possible Readings Without Corresponding Name/ Profession in Data File
RAE
ROYNEL
ROULLIER




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ロシヤ # 467-1

Nationality - France
Employment Place - Japan
Employer and Employed Period - Ministry of Public Works, Iron Manufacture Department, from June 2, 1872 for one year and six month
Occupation - Instrument assembling
Remarks - resident of Yokohama at the time of employment

Possible Readings Without Corresponding Name in Data File
Rochard
Roche


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ロゼー


〔シャルレ・アルフーズ〕
# 468-1

Nationality - France
Employer and Employed Period - Tokyo-fu; from December 1, 1873 to May 31, 1874
Occupation - Teacher of English and French



Possible Readings Without Corresponding Name in Data File
Rozet, Charles Alph~


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ロゼット


〔チャーレス〕
or
[チァーレス]
# 468-2

Age - 41 years old in 1873 (another source says he is still 40 years old for 3 months in 1873
Nationality - USA
Employer and Employed Period - from October 1, 1872 for two months; at Nara from January 15, 1873 for three months, continued from April 15, 1873 to May 31; Tokyo-fu, from June 20, 1873 to August; Tokyo, Court Security Office, from October 1, 1873 for three months, continued from January 1, 1874 to February 28
Occupation - English and French Teacher



Possible Readings Without Corresponding Name in Data File
Rosette, Charles
Rozette
Roset


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ロゼンウイチ


[シイドルフ・ヘヲドル]
# 468-3

Nationality – Russia
Employer and Employed Period - Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 90 days
Occupation – Russian and German Teacher


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ロックルビー


〔チャレス〕
Charles
# 469-1

Nationality - British
Employer and Employed Period - Tokyo, from April 15, 1878 to March 15, 1879, and from March 16, 1879 to March 16, 1880
Occupation - 3rd Class Officer of Hideyoshi-maru



Possible Readings Without Corresponding Name in Data File
Lockerby, Charles


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ロッツ


〔ウヰルリアム〕
William
# 469-2

Nationality – British
Employer and Employed Period – Ministry of Public Works, Railroad Department; from April 19, 1876 for three years, afterwards indefinite
Occupation - 汽車整装夫 – Railway Instructor


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ロビスコベ
# 470-1

Nationality – British from Mauritius
Employment Place – Ōsaka
Employer and Employed Period – Kochi, Tosa-gun; from June 26, 1872 to June 26, 1873
Occupation - Navigator


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ローラン # 470-2

Nationality - France
Employer and Employed Period - Ministry of Navy; from January 13, 1872, discharge on January 1, 1885
Occupation - French Teacher



Possible Readings Without Corresponding Name in Data File
Roland


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