Purvis Farquhar » William Farquhar (1774-1839)

Personal data William Farquhar 

• He was born on February 26, 1774 in Newhall, Kincardineshire, Scotland, VK.
• He was baptized on March 19, 1774 in Fetterosso, Kincardineshire, Scotland.

  Baptism

• Alternative: He was baptized on March 19, 1774 in Parish of Fetteresso.
• Occupations:
• on February 6, 1819 First Resident and Commandant of Singapore in Singapore.
• in the year 1827 Partner in Farquhar, Morice and Co., London. in Londen, VK.
• Resident and Commandant of Melaka in Melaka, Sultanate of Johor (now.
• He died on May 5, 1839 in Perth, Scotland, VK, he was 65 years old.
• He is buried in the year 1839 in Perth, Scotland, VK.

  Greyfriars Burial Ground,

• A child of Robert Farquhar and Agnes Morrison

Household of William Farquhar

(1) He has/had a relationship with Antoinette NONYA Clement.

Child(ren):

1. ??  1801-1829
2. ??  1798-1861
3. Baby Farquhar  1797-1797
4. Elizabeth Caroline Farquhar  1797-1858
5. Esther Asther Farquhar  1796-1838 
6. ??  

(2) He is married to Margaret Loban.

They got married in the year 1828 at London, England, he was 53 years old.

Child(ren):

1. Mary Jane Farquhar  1837-1854
2. Agnes Farquhar  1835-1859
3. Amelia Farquhar  1833-1914 
4. Margaret Farquhar  1832-????
5. Margaret Amalia Farquhar  1830-1830
6. William Grant Farquhar  1829-1860

Notes about William Farquhar

 

Here is a glimpse of William Farquhar's character, provided by Munshi Abd Allah Ibn Abd Al-Kadir, who lived in both Malacca and Singapore when Farquhar was Resident:

"It was Mr. F
arquhar’s nature to be patient and tolerant of other people’s faults; and he treated both rich and poor alike, never looking on one person as more important than another. If a man however poor and
lowly came to him with a complaint he would attend to him quickly and listen carefully, giving advice and direction until the man’s mind was set at rest, so that he returned home full of gratitude.
Whenever he travelled about in his carriage or on horseback the rich and the poor, and the children too, saluted him and he at once returned the compliment. He was ever generous to all the servants o
f Allah. Truly all these qualities I have related were as cords tying the hearts of the people to him."

Extracted from: Abd Allah Ibn Abd Al-Kadir, Munshi, trans. Hill, A.H. The Hikayat Abdulla
h: An annotated translation. Kuala Lumpur, Oxford University Press, 1970. This book provides additional information about Farquhar, in particular about his time in Melaka (Malacca).

Farquhar's
biography has been published and details of his life and achievements are contained in the following books:

Bastin, John. ‘William Farquhar. His Life and Interest in Natural History.’ The W
illiam Farquhar Collection of Natural History Drawings, Singapore, G.K. Goh, 1999.

The following is an up-dated version of the previous publication:

Bastin, John. 'William Farquhar: First
Resident and Commandant of Singapore', (published privately) Eastbourne, UK, 2005.

See also: "The Man who Raffles Left Behind: William Farquhar (1774-1839) by Ernest C.T. Chew, Associate Profes
sor of History, National University of Singapore. http://www.postcolonialweb.org/singapore/history/chew/chew5.html.

There is mention of the Farquhars and Bernards in "The Traders: A Story of Bri
tain’s South-East Asian Commercial Adventure" by Sjovald Cunyngham-Brown (London, Newman Neave, 1971).

Lived at Early Bank Villa, Perth, Scotland from c. 1828 until his death in 1839. His bro
ther, Admiral Sir Arthur Farquhar lived next door. Both houses were built by the same developer.

Farquhar took two of his grandchildren (Miss Bernard and Master Davies) back to Britain when he
left Singapore in 1824. (Nadia Wright, PhD student researching Farquhar/Raffles) Email Jan 2009.

 

Here is a glimpse of William Farquhar's character, provided by Munshi Abd Allah Ibn Abd Al-Kadir, who lived in both Malacca and Singapore when Farquhar was Resident:

"It was Mr. Farquhar’s nature to be patient and tolerant of other people’s faults; and he treated both rich and poor alike, never looking on one person as more important than another. If a man however poor and lowly came to him with a complaint he would attend to him quickly and listen carefully, giving advice and direction until the man’s mind was set at rest, so that he returned home full of gratitude. Whenever he travelled about in his carriage or on horseback the rich and the poor, and the children too, saluted him and he at once returned the compliment. He was ever generous to all the servants of Allah. Truly all these qualities I have related were as cords tying the hearts of the people to him."

Extracted from: Abd Allah Ibn Abd Al-Kadir, Munshi, trans. Hill, A.H. The Hikayat Abdullah: An annotated translation. Kuala Lumpur, Oxford University Press, 1970. This book provides additional information about Farquhar, in particular about his time in Melaka (Malacca).

Farquhar's biography has been published and details of his life and achievements are contained in the following books:

Bastin, John. ‘William Farquhar. His Life and Interest in Natural History.’ The William Farquhar Collection of Natural History Drawings, Singapore, G.K. Goh, 1999.

The following is an up-dated version of the previous publication:

Bastin, John. 'William Farquhar: First Resident and Commandant of Singapore', (published privately) Eastbourne, UK, 2005.

See also: "The Man who Raffles Left Behind: William Farquhar (1774-1839) by Ernest C.T. Chew, Associate Professor of History, National University of Singapore. http://www.postcolonialweb.org/singapore/history/chew/chew5.html.

There is mention of the Farquhars and Bernards in "The Traders: A Story of Britain’s South-East Asian Commercial Adventure" by Sjovald Cunyngham-Brown (London, Newman Neave, 1971).

Lived at Early Bank Villa, Perth, Scotland from c. 1828 until his death in 1839. His brother, Admiral Sir Arthur Farquhar lived next door. Both houses were built by the same developer.

Farquhar took two of his grandchildren (Miss Bernard and Master Davies) back to Britain when he left Singapore in 1824. (Nadia Wright, PhD student researching Farquhar/Raffles) Email Jan 2009.

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