Lim Dwan Inn

Lim Dwan Inn

林傅印

民國庚申年榖旦

顯考傅印林府君之佳城

孝男 

合興 Lim Hap Hin 

孝女

瑞蓮 Lim Swee Lian 

仝立

Wife empty tomb for Yeo Ai Lin

林門楊氏孺人

In Loving Memory of 

The Late 

Mr Lim Dwan Inn

Died on 12th June 1920

Age 37 years 

Beloved father of

Master Lim Hup Hin and Miss Lim Swee Lian

Notes:

瑞蓮甲辰四月廿五日丑時生 (1904 Jun 8) 

Lim Swee Lian was born on Jun 8, 1904, and died on 11th Sep 1943. 

Yeo Ai Lin remarried again to Dr S K Lim (Dr Lim Soon Kian) in 1925. 

First try—at the tomb of Lim Dwan Inn in 1923 at Lao Sua, from L to R

Yeo Beng Teck, unknown, unknown, Yeo Ai Lin, Lim Swee Lian, Lim Hap Hin (baby), Nicolin Tan, Lee Ah Chiang

Taken from Sarong Kebaya: Peranakan Fashion in an Interconnected World'.

The grave of Lim Dwan Inn (林傅印), a native of Juana in East Java, stands quietly at Bukit Brown Cemetery, Singapore. He passed away on 12 June 1920, aged 37, leaving behind his wife, Yeo Ai Lin (林門楊氏孺人); daughter, Lim Swee Lian (瑞蓮); and son, Lim Hap Hin (合興).

A photograph taken in 1923 at Lao Sua shows the family gathered at his tomb, with food offerings placed before it—a traditional Peranakan practice. The tomb inscription for Yeo Ai Lin was painted red, signifying she was still alive at the time. She later remarried Dr Lim Soon Kian (Dr S K Lim) in 1925.

Lim Swee Lian was born on 8 June 1904 (甲辰四月廿五日丑時) and passed away on 11 September 1943. Her life and lineage are part of Singapore’s rich Peranakan heritage, which blends Chinese, Malay, and colonial influences.

This story is featured in Sarong Kebaya: Peranakan Fashion in an Interconnected World and documented in [The Peranakan Association Singapore’s magazine](https://www.peranakan.org.sg/magazine/2012/fPA Issue 2_final draft.pdf), which explores the cultural significance of Bukit Brown Cemetery and its role in preserving Peranakan history.