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*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=QBxJAAAAcAAJ&pg=PR3 ''Our Tropical Possessions in Malayan India: Being a Descriptive Account of Singapore, Penang, Province Wellesley, and Malacca: Their Peoples, Products, Commerce and Government''] by John Cameron.  1865 Google Books
*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=QBxJAAAAcAAJ&pg=PR3 ''Our Tropical Possessions in Malayan India: Being a Descriptive Account of Singapore, Penang, Province Wellesley, and Malacca: Their Peoples, Products, Commerce and Government''] by John Cameron.  1865 Google Books
*[https://archive.org/details/RecordssportSou00Hami ''Records of sport in Southern India : chiefly on the Annamullay, Nielgherry and Pulney mountains, also including notes on Singapore, Java and Labuan, from journals written between 1844 and 1870''] by the late General Douglas Hamilton, Madras Army 1892 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/RecordssportSou00Hami ''Records of sport in Southern India : chiefly on the Annamullay, Nielgherry and Pulney mountains, also including notes on Singapore, Java and Labuan, from journals written between 1844 and 1870''] by the late General Douglas Hamilton, Madras Army 1892 Archive.org
*''Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society'' 1878-1922. In 1923 the title changed to ''Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society''. Multiple volumes: [https://archive.org/search.php?query=Straits%20Asiatic%20AND%20mediatype%3Atexts Archive.org];  [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/discover?filtertype_1=title&filter_relational_operator_1=contains&filter_1=Straits&filtertype_2=title&filter_relational_operator_2=contains&filter_2=Branch&submit_apply_filter=&query=&rpp=100&sort_by=dc.date.issued_dt&order=asc  Pdf downloads, Digital Library of India] under the title ''Journal of the Straits Branch''; [http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/discover?filtertype_1=title&filter_relational_operator_1=contains&filter_1=Malayan+&filtertype_2=title&filter_relational_operator_2=contains&filter_2=Branch&submit_apply_filter=&query=&rpp=100&sort_by=dc.date.issued_dt&order=asc Pdf downloads, Digital Library of India] under the title ''Journal of the Malayan Branch'' from Volume 1 1923. '''Restricted access''' Hathi Trust Digital Library may be available to viewers in North America and some other countries [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100160169 A], [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000525995 B] and  [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/007523175 C], including index volumes. Also see [[Malaysia]].
*''Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society'' 1878-1922. In 1923 the title changed to ''Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society''. Multiple volumes: [https://archive.org/search.php?query=Straits%20Asiatic%20AND%20mediatype%3Atexts Archive.org];  [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/discover?filtertype_1=title&filter_relational_operator_1=contains&filter_1=Straits&filtertype_2=title&filter_relational_operator_2=contains&filter_2=Branch&submit_apply_filter=&query=&rpp=100&sort_by=dc.date.issued_dt&order=asc  Pdf downloads, Digital Library of India] under the title ''Journal of the Straits Branch''; [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/discover?filtertype_1=title&filter_relational_operator_1=contains&filter_1=Malayan+&filtertype_2=title&filter_relational_operator_2=contains&filter_2=Branch&submit_apply_filter=&query=&rpp=100&sort_by=dc.date.issued_dt&order=asc Pdf downloads, Digital Library of India] under the title ''Journal of the Malayan Branch'' from Volume 1 1923. '''Restricted access''' Hathi Trust Digital Library may be available to viewers in North America and some other countries [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100160169 A], [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000525995 B] and  [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/007523175 C], including index volumes. Also see [[Malaysia]].
:[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/printheritage/detail/ae2b4863-c155-4508-95e8-4f92c4a6459c.aspx ''Index to journals nos. 1 to 50 of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society and to notes and queries I to IV''], published 1909. BookSG (which also has 1878 and 1880 editions)
:[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/printheritage/detail/ae2b4863-c155-4508-95e8-4f92c4a6459c.aspx ''Index to journals nos. 1 to 50 of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society and to notes and queries I to IV''], published 1909. BookSG (which also has 1878 and 1880 editions)
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/ananecdotalhist00buckgoog#page/n9/mode/1up ''An anecdotal history of old times in Singapore (1819-1867) Volume 1'']  [http://www.archive.org/stream/ananecdotalhist01buckgoog#page/n7/mode/1up ''Volume 2''] by Charles Burton Buckley 1902 Archive.org
