The Old Protestant Cemetery, also known as Northam Road Cemetery, is a disused Christian cemetery in George Town, Penang. After more than a century of neglect, it is now classified as a heritage site and is maintained by the Penang Heritage Trust.
It is probably the first burial ground to have been established following the settlement of Penang by the British East India Company in 1786. It catered to both Roman Catholic and Protestant burials. The site is the final resting place of Penang’s pioneers such as Francis Light, James Scott, several early governors, Stamford Raffles’ brother-in-law Quintin Dick Thomas, David Brown of Glugor Estate, Reverend Hutchings who founded the Penang Free School, Reverend Thomas Beighton of the London Missionary Society, George Earl, and James Richardson Logan. Many of them died of tropical fever, probably malaria, brought about by mosquitoes which bred very profusely in the forests.
Geocache
This is a simple Mystery. The geocache is not located at the published coordinates.
Your task is to look for the graves of Sir Francis Light, Jessie Henriette Cooke and G. F. Gottlieb and then solve this simple equations below. Good luck looking for the geocache.
The geocache is located here :
N 5° D(A-C+F).MCA’ E 100° DE.G3(H+I)’
1. When was this grave restored ? This grave was restored in 1ABC
2. When did Jessie Henriette Cooke died and how old was she ? DE/FG/1868 at HI years old
3. What year was Mrs G. F. Gottlieb born? 18LM
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