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:*“A Brief Introduction to the Early History of Surgery in Singapore”  
:*“A Brief Introduction to the Early History of Surgery in Singapore”  
::*[http://www.sma.org.sg/smj/3806/articles/3806mh2.htm "Part I"] 1997  Volume 38(6) [http://www.sma.org.sg/smj/3807/articles/3807mh1.htm "Part II"] 1997  Volume 38(7) [http://www.sma.org.sg/smj/3808/3808smj13.pdf  "Part III"] 1997 Volume 38(8):353–355
::*[http://www.sma.org.sg/smj/3806/articles/3806mh2.htm "Part I"] 1997  Volume 38(6) [http://www.sma.org.sg/smj/3807/articles/3807mh1.htm "Part II"] 1997  Volume 38(7) [http://www.sma.org.sg/smj/3808/3808smj13.pdf  "Part III"] 1997 Volume 38(8):353–355


===Other===
===Other===

Revision as of 20:26, 8 February 2010

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.
The 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. Select the IGI Search and enter Region Asia and 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.
Returns are continued in the Bengal returns 1830-1868, N/1. For Malacca marriages 1820-1824, see also IOR: R/9/39/3.
  • This LDS catalogue entry gives details of the church and cemetery records available for Singapore.

Newspapers

External Links

Encylopedia entries

Institutions

Historical books online

Medical history of Singapore

  • “The General Hospital in Early Singapore “
  • “The Pauper Hospital In Early Singapore”
  • “A Brief Introduction to the Early History of Surgery in Singapore”

Other

  • Rootsweb Singapore Mailing List - for details refer Mailing lists