Quo Fuit places 5 dated presences for James Brooke across 4 places, from 1841 to 1868.
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Sir James Brooke (29 April 1803 – 11 June 1868), was a British soldier and adventurer who founded the Raj of Sarawak in Borneo.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where James Brooke was documented, and when
1841year
Sarawakattested“In Sarawak he met the Sultan's uncle, Pengiran Muda Hashim, to whom he gave assistance in crushing the rebellion, winning the gratitude of Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin II of Brunei, who, in 1841, offered Brooke the governorship of Sarawak i…”source: Wikipedia: James Brooke
September 1854month
Sarawakattested“When Wallace arrived in Singapore in September 1854, he found Rajah Brooke "reluctantly preparing to give evidence to the special commission set up to investigate his controversial anti-piracy activities." During his rule, Brooke suppres…”source: Wikipedia: James Brooke
September 1854month
Singaporeattested“When Wallace arrived in Singapore in September 1854, he found Rajah Brooke "reluctantly preparing to give evidence to the special commission set up to investigate his controversial anti-piracy activities." During his rule, Brooke suppres…”source: Wikipedia: James Brooke
11 June 1868exact date
Burratorattested“On 11 June 1868, Brooke died in Burrator, Dartmoor, Devon, in south-west England, having suffered three strokes during his last ten years, and was buried at the graveyard of St Leonard's Church in Sheepstor.”source: Wikipedia: James Brooke
11 June 1868exact date
Sheepstorattested“On 11 June 1868, Brooke died in Burrator, Dartmoor, Devon, in south-west England, having suffered three strokes during his last ten years, and was buried at the graveyard of St Leonard's Church in Sheepstor.”source: Wikipedia: James Brooke
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Bengal Presidencymentioned“Some home tutoring followed in Bath before he returned to India in 1819 as an ensign in the Bengal Army of the British East India Company.”source: Wikipedia: James Brooke
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Bath, Somersetmentioned“Some home tutoring followed in Bath before he returned to India in 1819 as an ensign in the Bengal Army of the British East India Company.”source: Wikipedia: James Brooke
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Indiamentioned“Some home tutoring followed in Bath before he returned to India in 1819 as an ensign in the Bengal Army of the British East India Company.”source: Wikipedia: James Brooke
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Assammentioned“He saw action in Assam during the First Anglo-Burmese War until he was seriously wounded in 1825 and sent to England for recovery.”source: Wikipedia: James Brooke
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Englandmentioned“He saw action in Assam during the First Anglo-Burmese War until he was seriously wounded in 1825 and sent to England for recovery.”source: Wikipedia: James Brooke
1830year
Madrasmentioned“In 1830, he arrived back in Madras but was too late to rejoin his unit, and resigned his commission.”source: Wikipedia: James Brooke
1838year
Kuchingmentioned“Setting sail for Borneo in 1838, he arrived in Kuching in August to find the settlement facing an uprising against the Sultan of Brunei.”source: Wikipedia: James Brooke
1841year
Brightonmentioned“The son was brought up as Reuben George Walker in the Brighton household of Frances Walker (1841 and 1851 census, apparently born ).”source: Wikipedia: James Brooke
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Borneomentioned“Brooke returned temporarily to England in 1847, where he was given the Freedom of the City of London, appointed British consul-general in Borneo, and created a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB).”source: Wikipedia: James Brooke
1847year
Englandmentioned“Brooke returned temporarily to England in 1847, where he was given the Freedom of the City of London, appointed British consul-general in Borneo, and created a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB).”source: Wikipedia: James Brooke
1851 to 1854period
Singaporementioned“In 1851, Brooke was accused of using excessive force against the native people, under the guise of anti-piracy operations, leading to the appointment of a Commission of Inquiry in Singapore in 1854.”source: Wikipedia: James Brooke
April 1853month
Sarawakmentioned“Brooke wrote to Alfred Russel Wallace on leaving England in April 1853, "to assure Wallace that he would be very glad to see him at Sarawak." That invitation helped Wallace decide on the Malay Archipelago for his next expedition, an expe…”source: Wikipedia: James Brooke
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