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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Madras Cemeteries]], for details of some of the Christian cemeteries in the city. | *[[Madras Cemeteries]], for details of some of the Christian cemeteries in the city. | ||
==Orphan Schools== | |||
*Madras Military Male Orphan Asylum, page 59 of this Google Books [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=OG8FAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA59 link], published 1842 | |||
*Madras Military Female Orphan Asylum, page 61 of this Google Book [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=OG8FAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA61 link], published 1842 | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
Revision as of 06:41, 30 August 2009
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| Presidency: Madras | |
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| Place Name: | Chennai |
| State/Province: | Tamil Nadu |
| Country: | India |
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Madras (now Chennai) was the seat of the Madras Presidency and the location of Fort St George.
History
Siege of Madras 1758
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Chennai
Variants: Madras
See also
- Madras Cemeteries, for details of some of the Christian cemeteries in the city.
Orphan Schools
- Madras Military Male Orphan Asylum, page 59 of this Google Books link, published 1842
- Madras Military Female Orphan Asylum, page 61 of this Google Book link, published 1842
External Links
Chennai, Tamil Nadu "Wikipedia"
Madras in 1837. Chapter 2 of Book 2 of Travels in South-Eastern Asia, embracing Hindustan, Malaya, Siam, and China: with notices of numerous missionary stations, and a full account of the Burman Empire; with dissertations, tables, etc by Howard Malcolm 2nd edition 1839 2 volumes in one .