A Malay person's lifespan

Estimation of a historical Malay person's lifespan, year of birth and death

There are a few times when I needed to work out a person's place in the family tree, despite scarcity of clues. However, narrated stories throughout my life from my father, his mother, his brothers and sisters, and occasional contacts with my relatives at weddings have all made it possible to work out a few lineages which I think are significant to fill in gaps in our Malay history concerning this region. What I have written is fluid and will change as more evidences, narrations, clues etc surface and reach me. I will amend as deemed necessary.

Finding and using an ulamak is of great importance in working out a family's lineage and history. Ulamak tend to be born at a far away rural village, go to Makkah to study some 20-22 years, then start teaching at one place/madrassah/masjid. They then move on to another place, and so on. Fortunately, they return to where they first taught, lived till old age and passed away. They are interred where they first taught, where many can remember and honour their sacrifices.

Once an estimated lifespan of a historical person is known, newspaper articles can be searched online for that period. These are rare articles, but nevertheless, they are there for research.

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For this particular exercise, I am using Nakhoda Nan Intan as the clan founder and Sheik Haji Abdul Latiff bin Nuruddin as ulamak in his lineage. I am working out how Nakhoda's people came in contact with Sultan Hussein Shah, to see why Sultan Hussein Shah is interred as Masjid Tengkera while his people have a royal grave plot at Masjid Sultan.

Nakhoda Nan Intan came from Istana Pagaruyung, Kg Ibu Adi (Boadi/Bodi), Payakumbuh, Bukit Tinggi, West Sumatra, Dutch Indonesia.

Ulamak's great-great-great-great-great-grandfather: Haji Mohamed Saleh bin Tuanku Nan Betis Sebatang (Nakhoda Nan Intan) lived between 1697 and 1787.
1697 - birth
1697 - 1728 (31 years) ... He built Masjid Tengkerah, Melaka in 1728
1697 - 1734 (37 years) ... He built Masjid Batu Uban, Penang in 1734.
1697 - 1737 (40 years)
1697 - 1747 (50 years)
1697 - 1757 (60 years)
1697 - 1767 (70 years)
1697 - 1777 (80 years)
1697 - 1787 (90 years)
He died in Batu Uban, Penang.
His date of demise is unknown.
Makam Nakhoda Nan Intan is at Tanah Perkuburan Masjid Jamek Batu Uban.

Ulamak's great-great-great-great-grandfather: Haji __ bin __ lived between 1722 and 1812:
1722 - birth
1722 - 1728 (10 years) ..... Masjid Tengkera, Melaka was built in 1728
1722 - 1734 (12 years) ..... Masjid Batu Uban, Penang was built in 1734
1722 - 1762 (40 years)
1722 - 1772 (50 years)
1722 - 1782 (60 years)
1722 - 1792 (70 years)
1722 - 1802 (80 years)
1722 - 1812 (90 years)

Ulamak's great-great-great-grandfather: Haji  __ bin __ lived between 1747 and 1837:
1747 - birth
1747 - 1787 (40 years)
1747 - 1797 (50 years)
1747 - 1807 (60 years)
1747 - 1817 (70 years)
1747 - 1827 (80 years)
1747 - 1835 (88 years)  .... Sultan Hussein Shah died on 5 September 1835  
1747 - 1837 (90 years)

Ulamak's great-great-grandfather: Haji  ___ bin ___ lived between 1772 and 1862:
1772 - birth
1772 - 1812 (40 years)
1772 - 1822 (50 years)
1772 - 1832 (60 years)
1772 - 1835 (63 years) .... Sultan Hussein Shah died on 5 September 1835
1772 - 1842 (70 years)
1772 - 1852 (80 years)
1772 - 1862 (90 years)

Ulamak's great-grandfather: Haji ___ bin ___ lived between 1797 and 1887:
1797 - birth
1797 - 1835 (38 years) .... Sultan Hussein Shah died on 5 September 1835
1797 - 1837 (40 years)
1797 - 1847 (50 years)
1797 - 1857 (60 years)
1797 - 1867 (70 years)
1797 - 1877 (80 years)
1797 - 1887 (90 years)

Ulamak's grandfather: Haji Muhammad Salleh bin __ lived between 1822 and 1912:
1822 - birth
1822 - 1835 (13 years) .... Sultan Hussein Shah died on 5 September 1835
1822 - 1862 (40 years)
1822 - 1872 (50 years)
1822 - 1882 (60 years)
1822 - 1892 (70 years)
1822 - 1902 (80 years)
1822 - 1912 (90 years)

Ulamak's father: Haji Nuruddin bin Haji Muhammad Salleh probably lived between 1847 and 1917:
1847 - birth
1847 - 1887 (40 years)
1847 - 1897 (50 years)
1847 - 1907 (60 years)
1847 - 1912 (65 years)
1847 - 1917 (70 years)
1847 - 1922 (75 years)
1847 - 1927 (80 years)
1847 - 1937 (90 years)

Ulamak: Haji Abdul Latiff bin Haji Nuruddin lived between 1872 - 1939 (67 years) ... he was the 8th generation of Nakhoda Nan Intan.

His son: Haji Ahmad bin Haji Abdul Latiff (HABHAL) ... was the 9th generation of Nakhoda Nan Intan.

His grandson: Haji Tamby bin Haji Ahmad (Singapore) ... is the 10th generation of Nakhoda Nan Intan.

His great-grandson: brothers Affendi & Baharin bin Haji Tamby (Singapore) are the 11th generation of Nakhoda Nan Intan.

His great-great-grandchildren are the children on Affendi & Baharin bin Haji Tamby (Singapore). They are the 12th generation of Nakhoda Nan Intan.