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Malacca Dutch Eurasians :
The Malacca Dutch Eurasians are those who are descended from the Dutch who came to Malacca since its capture from the Portuguese in 1641. The Malacca Dutch Eurasians are now very few in numbers as many of them have already moved to the other states in the country or have immigrated away. Their ancestral assimilation into the predominantly larger Portuguese Eurasian community over the past decades through intermarriage has diluted the linkage to their Dutch ancestry and some have even totally adopted the Portuguese culture as their own. However, there are Malacca Dutch Eurasians families who remain proud of their ancestry and who can still trace their roots to the Malacca Dutch period and some even beyond that.
Click here for a namelist from the European population of Malakka, 1818-1825.
Ceylonese Dutch Burghers :
The Ceylonese Dutch Burghers refers to the people of Dutch ancestry who came to Malaysia from Ceylon (Sri Lanka) during the British occupancy. The word 'Burgher' in Middle Dutch means 'a member of a mercantile class', but it became an ethnic label after the arrival of the British in Ceylon. Many of the Ceylonese Dutch Burghers came to Malaysia in the late nineteen century to earn a living by following the demand for qualified staff needed by the British to introduce their system of administration into the country.
Click here for a namelist from the Dutch Burgher Union in Ceylon.
Other Dutch Descendants :
Dutch descendants whose ancestors, either from Indonesia or elsewhere, settled in Malaysia particularly during the British colonial period. Also included are the newer generation of Malaysians with Dutch ancestry.
The Malacca Dutch Eurasians are those who are descended from the Dutch who came to Malacca since its capture from the Portuguese in 1641. The Malacca Dutch Eurasians are now very few in numbers as many of them have already moved to the other states in the country or have immigrated away. Their ancestral assimilation into the predominantly larger Portuguese Eurasian community over the past decades through intermarriage has diluted the linkage to their Dutch ancestry and some have even totally adopted the Portuguese culture as their own. However, there are Malacca Dutch Eurasians families who remain proud of their ancestry and who can still trace their roots to the Malacca Dutch period and some even beyond that.
Click here for a namelist from the European population of Malakka, 1818-1825.
Ceylonese Dutch Burghers :
The Ceylonese Dutch Burghers refers to the people of Dutch ancestry who came to Malaysia from Ceylon (Sri Lanka) during the British occupancy. The word 'Burgher' in Middle Dutch means 'a member of a mercantile class', but it became an ethnic label after the arrival of the British in Ceylon. Many of the Ceylonese Dutch Burghers came to Malaysia in the late nineteen century to earn a living by following the demand for qualified staff needed by the British to introduce their system of administration into the country.
Click here for a namelist from the Dutch Burgher Union in Ceylon.
Other Dutch Descendants :
Dutch descendants whose ancestors, either from Indonesia or elsewhere, settled in Malaysia particularly during the British colonial period. Also included are the newer generation of Malaysians with Dutch ancestry.