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*[https://archive.org/details/cu31924023048600 ''Sophia Cooke, or, Forty-two years' work in Singapore''] by by E A Walker, 1899 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/cu31924023048600 ''Sophia Cooke, or, Forty-two years' work in Singapore''] by by E A Walker, 1899 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/cu31924023048972 ''Sunny Singapore : an account of the place and its people, with a sketch of the results of missionary work''] by the  Rev J A Bethune Cook 2nd Edition 1907 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/cu31924023048972 ''Sunny Singapore : an account of the place and its people, with a sketch of the results of missionary work''] by the  Rev J A Bethune Cook 2nd Edition 1907 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/b31352893/page/n3 ''Report on the Sanitary Condition of Singapore'']  by  W J Simpson 1907. Archive.org.
*''Bibliotheca Indosinica: Dictionnaire bibliographique des ouvrages relatifs à la péninsule indochinoise [Biblioteca Indosinica:  Bibliographic dictionary of books on the Indochinese Peninsula]'' by Henri Cordier 1912 Archive.org. [https://archive.org/stream/bibliothecaindos02cord#page/n7/mode/2up "Péninsule Malaise", Volume II] [Malay Peninsula].  Includes English publications. [https://archive.org/stream/bibliothecaindos02cord#page/752/mode/2up Contents]; [https://archive.org/stream/bibliothecaindos04cord#page/1524/mode/2up Index of authors]; [https://archive.org/stream/bibliothecaindos04cord#page/112/mode/2up  Alphabetical Index  for all volumes]
*''Bibliotheca Indosinica: Dictionnaire bibliographique des ouvrages relatifs à la péninsule indochinoise [Biblioteca Indosinica:  Bibliographic dictionary of books on the Indochinese Peninsula]'' by Henri Cordier 1912 Archive.org. [https://archive.org/stream/bibliothecaindos02cord#page/n7/mode/2up "Péninsule Malaise", Volume II] [Malay Peninsula].  Includes English publications. [https://archive.org/stream/bibliothecaindos02cord#page/752/mode/2up Contents]; [https://archive.org/stream/bibliothecaindos04cord#page/1524/mode/2up Index of authors]; [https://archive.org/stream/bibliothecaindos04cord#page/112/mode/2up  Alphabetical Index  for all volumes]
*[https://archive.org/details/cu31924011085457 ''Federated Malay States Railways : pamphlet of information for travellers : tours in the Malay Peninsula''] 1914 Archive.org. Includes
*[https://archive.org/details/cu31924011085457 ''Federated Malay States Railways : pamphlet of information for travellers : tours in the Malay Peninsula''] 1914 Archive.org. Includes
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*[http://myrepositori.pnm.gov.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/2677 ''Singapore : A Police Background'']  by Rene Onraet 1947. Pdf download,  Repositori Digital,  National Library of Malaysia. Catalogued as an  autobiography. The author was Inspector-General of the Straits Settlement Police between 1935 and 1939. Probably sample pages only.
*[http://myrepositori.pnm.gov.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/2677 ''Singapore : A Police Background'']  by Rene Onraet 1947. Pdf download,  Repositori Digital,  National Library of Malaysia. Catalogued as an  autobiography. The author was Inspector-General of the Straits Settlement Police between 1935 and 1939. Probably sample pages only.
*[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.
*[https://archive.org/details/bibliographyofma0000chee/page/n5  ''Bibliography of Malaya, being a classified list of books wholly or partly in English relating to the Federation of Malaya and Singapore''] by  H R Cheeseman 1959. Archive.org Lending Library. Includes a WW2 Bibliography.
*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.154195 ''Bamboo Doctor''] by Stanley S. Pavillard 1960 Archive.org (from Digital Library of India). The author was newly arrived in Kedah when the Japanese attacked. He then became Medical Officer to the 1st SSVF and was subsequently a prisoner in Changi.
*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.154195 ''Bamboo Doctor''] by Stanley S. Pavillard 1960 Archive.org (from Digital Library of India). The author was newly arrived in Kedah when the Japanese attacked. He then became Medical Officer to the 1st SSVF and was subsequently a prisoner in Changi.
*[https://archive.org/details/raffles00coll/page/n5 ''Raffles''] by Maurice Collis 1966  Archive.org Lending Library.
*[https://archive.org/details/raffles00coll/page/n5 ''Raffles''] by Maurice Collis 1966  Archive.org Lending Library.
*[https://archive.org/details/sinistertwilight0000barb/page/n5 ''Sinister Twilight: the Fall and Rise Again of Singapore''] by Noel Barber 1968. Archive.org Lending Library. WW2
*[https://archive.org/details/talesfromsouthch00alle ''Tales from the South China Seas : images of the British in South-East Asia in the twentieth century''] by  Charles Allen 1984. Originally commissioned by, and broadcast on BBC Radio as oral history documentaries. Archive.org Lending Library.  
*[https://archive.org/details/talesfromsouthch00alle ''Tales from the South China Seas : images of the British in South-East Asia in the twentieth century''] by  Charles Allen 1984. Originally commissioned by, and broadcast on BBC Radio as oral history documentaries. Archive.org Lending Library.  
*[https://archive.org/details/britishcivilians0000kenn/page/n5 ''British civilians and the Japanese war in Malaya and Singapore, 1941-45''] by Joseph Kennedy 1987. Archive.org Lending Library.
*[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.
**[http://cscadocs.blogspot.com.au/2007/02/george-daniel-love-unites-people-1913.html ''Love Unites People : Memoirs of a Christian Worker in Singapore from 1913 to 1959''] (or [http://www.ttc.edu.sg/csca/rart_doc/ang/sing/daniel1959.pdf direct pdf])  by George Daniel 1957. He was also in Bombay 1906-1908, and Rangoon 1908-1913. He was a Choirister and Server in Anglican Churches.  
**[http://cscadocs.blogspot.com.au/2007/02/george-daniel-love-unites-people-1913.html ''Love Unites People : Memoirs of a Christian Worker in Singapore from 1913 to 1959''] (or [http://www.ttc.edu.sg/csca/rart_doc/ang/sing/daniel1959.pdf direct pdf])  by George Daniel 1957. He was also in Bombay 1906-1908, and Rangoon 1908-1913. He was a Choirister and Server in Anglican Churches.  
:[http://anglicanhistory.org/asia/sea/index.html CSCA: Source Documents in Anglican Missions in Southeast Asia] compiled by Michael Poon. anglicanhistory.org
:[http://anglicanhistory.org/asia/sea/index.html CSCA: Source Documents in Anglican Missions in Southeast Asia] compiled by Michael Poon. anglicanhistory.org
*Fiction
**[https://archive.org/details/insingaporestory00stra/page/n5  ''In Singapore. The story of a strange search''] by  Clarence Stratton 1932. Archive.org
====Medical history of Singapore====
====Medical history of Singapore====
*[http://www.sma.org.sg/smj/3806/articles/3806mh1.htm "History Of Medicine In Singapore”] by J S Cheah ''Singapore Medical Journal'' 1997 Volume 38 (6)
*[http://www.sma.org.sg/smj/3806/articles/3806mh1.htm "History Of Medicine In Singapore”] by J S Cheah ''Singapore Medical Journal'' 1997 Volume 38 (6)

