Tan Yong Seng

Tan Yong Seng

陳墉城

MR TAN YONG SENG
AGE 57
DIED ON THE 9TH APRIL 1930



峩山
民國十九年三月十一日吉
男 Sons

文振 Tan Boon Chin
文福 Tan Boon Hock
文發 Tan Boon Whatt
文水 Tan Boon Chwee
文才 Tan Boon Chye
文荣 Tan Boon Eng

女 Daughters

迎迎
虾仔
東耳
舌舌 Ch Chi 
娘兒
牙里
峇哢 Ba Long 
塔娘

女孫 Grand daughter 
蓮娘 Lian Neo 
立

As recorded in Tan Tock Seng genealogy book,  Tan Yong Seng was the 10th son of Tan Swee Guan, who was the eldest son of Tan Oo Long (elder brother of Tan Tock Seng).  It was recorded in the zupu that he was born 13th year of Tongzhi Reign First Moon 2nd day ie 1874.  This correspond to the age inscribed in the tomb and the tomb record

陳有郎長男

陳水源 Tan Swee Guan 

Tan Oo Long,  elder brother of Tan Tock Seng, 

Eldest son Tan Swee Guan

Tan Swee Guan 10th Son Tan Yong Seng

Born 13th Year of Tongzhi Reign First Moon 2nd day (1874)

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Burial Entry
Blk 3 A, Plot No 761
Date of Internment 13.4.1930
Age 57 years (ie born circa 1874)

DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. DEATH

The Straits Times, 9 April 1930, Page 4

Tan Yong Seng passed away at his residence at No 1384 Upper Serangoon Road (5 1/2 ms) on Apr 9 1930 at 7.30 am leaving a widow, 5 sons, 6 daughters, 3 sons in law and 1 daughter in law and was buried in Bukit Brown

Wives :

Page 3 Advertisements Column 2

The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 26 November 1908, Page 3

Tay Choo Neo  could be Tan Yong Seng first wife, although confirmation is needed 

Tan Yong Seng second wife was Quah Hong See , tablet in the Buddhist Union at Jalan Senyum

Children 

Eldest son Tan Boon Chin 

Page 16 Advertisements Column 5

Malaya Tribune, 29 February 1932, Page 16

Auction sale of 
The absolute reversion of the defendant Tan Boon Chin in the estate of Tan Yong Seng deceased 

As the eldest son, Tan Boon Chin would likely get a major share of Tan Yong Seng's  estate, but his interest in the estate, in fact the absolute reversion of it is being auction off by the courts to pay the plaintiff Henry Waugh n Co, a British Trading Co.

Fourth daughter Tan Chew Neo 

ENGAGEMENTS

The Straits Budget, 28 November 1940, Page 4

Ee Chew Seng, the oldest son of Ee Kimg Gan and the adopted son of Chin Chye Fong was engaged to Tan Chew Neo, the fourth daughter of Mrs Tan Yong Seng and the late Tan Yong Seng

Both Mrs Ee Kim Guan and Mrs Chin Chye Fong were the daughters of Hoe Eng Watt 
Mrs Hoe Eng Watt was the sister of Koh Hoon Teck, a  baba poet, musician and publisher