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<BODY BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" LINK="#FFCC99" ALINK="#009D74" VLINK="#FF9966"><script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-47423994-1', 'fortunecity.ws'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script> <center> <br> <div> <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="http://ad.broadcaststation.net/ads/show_ad.php?width=728&height=90"></script> </div> </center> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#CC3300" FACE="Arial" ><B>Our Family</B></FONT>     |   <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our Family"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Us"><U>About Us</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our Family History"><U>Our Family History</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our Family History Part 2"><U>Our Family History - Part 2</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Kids"><U>The Kids</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our Wedding"><U>Our Wedding</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Special Occasions"><U>Special Occasions</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Vacations"><U>Vacations</U></A>   |   <B>Other</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="04758020.gif" border=0 width="600" height="2" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Other</div> <div>  <embed src="HTMLobj-382/canyon.mid" autostart="true" loop="true" hidden="true">  Besides all our family activities we also have some past  history and sometimes the humorous part  catches up with us  which keeps us amused or at times reflect back those <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Calligrapher" >golden</FONT> moments......</div> <bR> <div> <U>The History of the Alsagoff  Family in Singapore</U></div> <bR> <div> By the grace of  Almighty Allah, it was in  <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Calligrapher" >1824</FONT> that Syed Abdul Rahman Alsagoff landed in  Singapore, accompanied by his son Ahmed. His objectives were to extend arab influence, trade and culture in the wake of the domination  over territories, then dominated by  Europeans.</div> <bR> <div> The date of his arrival is also notable as it was five years before that  Sultan  Hussain Mohd Shah  of  Singapore and Temenggong Abdul Rahman of  Johore ceded the island of  Singapore to Stamford Raffles who declared  it a free port. Syed Abdul Rahman made use of this opportunity to come to Singapore to indulge in  trading of spices with neighbouring countries notably Java.</div> <div> He established the firm of Alsagoff & Co in  1848 and traded in his own vessels which also made him a shipowner - a class above most people at that time.</div> <bR> <div> Then by great fortune his son <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Calligrapher" >Syed Ahmed</FONT> married into Bugis royalty named Raja Sitti, daughter of Hadjjah Fatimah, Sultana of Gowa in the Celebes. This union  meant an extension  and expansion  of  his business empire. When Syed Ahmed died in Singapore, he was already a very rich and successful man  and earned great respect from all the business community. <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Calligrapher" >He was succeeded by his son  Syed Mohammad bin Ahmed Alsagoff.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> In 1878<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="Calligrapher" >, the Maharajah of  Johore, His Highness Abubaker bestowed concession  upon  Syed Mohammad . This concession was later named  </FONT>Constantinople Estate<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="Calligrapher" > and was allowed by his Highness, Sultan  Abubaker for Syed Mohammad  to</FONT> issue his own  Alsagoff  currency notes of four denominations - 25 cts / 50 cts /$ 1 /$ 2.</div> <bR> <div> There are<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Calligrapher" > only 3 known  sets</FONT> of this notes in the world and they are now priceless. One set is owned by the Singapore Museum, another by the British Museum and another by a private collector. Below are actual notes of the Alsagoff family collection....</div> <bR> <div>  </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="15a9e100.jpg" border=0 width="414" height="272" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Syed Mohd with Sultan Abubaker </div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="15c66310.jpg" border=0 width="358" height="305" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="15e604a0.jpg" border=0 width="352" height="330" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="160663d0.jpg" border=0 width="358" height="317" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="1654f410.jpg" border=0 width="335" height="321" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> End of story...will update soon</div> <div> Return to <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our Family"><U>Home</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> </BODY>