Friendly Societies

Blue Book for the year 1926

Friendly Societies in Singapore (Historical Record)

This table lists the Friendly Societies established in Singapore, along with their objectives, dates of establishment, membership numbers, funds, and whether they received government assistance. These societies offered mutual aid, charitable purposes, and funeral assistance to their members.

Name of Society	Object	Date of Establishment	Legislative Authority	No. of Members	Amount of Invested Funds ($)	Govt. Assistance
Masonic Club	Mutual assistance	28th Mar., 1890	Exempted from registration under Societies Ordinance No. 116	170	Nil	Nil
Singapore Protestant Benefit Society	Charitable purpose	12th Mar., 1912	Do.	26	3,677.08	Nil
Singapore Family Benefit Society	Mutual assistance	17th Aug., 1913	Do.	1,047	25,822.11	Nil
Singapore Catholic Benevolent Association	Mutual assistance & charitable purposes	5th Apr., 1914	Do.	614	45,000.00	Nil
Clerical Union	Mutual assistance	26th May, 1920	Do.	609	377.22	Nil
Singapore Christian Friend-in-need Society	Do.	23rd July, 1906	Do.	129	5,879.46	Nil
The North Indian Hindu Funeral Association	Mutual assistance at funerals	20th Apr., 1921	Do.	314	2,732.73	Nil
The Serangoon Catholic Church St Joseph Dying Aid Association	Mutual assistance & charitable purposes	22nd Sept., 1926	Do.	391	1,490.90	Nil
Cheng Kee Hean	Mutual assistance at funerals	28th Mar., 1893	Registered under Societies Ordinance No. 116	106	1,481.71	Nil
Tong Soon Kok	Do.	6th Jan., 1902	Do.	60	2,674.10	Nil
Tiong Ho Kok Association	Do.	19th Apr., 1907	Do.	19	1,000.00	Nil
Eng Hoe Kok	Do.	7th Jun., 1910	Do.	29	600.00	Nil
Guan Soon Kok Association	Do.	8th Feb., 1911	Do.	11	356.26	Nil
Singapore Chinese Funeral Association	Do.	6th Sept., 1911	Do.	57	1,875.00	Nil
Yan Leng Hean Association	Do.	11th Jan., 1912	Do.	74	799.46	Nil
Soon Ho Kok Association	Do.	17th May, 1913	Do.	42	800.00	Nil
Thong Nghee Kok	Do.	10th Nov., 1913	Do.	58	2,076.06	Nil
Hoa Nghee Kok	Do.	27th Jul., 1914	Do.	57	498.59	Nil
Eng Wah Kok	Do.	31st Aug., 1917	Do.	95	2,689.78	Nil
Tiong Choon Kok	Do.	6th Sept., 1921	Do.	81	842.76	Nil
Yew Aik Seah	Do.	20th Mar., 1922	Do.	63	603.76	Nil
Bukit Panjang Benevolent Association	Do.	14th Nov., 1924	Do.	22	304.79	Nil
Chivalrous Friendly Society	Do.	23rd Jul., 1925	Do.	36	273.03	Nil
Le Lok Hean	Do.	10th Jun., 1901	Do.	44	312.58	Nil
Jawlol Maskin	Do.	29th Nov., 1912	Do.	111	1,943.66	Nil
Sepoy Lines Funeral Association	Do.	29th Nov., 1912	Do.	48	1,210.39	Nil

Total Societies: 4,288 members | Total Funds: $104,711.47 | Govt. Assistance: Nil

Source: Historical record of Friendly Societies in Singapore, Blue Book for the year 1926

Friendly Societies offering Mutual Assistance at Funerals

Cheng Kee Hean, Est.: 13 March 1893, Members: 16

Tong Soon Kok, Est.: 6th Jan 1902, Members: 60

Tiang Ho Kok, Est.: 19th Apr 1907, Members: 19

Eng Ho Kok, Est.: 7th Jun 1907, Members: 29

Guan Soon Kok, est.: 4th Feb 1911, members: 11

Singapore Chinese Funeral Association, Est.: 6 Sep 1911, Members: 57

Yan Leng Hean Association, Est.: 11th Jan 1912, Members: 74

Soon Ho Kok Association, Est.: 17th May 1913, Members: 42

Thong Nghee Kok, Est.: 10th Nov 1913, Members: 58

Hoa Nghee Kok, est. 27th July 1914, Members 57 

Eng Wah Kok, est. 31 Aug 1917, Members 95

Tiang Choon Kok, est. 6th Sep 1921, Members 81

Yew Aik Seah, est. 20th Mar 1922, Members 63

Bukit Panjang Benevolent Association, est. 14th Nov 1924, Members 22

Chivalrous Friendly Society, est. 23rd Jul 1925, Members 36

Ee Lok Hean, est. 28th Aug 1925, Members 44

Jawalol Masakin, est. 10th Jun 1901, Members 111

Sepoy Lines Funeral Association, est. 29th Nov 1912, Members 43