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A Travellers Impression of Caldwell House and Singapore Posted 14 Oct 2013 by peterbruce182 A friend of mine sent this description of Caldwell House along with a retrospective of Singapore, years past and today. The complex [CHIJMES] is big. The whole  building is built on three sides. Whether this was the whole house or whether the convent built onto it I'm not sure ...

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This is the diary of John Fowler, age 15. He describes the daily events on board the ship Atalanta bound Melbourne ...

Attack of the British NavyOn the Advice of Daniel Caldwell: A Detailed Account  The P. and O. Company's steamer Canton, Captain Jamieson, returned unexpectedly yesterday afternoon about four o'clock, bringing despatches for the Admiral from Captain Hay, of H.M. brig Columbine, with seven seamen of that vessel, badly wounded, and we regret to add, the body of Mr. Goddard, one of ...

In the mid 1800s, he was the Postmaster General of Hong Kong and by some accounts, he was bright, accomplished and difficult. His name was Francis William Mitchell and he was my great great grandfather ...

Assisted immigrants Some immigrants paid for their own passages, but many had their fares paid by colonisation companies or the government. They travelled in steerage – a low-ceilinged space beneath the main deck. Those paying their own way were usually in ‘second’ or ‘intermediate’ cabins, or in a saloon cabin below the poop deck, at the stern. In 1866 the ...

20 Mar 2017: Son Robin is in Penang searching for the grave of Daniel Caldwell, his 3x grandfather. He writes of his findings: So I found him, kind of. On a tip I visited the Northam Road Protestant Cemetary in George Town - final resting place for many of the colonial up and ups. Scoured the cemetery looking at every gravestone. Many ...

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This is a note to son Robin who visited Penang and in this case, Hong Kong to research the relatives. I make comment on Henry Caldwell, Robins third great uncle, born on the island of St Helena, deep in the South Atlantic Ocean. Hi Rob,You won't find Henry in the cemetery. He died comfortably in England. Henry, your great, great, great ...

More about Henry from the website Gwulo, Old Hong Kong: Born about 1814, a son of Daniel Caldwell (b.1788 St Helena d.1828 Penang Straits Settlement) who married Mary Manay (b.1797 St Helena d.Singapore) on St Helena on 06 Aug 1814. HC Caldwell's brother Daniel Richard Francis Caldwell (b.19 Sep 1816 St Helena d.02 Oct 1875 Hong Kong) married in 1851 ...