邱和尚 Khoo Hoe Siong (1784 to 1841)
Ancestral place 新江 Sin Kang · Tomb date Daoguang Xinchou, 4th month (1841) · Kopi Sua at Mount Pleasant, relocated from Heng San Teng 恒山亭
新江
道光辛丑梅月
考和尚邱公之墓
男 旺 松 江 等
Genealogy entry (courtesy of G S Lim):
自然公長子也，一作和尚。娶王氏，諱金娘，生三子：天旺（出𠻸媽諒）、天松、天江。繼娶王氏，諱玉娘，生一子：英甲。
公生於乾隆甲辰年十一月初八日戌時，卒於道光辛丑年四月十四日辰時，葬在實叻大塚福德祠後左邊下溝，有石牌為記。
王氏生於乾隆乙卯年十二月初十日午時，卒於道光甲午年十月三十日戌時，葬在山仔後園內，坐卯向酉兼甲庚。
繼室王氏生於嘉慶辛酉年三月十六日辰時。
Summary: Khoo Hoe Siong 邱和尚 was a Hokkien of the Khoo clan of Sin Kang 新江, born on 19 December 1784 and died on 3 June 1841, aged 56. He was the eldest son of 自然公. In 1824 his name appears among the donors to the rebuilding of Guang Fu Gong 廣福宮 in Penang, to which he gave twelve dollars. He died in Silat (Old Name of Singapore), and was buried in Silat behind the Fude temple of the great cemetery, (Heng San Teng 恒山亭) His tomb, erected by his sons 天旺, 天松 and 天江, was later moved from Heng San Teng to Kopi Sua at Mount Pleasant, the site known as 新恒山亭. A family genealogy records his two wives, both surnamed Wang 王, and four sons, and it matches the tomb in place, date and the names of his sons.
Family 家族
| Relationship | Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Father | 自然公 | Genealogy |
| Self | Khoo Hoe Siong 邱和尚, eldest son | Tomb inscription; genealogy |
| First wife | 王金娘 Wang Jinniang (1796 to 1834) | Genealogy |
| Second wife | 王玉娘 Wang Yuniang (born 1801) | Genealogy |
| Sons by the first wife | 天旺, 天松, 天江 | Tomb inscription (旺 松 江); genealogy |
| Son by the second wife | 英甲 | Genealogy |
Tomb Inscription 墓碑銘文
| 碑文 | Transcription / Meaning |
|---|---|
| 新江 | Sin Kang, the ancestral village of the Khoo clan in Haicheng 海澄, Zhangzhou |
| 道光辛丑梅月 | Plum month (4th month) of Daoguang Xinchou, 1841 |
| 考和尚邱公之墓 | Tomb of the late father, Mr Khoo 和尚 |
| 男 旺 松 江 等 | Erected by his sons 旺, 松, 江 and others |
The plum month on the stone agrees with the genealogy, which places his death on the 14th day of the 4th month of Daoguang Xinchou (3 June 1841). The three sons on the stone are the three sons of his first wife, 天旺, 天松 and 天江, named by the second character of their names.
Burial Register 埋葬記錄
| Khoo Hoe Siong | |
|---|---|
| Final Resting Place | Kopi Sua, Mount Pleasant (新恒山亭); originally Heng San Teng 恒山亭, Silat |
| Name | Khoo Hoe Siong 邱和尚 |
| Age | 56 |
| Nationality | |
| Date of death | 3 Jun 1841 (道光辛丑年四月十四日辰時) |
| Date of burial |
Short Biography 生平簡介
Origins. Khoo Hoe Siong was born on 19 December 1784, the eighth day of the eleventh month of Qianlong Jiachen, at the xu hour. His tomb gives his ancestral place as Sin Kang 新江, the village in Haicheng 海澄, Zhangzhou, from which the Khoo clans of Penang and Singapore trace their descent. The genealogy records him as the eldest son of 自然公 and notes that he was also known as 和尚. It was by this name that his sons inscribed his tomb.Marriages and sons. His first wife, Wang Jinniang 王金娘, was born on 19 January 1796 and bore him three sons, 天旺, 天松 and 天江. She died on 30 November 1834, aged 38, and was buried 山仔後園內, in the garden behind Shanzai, her grave aligned 坐卯向酉兼甲庚. He then married a second wife, also surnamed Wang, Wang Yuniang 王玉娘, born on 28 April 1801, who bore him one son, 英甲.