Revision as of 13:47, 28 August 2019

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.

FIBIS resources

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 based on keyword Singapore, and English language and online filter, includes details of digitised microfilm church and cemetery records available for Singapore. See FamilySearch Centres for viewing details.
  • 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 and select Cemetery Record 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.
    • FamilySearch have digitised the above BACSA book, which has restricted access, but which may be viewed on a FamilySearch computer at a FamilySearch Centre. Catalogue entry. For more information, see FamilySearch Centres. Update June 2018. It appears that FamilySearch digital viewing is no longer possible. To be clarified.
  • 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.
  • Birth, marriage and death notices were published in Singapore newspapers. See following section for online newspapers.
  • See below External links, Institutions for Singapore Government records of births and deaths.

Newspapers

  • NewspaperSG Digitised newspapers from the National Library Board, Singapore.
To see the coverage , click on Browse Newspapers/Newspaper titles, then select the title from the drop down menu. Clicking on the title name will take you to an information page, where you can see the date coverage, and if require, select a specific issue. It appears there is some coverage from 1827 (Singapore Chronicle And The Commercial Register), or perhaps even earlier.

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

The Malayan Volunteer Forces by Rosemary Fell. cofepow.org.uk
Singapore And Malaya Volunteer Corps Medals 10 March 2013 from “Singapore Volunteer Corps, Straits Settlements Volunteer Force, Malaya Volunteer Forces”
Malayan Volunteers Group Includes categories such as History, Stories, Malayan Volunteer Air Force, Evacuees, Armoured Cars, Sumatra etc.
"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)

Maps

Historical photographs online

Historical books online

1862: First publication; 1867, 1877; 1878; 1879 pdf from Oxford University Library, may be slow to open, 1879 Google Books edition should become freely available 2020; 1881; 1889; 1901; 1902; 1903; 1904; HathiTrust Digital Library editions to 1922 viewable in restricted areas such as North America: A and B
In addition, Colonial Office List, 1863 and Colonial Office List, 1870 are available in the findmypast (pay website) dataset "Britain, Directories & Almanacs" located in Newspapers, Directories & Social History/Directories & Almanacs.
FamilySearch has a catalogue entry for a series of microfiches of the Colonial Office List, (produced by Chadwyck-Healey, 1987), currently (2019/06) available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, with however the potential to be digitised in the next few years, and perhaps be more widely available, or at least searchable. The same microfiche series may also be available at some other libraries, or to a very limited extent at some other FamilySearch Centres.
Colonial Office List (to 1925) and the later title The Dominions Office and Colonial Office List are available at the British Library UIN: BLL01002841625 and UIN: BLL01007173533
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)
For more details of this Mutiny on 15 February 1915, see 5th Light Infantry.
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

References