News
10th May 2013
B.M.D.'s A combined index is now available for 1907 and 1908, if a family member is listed please contact us and we will send you details of the entry.
2nd May 2013
Transcriptions for the 1939 Directory are under way - Akyab and Bassein together with further items of interest
are now available.
The Moulmein Chronicle index for 1840 is now available as well as B.M.D. transcriptions for that year.
Additional Marriage and Burial records are available for 1893 and Baptisms for 1918.
22nd April 2013
The Public Works Department, a very interesting project by Vivian Rodrigues, is now available, the work includes
names, dates of birth, placements and titbits like who overstayed their leave.
17th April 2013
This bit of news applies to members only - your News page has been moved to a sub-section of the Welcome and Home Page,
this will allow us a bit more freedom to create additional sections for new material.
16th April 2013
Biography Section:- The granddaughter of James Robb and Florence Emily Edwards, Majors in The Salvation Army, has
provided us with a short biography of their lives. They were posted to Toungoo and then Maymyo to manage the Soldiers' Home
and Hostel there. A photo album is also included, if you recognise anyone please let us know who they are.
Their daughter Edith kept an autograph book signed by friends and acquaintences. Florence and family trekked out, her diary
has been transcribed and is available on the Trek page.
James also made the trek and a reconstruction of his journey is also available on the Trek page.
10th April 2013
We have a new addition to the ABL the Biography section, in time we hope it will become "the" place to contribute life stories and photos. Our first is a wonderful snapshot of the life of Moung Ohn Ghine, A.T.M., C.I.E., 1858 - 1911. His printed letters covering
the period 1874 - 1910 are to and from his many friends and acquaintances. As the Representative of the Province of Burma he
and his wife Mah Yait attended the Coronation of King Edward V11 and Queen Alexandra and this event is included in his account
of his visit to the U.K.
Our re-vamp of the site is still on-going apologies if it all seems to be taking a little longer than expected.
30th March 2013
Burma Rifles - Chindits - contributed by Stephen Fogden.
This list of names is now available in the Military Records - The War against Japan.
26 March 2013
P.W.D. Index is available in the members area only for the time being, the full transcription will, we hope, be available shortly.
On the technical side we are trying out various new structures, so please be patient if the site looks a little odd at times, it's not
gremlins in the works, it's us.
21-25 March 2013
Please note we have a new MEMBER LOGIN SYSTEM.
Click on the Member Login box, enter your email address and password.
In the "My Profile" section you can update your personal details and change your password if you wish.
Once logged in you will automatically be taken to the Members' Area.
If you have any problems using the new system please contact the secretary at secretary@angloburmeselibrary.com
B.M.D.'s, where we have indexed them, range from 1878 - 1895 and have been updated, may we suggest you do another search.
The following new material has been added to the members' area
1905 India Office List
1888 Directory
1839 Moulmein Chronicle Index, transcribed B.M.D's and Notices/For Sale
B.M.D.'s A combined index is now available for 1907 and 1908, if a family member is listed please contact us and we will send you details of the entry.
2nd May 2013
Transcriptions for the 1939 Directory are under way - Akyab and Bassein together with further items of interest
are now available.
The Moulmein Chronicle index for 1840 is now available as well as B.M.D. transcriptions for that year.
Additional Marriage and Burial records are available for 1893 and Baptisms for 1918.
22nd April 2013
The Public Works Department, a very interesting project by Vivian Rodrigues, is now available, the work includes
names, dates of birth, placements and titbits like who overstayed their leave.
17th April 2013
This bit of news applies to members only - your News page has been moved to a sub-section of the Welcome and Home Page,
this will allow us a bit more freedom to create additional sections for new material.
16th April 2013
Biography Section:- The granddaughter of James Robb and Florence Emily Edwards, Majors in The Salvation Army, has
provided us with a short biography of their lives. They were posted to Toungoo and then Maymyo to manage the Soldiers' Home
and Hostel there. A photo album is also included, if you recognise anyone please let us know who they are.
Their daughter Edith kept an autograph book signed by friends and acquaintences. Florence and family trekked out, her diary
has been transcribed and is available on the Trek page.
James also made the trek and a reconstruction of his journey is also available on the Trek page.
