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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.
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The Armenian Church of St. John the
Baptist in Rangoon
Unfortunately the records for this Church were lost during World War II.
However the Armenian cemeteries in Mandalay, Syriam and Rangoon indicate
that Armenians first came to India from Iran around 1608, some of them
went on to Burma and settled there, playing a prominent part in the
promotion of trade, especially in the three towns mentioned above.
In the 18th century they constructed the Church of St. Gregory the
Illuminator in Mandalay, on a plot of land graciously presented to them
by His Majesty the King of Burma. In this Church, divine services
were held regularly until the 1920's, when the community in Mandalay
gradually moved down to Rangoon.
The Church of St. John the Baptist in Rangoon was erected by the
community there in the year 1862 on land they had acquired in October
1858. This Church was formally consecrated on the 17th July 1863
by Revd. Father Aviet Chaytor, the then resident priest. The
church was internally remodelled with a new roof during 1908-1909.
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