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Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles was born on () 5 July 1781 on board the ship Ann, off the coast of Port Morant, Jamaica, to Captain Benjamin Raffles (1739, London – 23 November 1811, Deptford) and Anne Raffles (née Lyde) (1755 – 8 February 1824, London).
Jul 6, 2011 · Thomas Stamford Raffles (Sir) (b. 6 July 1781, off Port Morant, Jamaica–d. 5 July 1826, Middlesex, England), known as the founder of modern Singapore, was born at sea off Jamaica on 6 July 1781 on board the West Indiaman Ann. The Ann was the ship captained by his father, Benjamin Raffles. 1 His full name at birth was Thomas Stamford Bingley ...
Jun 9, 2024 · Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles was born on () 5 July 1781 on board the ship Ann, off the coast of Port Morant, Jamaica, to Captain Benjamin Raffles (1739, London – 23 November 1811, Deptford) and Anne Raffles (née Lyde) (1755 – 8 February 1824, London).
Despite his rather lofty name, Raffles was born on board the ship Ann off the coast of Port Morant, Jamaica, in the West Indies. His father Captain Benjamin Raffles (1739–1811), a Yorkshire man, was the ship’s skipper that plied the West Indies trade.
Birthplace: On the ship Ann off the coast of Port Morant, Jamaica Star Sign: Cancer. Died: July 5, 1826 (aged 44) Cause of Death: Apoplexy
May 21, 2022 · Ocho Rios is a port town located in Saint Ann parish on the north coast of Jamaica. One of the most popular ports in Jamaica lies the north coast, 60 kilometres North West of Kingston and 85 kilometres east of Montego Bay.
Feb 7, 2020 · Sir Stamford Raffles; [1] Thomas Stamford Raffles was born on the ship Ann off the coast of Port Morant, Jamaica, to Captain Benjamin Raffles (d. June 1797) and Anne Raffles (née Lyde). [3] The little money the family had went into schooling Raffles. He attended a boarding school.
