Chinsura

Chinsura was a Dutch settlement founded in 1656 and finally ceded to Britain in 1825. It is now part of the twin conurbation of Hughli-Chuchura.

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Chuchura
Variants: Chinsura/Chunchura/Chinsurah.

Photos: The forgotten history of Chinsurah, a part of Holland on the Ganges by Shruti Vajpayee · June 10, 2015. Scroll.in
The Dutch Cemetery in Chinsurah "A digital exploration of the Dutch influence in colonial Bengal in the 18th and 19th centuries." dutchcemeterybengal.com. Includes a searchable database, which does not appear possible to browse directly. However, browse the names through a list of those Tagged English, Tagged Dutch. Some entries include photographs of the tombs.There is also "Important Figures in VOC Chinsurah".

"Chinsura" Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 10, page 286
A description of Chinsurah Oriental commerce Volume 2, page 95 by William Milburn 1813 Google Books
The cantonment at Chinsurah, page 288 Army Medical Department: Report for the Year 1862 Google Books
"Old Chinsurah" page 110 Bengal Past and Present Volume 2, No 1 January 1908 Archive.org, Digital Library of India Collection.
"Bandel and Chinsura Church Registers (1757-1913)" by H Hosten page 33 Bengal Past and Present, Vol.11, July - Dec 1915. Archive.org, mirror from ASI/IGNCA.
"Dutch Memorials at Chinsurah" by H E A Cotton page 114 Bengal, Past and Present Volume 25, 1923 (At the rear of Volume 26). Archive.org, Digital Library of India Collection.