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/ananecdotalhist00buckgoog#page/n9/mode/1up ''An anecdotal history of old times in Singapore (1819-1867) Volume 1'']  [http://www.archive.org/stream/ananecdotalhist01buckgoog#page/n7/mode/1up ''Volume 2''] by Charles Burton Buckley 1902 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/reminiscencesan01cavegoog ''Reminiscences of an Indian Official''] by General Sir Orfeur Cavenagh 1884 Archive.org. The author joined the Bengal Army in 1837. After the Indian Mutiny he was appointed Governor of the Straits Settlement, where he remained until transfer of the administration of the Straits Settlement to the Colonial Office in April 1867.
*[https://archive.org/details/twoyearsinjungle02horn ''Two Years in the Jungle : the Experiences of a Hunter and Naturalist in India, Ceylon, the Malay Peninsula and Borneo''] by William T Hornaday, Chief Taxidermist,  US National Museum 1885 Archive.org. Contains a chapter on Singapore.
*[https://archive.org/details/twoyearsinjungle02horn ''Two Years in the Jungle : the Experiences of a Hunter and Naturalist in India, Ceylon, the Malay Peninsula and Borneo''] by William T Hornaday, Chief Taxidermist,  US National Museum 1885 Archive.org. Contains a chapter on Singapore.
*[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/printheritage/detail/d70f531e-aa4b-4129-95ac-7bbacc8f43e2.aspx ''The stranger's guide to Singapore with maps'']  Compiled by B E D' Aranjo 1890. BookSG
*[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/printheritage/detail/d70f531e-aa4b-4129-95ac-7bbacc8f43e2.aspx ''The stranger's guide to Singapore with maps'']  Compiled by B E D' Aranjo 1890. BookSG
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**[https://archive.org/stream/cu31924011085457#page/n78/mode/1up  Map of Singapore Town] and [https://archive.org/stream/cu31924011085457#page/n86/mode/1up Map of the Malay Peninsula]
**[https://archive.org/stream/cu31924011085457#page/n78/mode/1up  Map of Singapore Town] and [https://archive.org/stream/cu31924011085457#page/n86/mode/1up Map of the Malay Peninsula]
*''One hundred years of Singapore : being some account of the capital of the Straits Settlements from its foundation by Sir Stamford Raffles on the 6th February 1819 to the 6th February 1919''.  Edited by Walter Makepeace, Dr Gilbert R Brooke. Roland St J Braddell 1921. [https://archive.org/details/onehundredyearso01braduoft Volume I], [https://archive.org/details/onehundredyearso02braduoft Volume II] Archive.org
*''One hundred years of Singapore : being some account of the capital of the Straits Settlements from its foundation by Sir Stamford Raffles on the 6th February 1819 to the 6th February 1919''.  Edited by Walter Makepeace, Dr Gilbert R Brooke. Roland St J Braddell 1921. [https://archive.org/details/onehundredyearso01braduoft Volume I], [https://archive.org/details/onehundredyearso02braduoft Volume II] Archive.org
*[http://myrepositori.pnm.gov.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/3330 ''Singapore Patrol''] by  Alec Dixon,  1935. Pdf download, National Library of Malaysia. The author who joined the Straits Settlements Police postwar was one of a small force of detectives, where riots, murders, and robberies, occurred with alarming frequency. Full title (perhaps only in some editions): ''Singapore Patrol: Experiences of a Detective Officer in Malaya''.[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19351206-1.2.71.aspx  Review] ''The Straits Times'', 6 December 1935 gov.sg [http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17223115 Review] ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (NSW) 14 Dec 1935
*[http://myrepositori.pnm.gov.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/3330 ''Singapore Patrol''] by  Alec Dixon,  1935. Pdf download, National Library of Malaysia. The author who joined the Straits Settlements Police postwar was one of a small force of detectives, where riots, murders, and robberies, occurred with alarming frequency. Full title (perhaps only in some editions): ''Singapore Patrol: Experiences of a Detective Officer in Malaya''. [http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19351206-1.2.71.aspx  Review] ''The Straits Times'', 6 December 1935 gov.sg[http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17223115 Review] ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (NSW) 14 Dec 1935
*[https://archive.org/details/returntomalaya006324mbp ''Return to Malaya''] R.H.Bruce Lockhart 1936 Archive.org. The author had previously left Malaya c 1910.  Also includes references to Singapore.
*[https://archive.org/details/returntomalaya006324mbp ''Return to Malaya''] R.H.Bruce Lockhart 1936 Archive.org. The author had previously left Malaya c 1910.  Also includes references to Singapore.
*[http://www.ttc.edu.sg/csca/hd.htm  CSCA: Source Documents on the Study of Christianity in Asia] Online books from CSCA [The Centre for the Study of Christianity in Asia] Trinity Theological College,  Singapore. There also  seem to be  a few books of a more general nature.
*[http://www.ttc.edu.sg/csca/hd.htm  CSCA: Source Documents on the Study of Christianity in Asia] Online books from CSCA [The Centre for the Study of Christianity in Asia] Trinity Theological College,  Singapore. There also  seem to be  a few books of a more general nature.

