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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.
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.
Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles was born on July 6, 1781, at the sea, off Port Morant, Jamaica, on his father’s ship, ‘Ann.’ His father, Benjamin Raffles, was a merchant captain. His mother’s name was Anne Lyde.
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
Feb 8, 2018 · 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). His father was a Yorkshireman who had a burgeoning family and little luck in the West Indies trade during the American Revolution, sending the family into debt.
