Ong Kong Guan
光緒十七年辛卯花月
男
光緒拾睦年庚寅腊月吉旦 1890
In Loving Memory of the late
王德淵
光緒十七年辛卯花月
男
順利 Ong Soon Lee
順喜 Ong Soon Hee
女
貴娘 Ong Quee Neo
春娘 Ong Choon Neo
圓娘 Ong Yang Neo
孫
明成 Ong Beng Seng
明月 Ong Beng Watt
仝立石
Empty grave of Ong Kong Guan
Mrs Ong Kong Guan Madam Chan
Tomb of first wife of Ong Kong Guan Mdm Chan
坐鎮老阴明
堂前太阳照
龍翻富貴春
鳳蔭子孫興
光緒拾睦年庚寅腊月吉旦 1890
顯妣謚慈惠王門曾氏孺人墓
孝男
順利 Ong Soon Lee
孝女
貴娘 Ong Quee Neo
孝孫
明成 Ong Beng Seng
明月 Ong Beng Watt
仝立石
Ong Kong Guan
In Loving Memory of the late
Ong Kong Guan
Died 13th May 1925
Age 90
In Loving Memory of the late
Goh Poon Neo
Died 25th July 1930
Age 76
Sons
Ong Soon Hee
Ong Soon Seng
Daughters
Ong Choon Neo
Ong Yang Neo
Ong Kok Neo
Grandsons
Ong Beng Seng
Ong Beng Watt
Ong Koon Hoe
Ong Peck Koon
Granddaughters
Ong Guek Neo
Ong Cheng Poh
Ong Cheng Kim
Great grandsons
Ong Poh Tin
Ong Poh Choo
DEATHS.
The Straits Times, 14 May 1925, Page 8
Died in May 13, 1925 at 24 Mohamed Sultan Road
Sons
Ong Soon Hee
Ong Bah Chee (Ong Soon Seng)
Daughters
Mrs Tan Teck Chuan
Mrs Seow Tiong Lin
Mrs Lee Guan Chuan
Grandsons
Ong Beng Seng
Ong Beng Watt ( Ong Beng Gwat)
Funeral of Goh Poon Neo in 1930 (pic courtesy of Darrell Tan)
From Song Ong Siang’s book - the ninth decade
An interesting question came before the Supreme Court, in October 1903, as to the rights of a Chinese widow to retain as ‘paraphernalia’ all jewelleries which were in her possession at the time of her husband’s death. Ong Kong Guan had taken out administration on the death of his son, Ong Soon Lee, and sued Chua Chwee Geok, the widow of the deceased, for the return of a large quantity of valuable jewels, which she had kept back on Soon Lee’s death. The widow alleged that some of the jewels were wedding presents from her husband and the rest were placed in her custody for use during her husband’s lifetime, and she claimed that all jewellery fell to her as paraphernalia’ at her husband’s death. Cox, CJ, held that even were the English law of paraphernalia applicable, the term could only include the tek-pai or presents given to her on her wedding, while all other jewels belonged and must be returned to the estate, as representing investment of capital.