Serampore
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| Place Name: | Shrirampur |
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| Country: | India |
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Serampore was a former Danish colony. It is now called Shrirampur and is 20km due north of the centre of Calcutta. Alternative spelling: Serampur, Sirampur
An excellent website which provides beautiful images of missionary sites in and around Serampore, along with maps and useful links is at Virtual Serampore.
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Danish history
The Danish name was Frederiksnagore. Alternative spelling: Frederiksnagor, Frederiksnagar.
Fregeriksnagore was established by the Danish East India Company, by then called the Asiatic Company, in 1755.[1]
A description of Frederiksnagore in the early 1780’s.[2]
Frederiksnagore was transferred from the Danish Crown to the East India Company 22 February 1845, as detailed in this link[3]
Danish residents in 1813
Thomas M. Robertson has kindly extracted all the names of Danish residents of Serampore from the Calcutta Annual Directory and Calendar of 1813. They are listed below:
| ABRESTTE, A. ALPHONSE, A. (court sergeant) |
| BANG, H.C. BANG, A. BECKER, H.C. BECKER, C.M. BELDER, J. BENDESBOLL, J. BIE, O.L. (magistrate native-court) BIRCK, A. BORRISEN, J. BOYESEN, N.F. BROAGER, A.J. BROAGER, H.C. BRUN, F. |
| CANNON, N. CARSTENSEN, C. CHRISTIAN, P. |
| ERHARDY, A. |
| FARNON, A. FIELLERUP, H.J. FISCHER, S. FICK, C. FREY, J.P. FROM, C. FROM, H.C. |
| GANTZER, J. (court sargeant) GRAMBERG, T. |
| HAMMER, N. HAMMER, J. HAMMER, R. HANSON, T. HANSON , H. HELSDING, J.H. HELSDING , J.C. HERMENSON, J.P. HOLM, L. HOLM, H. |
| JACOBSEN, J. JANSEN, C. JENSEN, J. JESSEN, P. |
| KEIRULF, S. KIERSGAARDT, N. KOOTER, L. KREFTING, Jacob, (late Governor) KRUSE, H.M. |
| LAARSEN, J. LUND, P.J. LUND, N.P. |
| MAURITZEN, M. MOSTROPH, P.C. |
| NEXONE, N. |
| OLSEN, N. OLSEN, E. |
| PAGH, S. PAY, L. PETERSEN, L.W. PETERSEN, H.P. PETERSEN, M. PETERSEN, P.S. PRENSE, P.N. PRINTZLING, C.H.G. (magistrate Eur.court) |
| REICRSEN, S. ROMER, F. |
| SCHAFFALITZKY, A. SCHMIDT, P.D. SIEDLER, S. SMIDT, C. SCOTMAN, C. (Name is possibly meant to be SOETMAN) SCOTMAN F. SONNIGSEN, . STEIEGLER, J.B. SWANSEGER, G. SWINGEL, H. |
| TIDEMAN, C.R. THIELE, A. TOP, Casper |
| WALLICH, N. (settlement surgeon) WESSEL, J.H. WESTERMAN, B.W. WICKEDE, B.V. WOLFF, J.C. WOLFF, C.M. |
| ZANDYK, J.V. |
British Library holdings
- The article "The Danes at Serampore", by F.B.Bradley Birt, Calcutta Review, No. 295, January 1919, (New [2nd] Series Volume 25), pages 92-118, is available at the British Library
References
- ↑ Der dänische Gesamtstaat: ein unterschätztes Weltreich?/The Oldenburg Monachy:An Underestimated Empire (in English) page 77 article by Eric Gobel 2006 Google Books
- ↑ Der dänische Gesamtstaat: ein unterschätztes Weltreich?/The Oldenburg Monachy:An Underestimated Empire (in English) page 57 article by Finn- Einar Eilassen 2006 Google Books
- ↑ A collection of treaties, engagements, and sunnuds, relating to India and neighbouring countries. Volume 1 Bengal, Burmah and the Eastern Archipelago, page 70 1862 compiled by C U Aitchison Google Books
External links
- This India List post is about burial grounds and records.
- Our heritage, their heritage Sunday, July 15, 2012 The Telegraph, Calcutta. Heritage buildings in Serampore and Chandernagore
