Chia Seng Quee

Chia Seng Quee 
謝成貴



海澄
民國廿五年十月十一日吉
顕考成貴謝公墓
清宝
宝娘
清娘
賢娘

CHIA SENG QUEE
DIED 24TH NOV 1936
AGED 37

SON 
CHIA CHENG POH

DAUGHTERS
CHIA POH NEO
CHIA CHENG NEO
CHIA HIAN NEO

Burial entry
Chia Teng Quee 
Age 35 years
Date of death: 24.11.1936
Date of internment: 24.11.1936
Bukit Brown Blk 4, division A, plot no. 700

SUICIDE VERDICT

Malaya Tribune, 16 December 1936, Page 8




Singapore Tuesday
After recording further evidence, the Singapore Coroner, Mr W McQuarrie, returned a verdict of suicide regarding the death of Chia Seng Quee, the Straits-born Chinese man who fell from the roof of the Bank of China building on the morning of Nov 24.


The deceased, who was a family man, had been employed by the Great Eastern Life Insurance Company for a number of years.

In her evidence, the widow said that he had been ill with malaria a few days before the tragedy. He had no financial worries of which she was aware


123 Acknowledgements

The Straits Times, 14 August 1980, Page 27






Chua Kim Neo was the daughter of Chua Kim Teng

Beritan Harian 10 Aug 1980 pg 10 (translated)


The aunt of the Prime Minister, Mrs Chia Seng Quee, passed away due to a heart condition yesterday  approx 20 hrs after the death of her elder sister, Mrs Lee Chin Koon, who was the mother of Lee Kuan Yew.

Mrs Chia, the second younger sister of Mrs Lee, collapsed suddenly besides her sister's coffin at around 8.15 pm. A family member stated that Mrs Chia was deeply grieved over the passing of her sister when she collpased.
She leaves behind a son, Cheng Poh, three daughters,  Poh Neo, Cheng Neo and Hian Neo, as well as 11 grandchildren


 Death of Mrs Lee Chin Koon nee Chua Jim Neo

The Straits Times 9 Aug 1980

Mrs Lee Chin Koon mother of Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew died of a heart attack in SGH yesterday,
She was 75 years old

Son:
Lee Kuan Yew
Lee Kim Yew
Lee Thiam Yew
Lee Suan Yew
Daughter
Monica Lee Kim Non

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