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Erskine Road

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369: 20: 421: 427: 97:, a government officer who was recorded owning land in Singapore in 1824. As the road was only named in 1907 when houses are built along the road, it was most likely named after Samuel Erskine than J.J. Erskine. 193: 186: 179: 161: 464: 368: 137: 457: 498: 488: 450: 35: 483: 493: 381: 333: 90: 348: 328: 288: 318: 213: 202: 51: 24: 86: 268: 248: 74: 228: 94: 358: 258: 155: 85:
There were two possible reasons how the name of the road came about. Firstly, it was named after
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Singapore street names : a study of toponymics
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Index


Chinatown, Singapore
Chinese
Malay
road
Chinatown
Outram Planning Area
junction
South Bridge Road
Ann Siang Road
Kadayanallur Street
Samuel Erskine
Howarth Erskine and Company
J.J. Erskine
The Scarlet Hotel
Singapore street names : a study of toponymics
ISBN
978-981-4484-74-9
OCLC
868957283
cite book
link
v
t
e
Roads and streets in Chinatown, Singapore
Amoy Street
Ann Siang Hill
Ann Siang Road
Banda Street

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