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Graves at Penang
Researching Armenian Family History in India
1600 - 1950

Introduction
Acknowledgements
Armenian Census Calcutta 1846
Armenian/Indian research publications
Armenians, Colonies & Churches in India
Armenian Graves In India
Armenian Graves in Hong Kong
Armenian Graves in the UK
Armenian Graves in Singapore and Malaysia
Armenian Graves in Australia
Graves at Lower Circular Road - Other Graves
Graves at the Roman Catholic Church, Calcutta
Historical Snippets
Surnames Directly Linked to my Family
My Direct Chater Ancestors
Chater's unrelated to my family
My Chater Family Bible
Part Index of the names at the IOR
The Andaman Island Photographs
Wills
Lady Chater

 



My Visit to Damascus

How armtown.com reported it

Article on Sir Paul Chater Hong Kong Standard May 2007.

Graves at Malacca ] Graves at Singapore ] [ Graves at Penang ]

 

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Several Armenian tombstones remain in the old Northam Road Cemetery.

 
In Memory of Michael Arratoon
Eldest son of the late A A Anthony
Born at Calcutta on 2 August 1841
Died at Penang on 15 July 1878
Aged 37 years
‘In the midst of life we are in death’
 
 
 
 
Sacred
to the memory
of
Isabel Marion
the beloved wife of
Joseph M Anthony
Died 7 March 1873
Aged 23 years
‘Not lost but gone before’
 
NB she was not Armenian but married to one.
 
 
In Memory of Seth Anthony
Fourth son of the late A A Anthony
Died 20th November 1895
Aged 45 years
 
 
Unknown. Perhaps some viewer can translate.
 
Sacred
to the memory of
Carapiet Agabeg
The son of Aviet Agabeg Esquire
Late of Calcutta
Departed this life at Penang on
21st June 1853
Aged 30 years
Requiescat in pace
 
In loving memory
of
Stuart Robert Anthony
 Herriot
Son of the late
Stuart Herriot
Died 21st February 1885
Aged 25 years
 
‘I know that my redeemer liveth’
 
Erected by his sisters
 
 
In loving memory
of
Mariamjan
widow of the late
A A Anthony
Died 7th May 1890
Aged 73 years
 

 

Other tombstones rest in the Western Road Cemetery. They include the bones of those re-interred in a mass grave, after being exhumed from the burial ground of  the now-demolished St Gregory’s Church in Bishop Street. Many of these tablets can not be read, but they include:

 
The mass grave
 
 
Sacred to the Memories of
Sophia
born 3 March 1839 Died 19 June 1850
Hyrapiet
Do 3rd June 1849. Do. 22nd October 1849
Alexander
Do 26th June 1856. Do. 7th November 1856
 
The beloved children of Mrs & Mrs A A Anthony
 
 
Sacred
to the memory of
Catherine
the beloved wife of
Stuart Herriot
and daughter of
Mr & Mrs A A Anthony
Born at Penang 23rd January 1833
Died 4th October 1859
Aged 26 years
 
 
Arshak Sarkies
Pops
Born 23rd June 1856
Died 9th January 1931
 

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