tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post783525586506151027..comments2024-03-26T17:38:35.264+00:00Comments on Catherine Curzon: "The Father of Singapore": Thomas Stamford RafflesCatherine Curzonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-67419886138935808182016-11-28T11:19:37.042+00:002016-11-28T11:19:37.042+00:00How wonderful, it's a place I'd love to vi...How wonderful, it's a place I'd love to visit!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-54080281917230677822016-11-28T05:28:37.460+00:002016-11-28T05:28:37.460+00:00Good day from Singapore...I often give talks on Ra...Good day from Singapore...I often give talks on Raffles here; also historical walking tours. Do look me up when next you're coming this way. Jane Iyer (jane@geraldenestours.com/www.geraldenestours.com)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-49382246092952074082016-07-05T16:43:57.230+01:002016-07-05T16:43:57.230+01:00I hope she will enjoy it!I hope she will enjoy it!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-49036552662519544742016-07-05T11:50:39.428+01:002016-07-05T11:50:39.428+01:00Good Early Morning from The USA reader, This arti...Good Early Morning from The USA reader, This article is important to me, since my sister travels often with her son and his children. They have been to Singapore. I would like to copy this article and send it copy to my sister who is out of the USA for the time being. She would find the information very helpful as she travels. Thank you again for the time you put into your historical and researched articles. MRS ATKAnnettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04073160568756908712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-85886706593787721762016-02-06T23:46:22.700+00:002016-02-06T23:46:22.700+00:00It's such a bitter ending...It's such a bitter ending...Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-37027372531456879532016-02-06T23:46:13.452+00:002016-02-06T23:46:13.452+00:00Thank you; he really is an intriguing character.Thank you; he really is an intriguing character.Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-8395770568904488422016-02-06T02:45:08.865+00:002016-02-06T02:45:08.865+00:00I've heard about Raffles for years, but never ...I've heard about Raffles for years, but never knew more than his name. What a strange world it must have been in those years as Englishmen squabbled all over the Empire the sun never set on--and then such a tragedy about the ignoble vicar after his death. It makes me feel that much more for his widow. What miseries people inflict on each other!Beppie Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14585518256785448583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-27666871232611057142016-02-06T00:07:07.754+00:002016-02-06T00:07:07.754+00:00He achieved a great deal if he was only 44 when he...He achieved a great deal if he was only 44 when he died! Great post about a fascinating man.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16215175526046897471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-71901627447628675712015-07-07T20:33:17.370+01:002015-07-07T20:33:17.370+01:00A sad tale!A sad tale!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-28491826712234894282015-07-07T06:31:22.789+01:002015-07-07T06:31:22.789+01:00I have always been fascinated by Raffles ever sinc...I have always been fascinated by Raffles ever since I lived in Singapore when I was younger. I had no idea of the circumstances of his death.Lizanne Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10929383263680527758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-51497576216326655342015-07-05T21:17:28.535+01:002015-07-05T21:17:28.535+01:00I haven't but I think I need to!I haven't but I think I need to!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-1682872113160202632015-07-05T10:40:37.040+01:002015-07-05T10:40:37.040+01:00Have you read Victoria Glendinning's biography...Have you read Victoria Glendinning's biography of Raffles?Ann Swinfenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08168095839845563846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-28871070988815419012014-12-04T07:22:43.984+00:002014-12-04T07:22:43.984+00:00She died of tuberculosis, sadly.She died of tuberculosis, sadly.Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-29918598300996535382014-12-04T02:30:41.507+00:002014-12-04T02:30:41.507+00:00How did Ella die? How did Ella die? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-47728383123804005602014-07-31T11:43:42.572+01:002014-07-31T11:43:42.572+01:00I would love to visit, it's one more place on ...I would love to visit, it's one more place on my long list of "must see places".Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-770374600196138732014-07-31T09:47:49.205+01:002014-07-31T09:47:49.205+01:00Very interesting post as my wife is from Singapore...Very interesting post as my wife is from Singapore. I saw quite a few references to Raffles when I visited Singapore. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-65487987958600566162014-07-06T16:39:18.770+01:002014-07-06T16:39:18.770+01:00Lady Raffles was allowed to live on at Highwood in...Lady Raffles was allowed to live on at Highwood in reduced circumstances, dependent largely on her own family. Sadly, Ella died at the age of 19 just before her wedding to John Sumner, son of the Bishop of Winchester.Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-31626039897339429132014-07-06T16:28:30.037+01:002014-07-06T16:28:30.037+01:00I wonder what happened to his wife and child after...I wonder what happened to his wife and child after the East India company seized his assets to cover his somewhat odd debts.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02111016912807936980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-328242066844618102014-07-06T13:32:45.547+01:002014-07-06T13:32:45.547+01:00I agree wholeheartedly. I'm glad Raffles got h...I agree wholeheartedly. I'm glad Raffles got his wish in the end, but the vicar behaved most uncharitably. Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-42389115556826141192014-07-06T13:28:21.051+01:002014-07-06T13:28:21.051+01:00How Christian of the vicar; refusing to bury Raffl...How Christian of the vicar; refusing to bury Raffles because Raffles opposed slavery. The vicar used his meagre power most small-mindedly, to deny a man, now dead, the shelter and dignity of where to leave his earthly remains.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com