Malaysia / Malaysia, MELAKA / MALACCA, Old Dutch Cemetery / (21 of 21 images)
Cemetery information received from photographer:-
Gravestones at the Old Dutch Graveyard in Melaka, Malaysia (including relocated ones (which in turn includes a plaque of Jan van Riebeeck’s wife’s original burial place)). There are a number of duplicates but I wanted to err on the side of caution.
Surnames include Van Riebeck, Scott, Van Zyl, Mans, Muller, Wilmzen, Westerhout, Van Eeckel, Rooselaar, Herbers, Evertsen, Pietersen, Verdonck, Schenknbergh, du Moulin, Barber.
Sabandaar/Syahbandar is what we would today term a Harbourmaster. Colin Pretorius.
Album complete.
eGGSA captions by: Lorraine Beechey & Wilna Eygelaar.
The GGSA Cemetery DVD only has information on the location of the cemetery
Cemetery ID: 4580
Google Earth Project Information:-
GPSID: 5481
GPS: 2 11.546, -102 15.002
ZYL Johan, van -1656
Hier-onder lecht begraven Johan van ZYL Geboortich van Vyanen in syn leven Oppercoopman en Fiscal Deser Stede. Overleden den 3 January 1656.
Hereunder lies buried Johan van ZYL, born at Vyanen, in his life Chief-merchant and Fiscaal of this town. Died 3 January 1656.
contributed by: Colin Pretorius
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