王門陳貞淑

王門陳貞淑

白礁

道光戊申年嵗次桂月吉旦1848 Lunar 8th month 

顯妣謚貞淑王門陳氏孺人墓

孝女

端娘Ong Tuan Neo

得娘Ong Teck Neo 

X 娘

迎娘

恩娘 Ong Yin Neo

One of the earliest tombs (1849) with ancestry place White Rock 

Here's the translation of the tomb inscription for the lady married into the Ong family (王門) in Singapore:

白礁

Baijiao (referring to the origin of the family, ancestral place)

道光戊申年嵗次桂月吉旦

An auspicious day in the 8th lunar month of the Wushen year in the Daoguang reign (1848)

顯妣謚貞淑王門陳氏孺人墓

Tomb of the Honored Late Mother, posthumously titled Zhenshu (Chaste and Virtuous), Madam Chen of the Ong family

孝女

Filial daughters:

端娘 Ong Tuan Neo

得娘 Ong Teck Neo 

X 娘 (The character is unclear, but it's likely another daughter's name)

迎娘  (likely Ong Ying Neo, though not explicitly stated)

恩娘 Ong Yin Neo

Notes:

1. "王門" (Wang men) refers to the Ong family. In Hokkien/Teochew dialect, "Wang" is pronounced as "Ong".

2. "陳氏" (Chen shi) indicates that the deceased lady's maiden name was Chen.

3. "孺人" (Ru ren) is an honorific title for women, often used for wives of officials or educated men.

4. The daughters' names follow a pattern common in Chinese naming conventions, where "娘" (Niang) is a term meaning "daughter" or "young lady".

5. The inscription suggests that this family originated from Baijiao village in Fujian province  and later settled in Singapore.