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Tan Cheng Tuan’s Father

Likely to be Tan Kim Swee , Father of Tan Cheng Tuan. Tan Cheng Tuan (the Muncipal Commissoner) was a director of China Mutual Life Insurance Co when he died in 1902 and a SVI volunteer. From other sources, (see below) Tan Cheng Joo was an agent of China Mutual Life Insurance Co in 1910 and Tan Cheng Yong was a SVI volunteer in 1904

All three names, Cheng Tuan, Cheng Joo and Cheng Yong was mentioned in the tomb.

殿前光緒十七年辛卯季 1891 皇清顕考謚忠信陳孝男清端 Cheng Tuan 清風 Cheng Hong 清裕 Cheng Joo 清陽 Cheng Yong

The Straits Times, 7 April 1902, Page 4

MR. CHENG TUAN'S FUNERAL.The Straits Times, 15 April 1902, Page 5

Page 1 Advertisements Column 3The Straits Times, 2 December 1902, Page 1

Page 3 Miscellaneous Column 2
The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser, 21 September 1904, Page 3

Volunteer Order

Transferred to SVC Reserve : Pte Tan Cheng Yong

The Directory & Chronicle for China, Japan, Corea, Indo-China, Straits Settlement 1910

Tan Cheng Joo - Agents for China Mutual Life Insura…

黃德水 - Wee Teck Swee

Wee Teck Swee and Tay Pek Neo

TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 1899.The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 20 April 1899, Page 11

Hackney Carriage and Jinricksha DepartmentRegistrar W E Hooper Clerks : Wee Teck Swee and Wee Teck Leong

Wan Eng Kiat 范英吉

Wan Eng Kiat 范英吉

Obituary of Mrs Wan Eng Kiat
The Straits Times, 16 July 1926, page 7

Mrs Wan Eng Keat - On July 14, 1926 at No 125 Neil Road, Singapore, Mrs Wan Eng Keat (Tok Nya Chik) aged 85 years. She left one son Wan Boon Seng, three grandsons in law - Seow Siew Guan, Wee Kim Chuan and Wee Mah Kuan, five grandsons Wan Seng Kim, Wan Chin Inn, Wan Chin Hoe, Wan Chin Kuan and Wan Chin Hock, several granddaughters and great grandchildren. Funeral Sunday July 18, at 10 am to Toa Payoh (Bukit Brown)

民國八年歲己未四月初四十五年六月初五日

庻男文希 Wan Boon Hee 文水 Wan Boon Chwee 文成 Wan Boon Seng 文林 Wan Boon Lim 孫成金 Wan Seng Kim 振興 Wan Chin Inn 女孫水娘宝娘干舌亞麟继男定珍女水娘女孫連娘深娘

From Song Ong Siang book One Hundred Years’ History of the Chinese in Singapore
Among the Malacca lads who ventured to Singapore in 1851 to seek Dame Fortune’s favour was Wan Eng Kiat, then 17 years of age. For a little time he worked as a watchmaker, and then entered the service of Messrs Martin Dyce & Co. At the age of 24, …

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