Profile: Chua Swa Chwee (蔡山水) & Tan Choot Neo (陳卒娘)
Tomb of Chua Swa Chwee and Tan Choot Neo (Bukit Brown)
Tomb Inscriptions
| Name (Husband) | Chua Swa Chwee (蔡山水) |
| Name (Wife) | Tan Choot Neo (陳卒娘) |
| Ancestral Village | Nan An (南安), Fujian |
| Death Date (Husband) | 9 June 1940 (Age 62) |
| Burial/Death Date (Wife) | Deceased in 1942 (Syonan Period) |
| Location | Bukit Brown Cemetery |
Epigraphy Breakdown
Central Tablet:
- Top: 南安 (Nan An - Ancestral Origin)
- Right: 民國庚辰年五月初四日 (Republic Era Geng Chen Year [1940], 5th Moon, 4th Day) - Date of Husband's Death
- Center: 考山水蔡公 / 妣卒娘陳氏 墓 (Tomb of Deceased Father Chua Swa Chwee and Deceased Mother Tan Choot Neo)
- Left: 民國壬午年五月十九日吉 (Republic Era Ren Wu Year [1942], 5th Moon, 19th Day) - Date of Wife's Burial/Death (Syonan Period)
Biography & Timeline
1940: Death of Chua Swa Chwee
9 June 1940
Mr. Chua Swa Chwee passed away at the age of 62 on Sunday, 9 June 1940, at his residence, No. 250 Tembeling Road, Singapore.
Source: Malaya Tribune, 12 Jun 1940
9 June 1940
Mr. Chua Swa Chwee passed away at the age of 62 on Sunday, 9 June 1940, at his residence, No. 250 Tembeling Road, Singapore.
Source: Malaya Tribune, 12 Jun 1940
Obituary: Nanyang Siang Pau
16 June 1940
Source: Nanyang Siang Pau, 16 June 1940
16 June 1940
Source: Nanyang Siang Pau, 16 June 1940
Funeral Acknowledgements
The Straits Times, 17 June 1940
The family expressed thanks to numerous associations, including the Straits Bachelors Physical Culture, Oleh Oleh Party, Gunong Sayang Association (Peranakan), and Ban Ann Seah.
Photograph of the late Mr. Chua Swa Chwee
The Straits Times, 17 June 1940
The family expressed thanks to numerous associations, including the Straits Bachelors Physical Culture, Oleh Oleh Party, Gunong Sayang Association (Peranakan), and Ban Ann Seah.
Photograph of the late Mr. Chua Swa Chwee
1942: Death of Tan Choot Neo
Syonan Period
Madam Tan Choot Neo passed away in 1942 (Ren Wu Year). Her date on the tomb corresponds to the Japanese Occupation period.
Syonan Period
Madam Tan Choot Neo passed away in 1942 (Ren Wu Year). Her date on the tomb corresponds to the Japanese Occupation period.
Genealogical Data
- Sons:
- Chua Cheng Kang (清江)
- Chua Cheng Whatt (清發)
- Chua Cheng Guan (清源)
- Chua Cheng Soon (清順)
- Chua Cheng Kim (清金)
- Daughters:
- Hong Neo (Mrs. Tan Thiam Hock)
- Siew Hong (Mrs. Oh Kim Chiang)
- Bee Hong (Mrs. Khoo Cheng Kim)
- Sons-in-Law:
- Tan Thiam Hock (陳添福)
- Oh Kim Chiang (胡金漳)
- Khoo Cheng Lim (邱清金)
References
- Malaya Tribune, 12 Jun 1940, "Deaths: Mr Chua Swa Chwee".
- Nanyang Siang Pau (南洋商报), 16 June 1940, Page 13.
- The Straits Times, 17 June 1940, Page 2 (Funeral Thanks).
- Syonan Shimbun, 5 July 1942.
- Bukit Brown Cemetery Tomb Inscriptions.