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The Straits Settlements came under the [[Bengal Presidency]].
The Straits Settlements came under the [[Bengal Presidency]].
==Records==
Ecclesiastical Returns: Baptisms, Marriages and Burials at the  [[British Library]]. Prince of Wales Island [Penang], Malacca and Singapore 1799-1829 in '''IOR N/8'''.  The LDS film number for these records is 498606, item 2. Returns are continued in the Bengal returns 1830-1868.
The Straits Settlements factory records can be viewed at the British Library.  The reference is '''IOR/G/34'''.  The contents can be viewed on [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorg_4&cid=1-15&kw=Factory%20Records%20Straits%20Settlements%20%20British%20Library,%20Asia,%20Pacific%20and%20Africa%20Collections#1-15 Access to Archives]. These records have been microfilmed and are available at various international locations.
A good list of official records held in various collections can be found on the [http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/bib/sh/officialrecords.html A Sense of History: a select bibliography on the history of Singapore] page on the National University of Singapore's website.


==External Links==
==External Links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straits_Settlements Straits Settlements] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straits_Settlements Straits Settlements] Wikipedia
*[http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_1174_2006-08-31.html Straits Settlements Association] - online article on National Library of Singapore's [http://infopedia.nl.sg/ Infopedia]





Revision as of 21:32, 7 September 2009

Following territorial acquisitions made by the East India Company as part of the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824, the Straits Settlements, as a territory, was established in 1826. In South-East Asia, it consisted of:

The Straits Settlements came under the Bengal Presidency.

Records

Ecclesiastical Returns: Baptisms, Marriages and Burials at the British Library. Prince of Wales Island [Penang], Malacca and Singapore 1799-1829 in IOR N/8. The LDS film number for these records is 498606, item 2. Returns are continued in the Bengal returns 1830-1868.

The Straits Settlements factory records can be viewed at the British Library. The reference is IOR/G/34. The contents can be viewed on Access to Archives. These records have been microfilmed and are available at various international locations.

A good list of official records held in various collections can be found on the A Sense of History: a select bibliography on the history of Singapore page on the National University of Singapore's website.

External Links