Sikh Heritage of Dongara – Part 3 Person List and References
Part Three: APPENDICES ਅੂੰਸਿਕਾ
List of Sikhs recorded in the Irwin district before the 1950s, with known years present.
| No. | NAME/DATES | OTHER NAMES | COMMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sojan Singh c1901-1920 | Sagan Singh, So Jaw Singh, Lojan Singh, Francis Sojan | born Lahore, Punjab, and his wife Grace née Maddison and five children Estelle, Guy, Lionel, Marie (May), Roy and Joyce and a still-born son Boota |
| 2 | Pola Singh c1901-1934 | Palar Singh, Polo Singh, Bola Singh, Aola Singh | born Punjab |
| 3 | Chatteree Singh 1902 | ||
| 4 | Pedava Singh 1904 | ||
| 5 | Goodah Singh 1904 | ||
| 6 | Easa Singh 190x-1909 | Esa Singh | born Punjab |
| 7 | Rur Singh 1908-1947 | Rue Singh | |
| 8 | Attra Singh | Attura Singh | and his wife Mat Kaur (Mahan Koor, Machacor, Mahakour) c1904-1908/09, and four children – Basutli (Bevan), Lahorea (Lahor), Pun (Poona), Cashu, Ram Kishan (Kishin, James), two still-born females, one still-born male |
| 9 | Buta Singh 1908, 1909 | ||
| 10 | Sarner Singh 1908, 1909 | ||
| 11 | Busan Singh 1909 | Busana Singh | |
| 12 | Chatta Singh 1909 | ||
| 13 | Toman Singh 1920, 22, 24 | Tomal Singh | born Budaun, United Provinces |
| 14 | Surchia Singh 1920, 22 | ||
| 15 | K. Singh 1924 |
List of known Sikh cremations in or near Dongara
| No. | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| 1 | Easa Singh, cremated 15 February 1909, at Whale Point |
| 2 | Sojan Singh, cremated 13 May 1922, at Dongara Cemetery ‘in the presence of the public’ |
| 3 | Toman Singh, cremated 5 March 1924, at Whale Point |
| 4 | Pola Singh, cremated 28 April 1934, at Seven Mile Beach (Nhargo) |
List of known Sikh burials in or near Dongara
| No. | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| 1 | Francis Sojan Singh, buried 10 November 1920, exhumed for cremation 1922 |
List of other known Sikh burials in the Irwin District
| No. | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| 1 | Boota Singh, still-born son of Sojan and Grace Singh, buried 13 October 1906, at ‘Irwin House’ |
| 2 | Still-born daughter of Attra Singh and Mat Kaur, buried 9 September 1907 at ‘Tyford’ |
Acknowledgements
- Paul Barron and his team at Sandpiper Entertainment
- Jane di Giuseppe, custodian, Clarkson (Tyford) Account Journals
- Graham Grundy, former owner, Old East End
- Tarun Preet Singh and the Sikh Association of Western Australia
- Shirley Scotter and Bev Sharpe, IDHS Research Centre
- Frank Tomasi AM, owner, Old East End
References
- Atkinson, Anne (ed), Asian Immigrants to Western Australia 1829-1901, Dictionary of Western
- Australians, Vol V, UWA Press, Nedlands 1988
- Commonwealth of Australia, Census reports, 1911, 1921, 1933
- Deen, Hanifa, Ali Abdul v The King: Muslim stories from the dark days of White Australia, UWAP, Crawley 2011
- Forde, Matthew, Weaponry Within the Sikh Faith, https://www.fordemilitaryantiques.com/articles/2019/3/19/the-sword-of-god , accessed 26/9/22
- Hewins, Jonathon, The Pioneer Sikhs of Western Australia 1886-1950: Immigration, Discrimination, Occupations and Cremations, Hons Thesis, Murdoch University 2021
- Martens, Jeremy, Empire and Asian Migration: Sovereignty, Immigration Restriction, and Protest in the British settler colonies, 1888-1907, UWAP, Crawley 2018
- Morgen, Ruth, Cecelia Leong-Salobir and Jeremy Martens (eds), Western Australia in the Indian Ocean World, Studies in Western Australian History, Vol 28, Centre for Western Australian History, UWA 2013
- Walker, David, Anxious Nation: Australia and the rise of Asia 1850-1939, UQP, St Lucia 1999
- Westrip, Joyce and Peggy Holroyde, Colonial Cousins: A Surprising History of Connections between India and Australia, Wakefield Press, Kent Town 2011