10th April 2013
We have a new addition to the ABL the Biography section, in time we hope it will become "the" place to contribute life stories and photos. Our first is a wonderful snapshot of the life of Moung Ohn Ghine, A.T.M., C.I.E., 1858 - 1911. His printed letters covering
the period 1874 - 1910 are to and from his many friends and acquaintances. As the Representative of the Province of Burma he
and his wife Mah Yait attended the Coronation of King Edward V11 and Queen Alexandra and this event is included in his account
of his visit to the U.K.
Our re-vamp of the site is still on-going apologies if it all seems to be taking a little longer than expected.
30th March 2013
Burma Rifles - Chindits - contributed by Stephen Fogden.
This list of names is now available in the Military Records - The War against Japan.
26 March 2013
P.W.D. Index is available in the members area only for the time being, the full transcription will, we hope, be available shortly.
On the technical side we are trying out various new structures, so please be patient if the site looks a little odd at times, it's not
gremlins in the works, it's us.
21-25 March 2013
Please note we have a new MEMBER LOGIN SYSTEM.
Click on the Member Login box, enter your email address and password.
In the "My Profile" section you can update your personal details and change your password if you wish.
Once logged in you will automatically be taken to the Members' Area.
If you have any problems using the new system please contact the secretary at secretary@angloburmeselibrary.com
B.M.D.'s, where we have indexed them, range from 1878 - 1895 and have been updated, may we suggest you do another search.
The following new material has been added to the members' area
1905 India Office List
1888 Directory
1839 Moulmein Chronicle Index, transcribed B.M.D's and Notices/For Sale
29th January 2013
Directories and indexes for 1844, 1872 are now available to members. 1888 and an additional 1905 will be added shortly.
25th January 2013
Baptism, Marriage and Burial Index 1878 - 1895 are now available to members.
Directories and indexes for 1844, 1872 are now available to members. 1888 and an additional 1905 will be added shortly.
25th January 2013
Baptism, Marriage and Burial Index 1878 - 1895 are now available to members.
21st January 2013
Moulmein Chronicle 1838 - The Index has now been completed, the remaining years 1839-44 will follow a.s.a.p.
Freemasonry - by Susan A. Snell, Archivist and Records Manager, Library & Museum of Freemasonry.
We also have the services of a volunteer to help with your research. Send us your queries via the "Contact Us" form.
Moulmein Chronicle 1838 - Interesting items have now been transcribed, B.M.D.´s, Shipping/passenger lists,
principal characters etc. Index to follow.
10th December 2012
Myanmar/Burma National Archives, transcriptions, i.e. named individuals/brief description of file contents is now available.
8th December 2012
Moulmein Chronicle 1837 - The index is now available to members together with transcriptions of interesting items, B.M.D.´s, Shipping, principal characters etc. Editions for 1838 and 1839 are also now available to view, indexes and transcriptions
are underway.
The Books Page has been updated with reviews and indexes.
5th December 2012
Two new additions to the Trek page recounting personal memories of the evacuation.
Moulmein Chronicle 1838 - The Index has now been completed, the remaining years 1839-44 will follow a.s.a.p.
Freemasonry - by Susan A. Snell, Archivist and Records Manager, Library & Museum of Freemasonry.
We also have the services of a volunteer to help with your research. Send us your queries via the "Contact Us" form.
Moulmein Chronicle 1838 - Interesting items have now been transcribed, B.M.D.´s, Shipping/passenger lists,
principal characters etc. Index to follow.
10th December 2012
Myanmar/Burma National Archives, transcriptions, i.e. named individuals/brief description of file contents is now available.
8th December 2012
Moulmein Chronicle 1837 - The index is now available to members together with transcriptions of interesting items, B.M.D.´s, Shipping, principal characters etc. Editions for 1838 and 1839 are also now available to view, indexes and transcriptions
are underway.
The Books Page has been updated with reviews and indexes.
5th December 2012
Two new additions to the Trek page recounting personal memories of the evacuation.
1st November 2012
Digital images of the 1837 Moulmein Chronicle, the first newspaper to be printed in Burma, are now available to members
and are exclusive to the ABL. As well as providing an insight to daily life at the time they also contain, letters,
"Domestic Occurances" i.e. BMD announcements, passenger lists and items of historical interest.
Work on the paper is now well under way and we hope to have the images for 1838 and 1839 editions on site before the end of December.
