Occupation of Migrants
Entrepreneurs Street Traders (TB p145)
(TB P141-144)
Name: Alexander Laurie
Johnson
Country: Scotland
Trade / Industry: Agency
houses where they received
commission
Reason for coming to SG
(where relevant):
Name: Tan Kim Seng
Country: Melakan-born
Chinese
Trade / Industry: Middlemen
between European and
Chinese / owns his own
business - opium
Reason for coming to SG
(where relevant): to set up
his own trading business in
Singapore
Name : Hajjah Fatimah
Sulaiman
Country: Malacca, Malaysia
Trade / Industry:
Reason for coming to SG
(where relevant) continuing
to expand her husband’s
business in Singapore
Craftsmen
1. How did entrepreneurs contribute to the development of Singapore?
2. How did craftsmen contribute to the development of Singapore?
Money Lenders (tb p145)
Type of trader: Food traders Common reference:
Chettiars or Indian
Type of trader: Small-scale moneylenders
farmers
Type of trader: Fishermen Activities they were involved
in:
Type of trader: Hunters
Type of trader: Street Settled in which area:
barbers Singapore River area
Type of trader: Cobblers Contribute in what way?
Different groups of traders
would borrow money from
these moneylenders as very
few banks would lend them
Contribute in what way? money. In this way, the
They sold quick and cheap Chettiars contributed to
meals to the coolies and Singapore’s commercial
other workers. They also importance.
sold food products they had
grown or caught in the
streets and markets. They
also sold items such as
sandals, brooms and towels
and provided haircutting and
shoe mending services to
the community.
3. How did labourers contribute to the development of Singapore?