Colony of Singapore

From Wiki : Flag Of Crown Colony of Singapore

After 3 decades of my life only then I learned that my mum was born during the period of political awakening of Singapore. Singapore was part of the Straits Settlements together with Malaya under colonial rule. But the post-war aftermath and the defeat of the British gave rise to a need for a local government. The year of 1955 was the turning point leading to self-goverment independent of colonial suppression.
My maternal grandfather was registered as a British Subject " The first Singaporean elections, held in March 1948, were limited as only six of the twenty-five seats on the Legislative Council were to be elected. Only British subjects had the rights to vote, and only 23,000 or about 10% of those eligible registered to vote." Wikipedia
However, he passed away when my mum was only 7 years of age, although he was already in his 50s then.
My grandmother had to raise 6 children on her own and she was already in her 40s.
I know so little of my family history.

Ignorance is a disease.