New in our public area extracts from the B.B.C.'s "WWII People’s War" - see Trek out of Burma 1942 page.
Personal stories relating to the evacuation and the trek, we provide a name index and links to the B.B.C. site.
Digital images of the 1837 Moulmein Chronicle, the first newspaper to be printed in Burma, are now available to members
and are exclusive to the ABL. As well as providing an insight to daily life at the time they also contain, letters,
"Domestic Occurances" i.e. BMD announcements, passenger lists and items of historical interest.
Work on the paper is now well under way and we hope to have the images for 1838 and 1839 editions on site before the end of December.
New in our public area extracts from the B.B.C.'s "WWII People’s War" - see Trek out of Burma 1942 page.
Personal stories relating to the evacuation and the trek, we provide a name index and links to the B.B.C. site.
September 2012
It is with great sadness we announce the untimely death of Mark Steevens
Chairman and founding member of the Anglo-Burmese Library.
Mark´s desire and passion for preserving Anglo-Burmese history was the inspiration for the creation of the ABL.
Thank you to everyone for your kind thoughts and condolences for Mark, they are very much appreciated.
It is with great sadness we announce the untimely death of Mark Steevens
Chairman and founding member of the Anglo-Burmese Library.
Mark´s desire and passion for preserving Anglo-Burmese history was the inspiration for the creation of the ABL.
Thank you to everyone for your kind thoughts and condolences for Mark, they are very much appreciated.
24 June 2012
The 1905 Directory has now been transcribed and organised into the same structure as all the other directories.
We have noted the absence of some small items from the 20th Century directories and these have been copied and are in the transcription machine.
We have noted the absence of some small items from the 20th Century directories and these have been copied and are in the transcription machine.
2nd May 2012
The directories for 1915 and 1925 are now fully indexed and available in our member's area. 1905 will follow shortly in a fully
readable and searchable form.
readable and searchable form.
7th Feb. 2012
Maymyo R.C. Registers (Europeans) now fully transcribed. St John's Cantonment Rangoon (RC) registers partially complete. Marriages to 1930 including witnesses and occupations are complete.
Corrected indexes and photographs of tombstones referred to on FIBIS for locations in Moulmein and Thayetmyo.
In addition we provide a full photographic record of the Syriam cemetery and a small cemetery at Yamethin.
We have additional photographs, corrections and data which supplement existing records for Maymyo Cemetery and a
complete photographic record of the monuments collected at the new Christian Cemetery at Yeway, plus pages of monuments
from elsewhere in Rangoon.
As of late December we have assumed responsibility for the completion of the new edition of BACSA's Register of
uropean Burials in Burma. This project has been sadly delayed owing to the illness and subsequent loss of Sally Hofmann.
We aim to complete this task by the end of the year. Exact details of information which will be shared between our organisations
have not yet been finalised, but an announcement will be made in due course.
One of the British Library "Lists of Employees" for the Burma Railways (1915) has been indexed and a dedicated Railways page
has been started, where the extracted lists from Directories will be collected, along with ancillary material such as photographs and articles.
1905 Thackers Directory indexed images in progress.
Maymyo R.C. Registers (Europeans) now fully transcribed. St John's Cantonment Rangoon (RC) registers partially complete. Marriages to 1930 including witnesses and occupations are complete.
Corrected indexes and photographs of tombstones referred to on FIBIS for locations in Moulmein and Thayetmyo.
In addition we provide a full photographic record of the Syriam cemetery and a small cemetery at Yamethin.
We have additional photographs, corrections and data which supplement existing records for Maymyo Cemetery and a
complete photographic record of the monuments collected at the new Christian Cemetery at Yeway, plus pages of monuments
from elsewhere in Rangoon.
As of late December we have assumed responsibility for the completion of the new edition of BACSA's Register of
uropean Burials in Burma. This project has been sadly delayed owing to the illness and subsequent loss of Sally Hofmann.
We aim to complete this task by the end of the year. Exact details of information which will be shared between our organisations
have not yet been finalised, but an announcement will be made in due course.
One of the British Library "Lists of Employees" for the Burma Railways (1915) has been indexed and a dedicated Railways page
has been started, where the extracted lists from Directories will be collected, along with ancillary material such as photographs and articles.
1905 Thackers Directory indexed images in progress.