Revision as of 08:38, 20 September 2016

In 1819, the British East India Company, led by Sir Stamford Raffles, established a trading post on the island of Singapore, which was used as a port along the spice route.

Singapore formed part of the Straits Settlements, together with Penang (Prince of Wales Island) and Malacca.

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. These records are included in the digitised records now available on the commercial site findmypast
The FamilySearch (LDS) film number for these records is 498606, item 2. LDS batch number for baptisms 1828-1829 C310051. Data for the baptisms 1828-1829 has been transcribed on the LDS website Family Search. Enter batch number C310051, and baptismal records for Singapore on film 498606 will be shown. It is not known whether the data is a complete transcription or not. These records are in the World category (All Records Collections) in a group of records called World Miscellaneous.
Returns are continued in the Bengal returns 1830-1868, N/1. For Malacca marriages 1820-1824, see also IOR: R/9/39/3.
  • This FamilySearch (LDS) catalogue entry gives details of the church and cemetery records available for Singapore.
  • BACSA has published the book Singapore: Early Cemeteries by Alan Harfield 1988 (revised edn) "Comprehensive record of all main cemeteries. 400pp, over 150 illustrations, maps and plans". See BACSA Books. This book is included in the BACSA Search database which is free to search. If you want a copy of the full record, a fee applies.
  • British & Indian Armies in the East Indies (1685-1935) by Alan Harfield 1984 is available at the British Library. History of British and Indian Armies in Sumatra, Java, Sarawak, Malaya and Singapore from 1685-1935. Includes names of officers and men buried in these areas. Also includes name lists of persons in some military units which served in these areas.

Newspapers

Recommended reading

  • Raffles and the Golden Opportunity by Victoria Glendinning, published 2012.
This book has been reviewed by Beverly Hallam in FIBIS Journal Number 30 (Autumn 2013) page 43

Also see

External Links

Encylopedia entries

Institutions

Other

"Spreading the word: using cookbooks and colonial memoirs to examine the foodways of British Colonials in Asia, 1850-1900" by Cecilia Y. Leong-Salobir, University of Wollongong. From The Routledge History of Food 2015 (pp. 131-155)

Historical photographs online

Historical books online

Index to journals nos. 1 to 50 of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society and to notes and queries I to IV, published 1909. BookSG (which also has 1878 and 1880 editions)
CSCA: Source Documents in Anglican Missions in Southeast Asia compiled by Michael Poon. anglicanhistory.org

Medical history of Singapore

  • Cholera (1973 Mar)
  • The Pauper Hospital (8 Parts-1973 Mar; 1974 Mar; 1975 Jun; 1975 Sep; 1975 Dec; 1976 Mar; 1976 Jun; 1976 Sep)
  • Smallpox and Vaccination (4 Parts- 1973 Dec; 1976 Dec; 1977 Mar; 1977 Jun)
  • Prostitution And Venereal Disease (2 Parts-1980 Oct; 1980 Dec)
  • The Mental Diseases Hospital Singapore (1st 100 Years) (4 Parts-1992 Aug; 1992 Oct;1992 Dec;1993 Feb)
  • The Coroner (2005 Oct)
  • Radiology (2006 Feb)
  • Anaesthetics (2006 Mar)
  • Pharmacy (2006 May).

Also see Apothecary and Nurse