Guang Fu Gong 廣福宮 in George Town, Penang, rebuilt in 1824 with donations that included twelve dollars from 邱和尚. (Source : wikipedia) Click to enlarge.
Penang, 1824. The stele 《重建廣福宮碑記》 recording the rebuilding of Guang Fu Gong 廣福宮 in Penang in 1824 lists 邱和尚 as a donor of twelve dollars (Collections of Epigraphy from Buddhist and Taoist Temples in Penang, by Teoh Shiaw Kuan) He was then about forty.
Heng San Teng 恒山亭 at Silat, the Hokkien cemetery temple behind which 邱和尚 was buried in 1841. The old postcard labels it Temple of the Goddess of Mercy, Tiong Bahru. Click to enlarge.
A Sin Kang neighbour. Another Sin Kang Khoo, Khoo Inn 邱院, died the following year and was buried at the same Heng San Teng. Khoo Inn later gave thirty-six dollars to the founding of Thian Hock Keng 天福宮. The two tombs show Sin Kang Khoos settled in Singapore within the first two decades of the settlement.
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Dec 1784 | Born (乾隆甲辰年十一月初八日戌時) | Genealogy |
| 19 Jan 1796 | First wife Wang Jinniang 王金娘 born | Genealogy |
| 28 Apr 1801 | Second wife Wang Yuniang 王玉娘 born | Genealogy |
| 1824 | Donates twelve dollars to the rebuilding of Guang Fu Gong 廣福宮, Penang | 《重建廣福宮碑記》 |
| c. 1828 | Heng San Teng 恒山亭 founded | Heng San Teng Marker post |
| 30 Nov 1834 | First wife dies, aged 38; buried 山仔後園內 | Genealogy |
| 3 Jun 1841 | Dies, aged 56; buried behind Heng San Teng, Silat | Genealogy; tomb inscription |
| Later | Tomb moved to Kopi Sua, Mount Pleasant (新恒山亭) | Raymond Goh |
Sources 資料來源
- Tomb inscription and photograph by Raymond Goh, Kopi Sua, Mount Pleasant.
- Khoo clan genealogy, entry for 邱和尚, extract courtesy of G S Lim.
- 《重建廣福宮碑記》, Guang Fu Gong 廣福宮, Penang, 1824, in Teoh Shiaw Kuan, Collections of Epigraphy from Buddhist and Taoist Temples in Penang.
- Heng San Teng Marker 恒山亭, S.T.E.M.
- 邱院 Khoo Inn, S.T.E.M.
About this record. This entry is part of Singapore Tombstones Epigraphic Materials (S.T.E.M.) 新加坡墓碑銘集录, a specialised digital documentation project and archive recording historical tomb inscriptions in Singapore, with a focus on Bukit Brown Cemetery 武吉布朗坟场 and other early Chinese burial grounds. Each record transcribes the original Chinese inscription, gives an English translation, cross-checks it against the burial register, and adds a short biography drawn from contemporary newspapers and archival sources.
Cite this entry as:
Raymond Goh. "邱和尚 Khoo Hoe Siong." Singapore Tombstones Epigraphic Materials (S.T.E.M.), tombs.bukitbrown.org, https://tombs.bukitbrown.org/2026/10/blog-post_14.html. Accessed [date].
Keywords: Khoo Hoe Siong, 邱和尚, 自然公, Sin Kang, 新江, Haicheng, 海澄, Khoo clan, Heng San Teng, 恒山亭, 新恒山亭, Silat, 實叻, Kopi Sua, Mount Pleasant, Guang Fu Gong, 廣福宮, Penang, 1824, Daoguang, 道光, early Singapore Hokkien, Chinese genealogy, Chinese tomb inscriptions Singapore, Singapore Tombstones Epigraphic Materials, S.T.E.M.
Kopi Sua Name - Khoo 邱 Region - 新江 Year - 道光
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