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Statewide County HI Archives Biographies.....Ancill, Harold J. July 27, 1879 - 
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Source: The Story of Hawaii and Its Builders. Published by The Honolulu Star Bulletin, Territory of Hawaii, 1925
Author: Edited by George F. Nellist

HAROLD J. ANCILL, Business Executive. Now president and manager of the City 
Transfer Co., Ltd., Harold J. Ancill has been a resident of Honolulu since 
1912, engaged in various occupations until he became part owner and executive 
head of the transfer firm in 1921. Under Mr. Ancill’s direction the business 
of the company has expanded rapidly and is one of the leading enterprises of 
its kind in Honolulu.
  Born at Gloustershire, England, July 27, 1879, Mr. Ancill is the son of 
Joseph and Fannie (Shepherd) Ancill. He received his education in the public 
schools of Swansea, South Wales. After serving a three-year apprenticeship 
with a confectioner in South Wales, Mr. Ancill removed to London in 1886 where 
he was employed in various business ventures until 1900, when he came to the 
United States, locating in Massachusetts. There he was engaged until removing 
to California in 1904, where he entered the employ of the late William G. 
Irwin. He left the Pacific Coast in 1912 to take a position with the City 
Transfer Co. in Honolulu. Mr. Ancill remained with the firm four years, 
entering the employ of the Honolulu Construction & Draying Co., Ltd., in 1916, 
where he remained until making his present connection.
  Mr. Ancill and Martha Roe were married in Sonoma County, California, in 
April, 1911. They have two children, Hathalie Roe and Caryol Gene Ancill. He 
is a Scottish Rite Mason and a member of the Ad Club and Y.M.C.A.


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