Rangoon gravesite

I%26#39;m looking for information on how to find a grave in Rangoon belonging to a Scottish citizen who died and was buried in Rangoon 1909-1914. He was working for a marble company at the time and may also have been married to a Burmese woman. His name was John Taylor. I was told by a family member the grave was seen during WWII.

Jackie

Rangoon gravesite

There is a Catholic church next to the Bogeyoke (Scott) market. It is quite old. You might like to pay a visit to the Bishop and also you can contact the UK embassy in Yangon for guidance. Their telephone number is listed in Lonely Planet Guide.

Rangoon gravesite

I have copy and paste for you from this thread ';Searching records of pre-war roads'; contributed by ';bill2p'; and hope you may get some idea.

';Here%26#39;s a map showing it: www.dpsmap.com/yangon/yangon_map_23.shtml

And, just to confirm that Cheape Road is today%26#39;s Ma Naw Hari, here%26#39;s a map from 1924. Cheape Road is in the centre left of the enlarged form of the map (click to enlarge), south of Government House: http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~poyntz/India/images/Rangoon1924.jpg

Hope you find it.';

Thank you for the advice. Actually I hadn%26#39;t thought of contacting the UK Embassy, and will follow up shortly.

I have just been looking at the map reference you …dpsmap.com/yangon/yangon_map_23.shtml and it is very informative. Thank you.

Jackie

If you look back at ';posh england'; posts you will see a note on pre war/independence records and from what I recall the Births %26amp; Deaths records were brought back to London under the India Office. They may now be at Kew.

Burma had a very high proportion of Scots in business,the professions and civil service.

As previously mentioned,there are still many Graveyards in Rangoon going back to Colonial times (including Presbyterian -possible Scottish connection) but a good start would be to follow this link to the

Britain-Burma Society which has a ';lost relatives'; page.

http://shwepla.net/

High Silverswimmer,

I checked out the site you gave and it appears that only Burmese relatives are allowed not people from other countries as stated- ';Please note that lost relatives from other parts of the world are NOT ELIGIBLE for inclusion here, no matter how much they may be missed';

Am I reading this correctly?

I guess I could still see if there are relatives as I am confident my GG Uncle married a Burmese woman there and there might have been an adopted child.

Thanks for your suggestion.

This is a terrific thread. Some elements of the colonial period were truly awful, others rich, exotic and exciting. I am curious about whether or not the locals here are interested in it.

Hi there

The person you want to speak to is the regional manager of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) at Taukkyan War Cemetery here in Yangon. I know you have mentioned that your relative was not in the forces %26amp; was a Scottish citizen, that%26#39;s not a problem, if it%26#39;s on record %26amp; they are buried in Burma then the CWGC should have it logged. If you don%26#39;t have any luck, I%26#39;m sure they can point you in the right direction. The guy here in Yangon who runs the place is a lovely guy %26amp; speaks perfect English, I%26#39;m sure he%26#39;ll do everything he can to help out. Here%26#39;s his details.

Oscar Dewar

Tel: 95 01 600029

The last time I tried his email address it wasn%26#39;t working so I wouldn%26#39;t count on getting a reply, that was about 4wks ago.

Good luck

Jackie

I have checked the site and it does include both Burmese and expats.

There are many postings asking for Great Uncles who married Burmese etc.

However,by the looks of it, the further back in time you go the fewer the replies.

The cost to join is only a few £ but it might be worth emailing them and explaining your query-they,I am sure, will be than willing to advise.

The previous two posts from Bon Zai are very useful as well as the suggestion of dropping a letter or email to the British Embassy in Yangon.

Planning a trip,perhaps?

Hi,

I have since left an inquiry on the British Burma Society web site,and will folow up on other suggestions.

Thank you all for your generous assistance.