Tuesday 4 February 2020

Post-War Weddings in Banda Hilir, Melaka 1948 and 1950

There are two sets of wedding photos in Banda Hilir, Melaka, after the war:
  1. 22 June 1948 - unknown wedding
  2. Wedding of Abdul Ghani bin Abdul Rahman and Bokma bt Sam on 8-11 October 1950

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22 June 1948 Wedding
This is probably bertandang.

22 June 1948 (photo was received by Pak Bakau on 1 July 1948).

22 June 1948 (photo was received by Pak Bakau on 1 July 1948).

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8-11 October 1950 Wedding

Who is getting married? Abdul Ghani bin Abdul Rahman
Whose wedding is this? Abdul Ghani's wedding
Who are in the photo? Abdul Ghani and his parents
Whose car has the number plate M 2451?
Whose house is in the bkgr? The house in the bkgr belongs to Haji Jaafar
Where was this? In Banda Hilir, Malacca

When was this wedding? 8 October 1950, photos were taken by Bapak before he went to MCKK.


AT THE GROOM'S HOUSE

(House in the background is Haji Jaafar's house in Banda Hilir)
Sunday, 8 October 1950
Nikah - the groom goes to the bride's house.

There are 6 wedding photos but only one has a name written and dated to 8.10.50. The other 5 photos have no dates or names written. It is unknown whether the photos are related or belonged to one wedding or other weddings.
The groom returns to his home. This 8 October 1950 photo shows a trishaw arriving on the grounds of 302 Banda Hilir. Who is seated on the trishaw? Who is riding the trishaw? There is an arched roof, a column and a high perimeter wall.
The far bkgr has a house with attap roof. There is a boy holding a kompang at right. 

Bapak wrote on the back of this wedding photo:
"A. Ghani bin A. Rahman sebelum pergi nikah - hari Ahad, 8.10.50. Taken by A. Rashid".

This car is possibly a 1949 Plymouth, manufactured by Daimler Chrysler, USA.
https://myntransportblog.com/category/daimler-chrysler/
This car also looks like a Polish Warszawa, but the Polish started manufacturing this car in 1951, after this wedding date. So this is not a Polish Warszawa car.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FSO_Warszawa

The car's number plate is M 2451. The taller man (groom) is Abdul Ghani bin Abdul Rahman. The shorter man with songkok is unknown (probably groom's father). The house in the background is Haji Jaafar's house. The 302 Banda Hilir house is next door on the left and hidden behind the trees (not visible in these photos).

Groom and his father. The house in the background is Haji Jaafar's house. The tall man getting married is Abdul Ghani bin Abdul Rahman. The man beside him could be his father, Abdul Rahman bin Hj Noordin.

Groom is Abdul Ghani bin Abdul Rahman. He is very tall. This is in front of Haji Jaafar's house.

Abdul Ghani bin Abdul Rahman getting married.



Abdul Ghani bin Abdul Rahman.
Wife of Abdul Ghani.
Abdul Ghani bin Abdul Rahman and wife, Bokma bt Sam.


Abdul Ghani bin Abdul Rahman (groom) and Bokma bt Sam (bride). The newly weds are seated on a dais (pelamin).
The man and woman are Abdul Rahman and wife Fatma/Padma.
They are the groom's parents.

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11 October 1950 Wedding
Bertandang - the bride visits the groom's house.

Bride (Bokma bt Sam) arriving at the groom's house on 11 October 1950.

Bokma bt Sam (bride), a lady with serban and a man who looks like Tok Mohd Yusope (Walid - he died in 1954)
Bokma bt Sam on 11 October 1950. The car looks the same as the one at the groom's house. Who is the woman holding the bride's hand? Mak Andam? Her mother?
There is bunga manggar behind the big car (same big car).
Bokma bt Sam on 11 October 1950.
Bokma bt Sam on 11 October 1950.

Source:
Bapak's pendrive and photos after he died.
Bapak (HARMY = Haji Abdul Rashid bin Mohd Yusope)
Died 8 March 2009

Please let me know if you know anything about these photos or people in these photos. 

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