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Wee Nya Nya passed away at the age of 5 on 14 April 1925. I know nothing about baby Miss Wee Nya Nya but in the area surrounding her are the unmarked graves of the baby son of Wee Guan (died 18 months at Pauper I, plot 237), Pang Ah Bah (boy of 18 months at plot 238), the baby girl of Swee Peng Whee (15 months at plot 236), Baby girl Tan Yew Toh (34 days at plot 235) and baby son of Poh Ting (4 months at plot 233). Wee Nya Nya story is similar to the one of Miss Thng Mooi Mooi as well and share commonalities for little children buried at the Pauper Sections of Bukit Brown .    Location of tomb In the burial registrar, Wee Nya tomb is located at Pauper I, plot 239. Her tomb is not far from the tomb of Wee Whatt Neo .   

Ong Chip Joo passed away on 27th May 1953 at the age of 53 at 12 Kim Yam Road. He leaves behind his widow, 5 sons; Ong Yat Bee, Ong Hock Bee, Ong Chuan Bee, Ong Kiat Bee, Ong Peng Bee, 3 daughters, Ong Kiew Neo, Ong Joey Neo, and Ong Koon Neo. His wife, Mary Tan Bong Neo passed away on 24th August 1958 at the age of 57 at 15-B Stangee Place. She leaves behind 5 sons; Ong Yat Bee, Ong Hock Bee, Ong Chuan Bee, Ong Kiat Bee, Ong Peng Bee, 3 daughters; Ong Kiew Neo, Ong Joey Neo, and Ong Koon Neo, 1 son-in-law, 2 daughters-in-law and 3 grandchildren. The cortege left to Queen of Peace Church and then to Ong's burial ground. Ong Chip Joo and Mary Tan Bong Neo  Family  Grandfather: Ong Ewe Hai / Kapitan Ong Ewe Hai of Kuching (1830-1889) Ong Ewe Hai was born in February 1830 in Singapore. His father, Ong Koon Thian passed away when Ong Ewe Hai was 7 years old and with only his widowed mother bringing up a family of 6 (3 boys and 3 girls), Ong Ewe Hai had to grow up fast and grew up fast

I have long known that there was a school that existed near Bukit Brown since its mentioned back when there was an exhibition about Bukit Brown  ( Bukit Brown: Documenting New Horizons of Knowledge 2014 ). The name of the school was called Chin Chung Public School (振中学校) and it's address was No 25, Jalan Berahi, off Kheam Hock Road, Singapore 11 (The postal code was only 2 digits !). The interest came back recently when Soh Ah Beng, a friend and fellow explorer showed me his school report card and that spurred me to ask this question, where is the original location of the school and is it still there?  Today's discovery was a very exciting one because we manage to find out the foundations of Chin Chung Public School was very much still intact and the road that led to the school was still intact as well ! Chin Chung Public School Report Card of Soh Ah Beng  Chin Chung Public School no longer exist but the foundation and the steps leading to the school from Jalan Berahi is still

This heavy marble headstone slab was shown to me by Raymond Goh in a cluster of 6 tomb (related to Cheang Hong Lim family with year of death from the 1860s onwards) remains a mystery for all of us for now. Located in Pauper I of Bukit Brown, it stands out like a sore thumb compared to the rest surrounding it. The rest are all in Chinese and pre-dates 1900. The other thing is the crest and the name of the person engraved on it. It reads;  In memory of Meh Heng Dyson Died 10th Feb 1912 Age 38 The western design tomb with unique crest bears also a unique name, Meh Heng Dyson. Who is he and what is the connection with the rest of the relocated tombs nearby it ? It is a mystery waiting to be solved. Tomb of Meh Heng Dyson Location of tomb  Located in the Pauper I Section, close to the Perimeter opposite Block 1 Division D / E.

Located at Hill 2 Division F, this is one of the unique tomb in Bukit Brown where it is flanked by two unique topless or sometimes known to others as "naked" angels, two sikh guards and two lions symbolising a truly hybrid tomb where traditional chinese and western influences are integrated or infused. This tomb belongs to Mr and Mrs Teo Chin Chay. Angels in a East meets West Tomb  Mr Teo Chin Chay is a trader and the proprietor of Chop Hock Chin Leong whose office is located at No 3, Synagogue Road. He had owned godowns (warehouse) at Alkaff Quay  which stocks rattan and other materials and godowns at No 72-13 Mohamed Sultan and No 63 Kassim Street. It was reported that the godown at Alkaff Quay caught fire and all its goods destroy in 1924. Mr Teo Chin Chay was however lucky as it was insured by various insurers such as The Sun Insurance, The Eastern United Assurance, The Shanghai Fire and Marine Insurance and The South British Insurance. Property owner In 1918,

It was the first case of adalin poisoning to appear in the courts and the deceased was Miss Tan Keng Lee, 26 years of age and daughter of the late Mr Tan Tiong Seng, a General Manger of Overseas Chinese Bank.  The coroner gave a verdict of suicide after conducting autopsy of the deceased and from the facts provided during cross examination of witnesses, she died as result of overdosing herself with adalin (a drug commonly used for headaches). Miss Tan Keng Lee / Tan Keng Bee tried to take her on life on 2 separate occasions, with one serious enough that kept her unconscious for 3 days. Finally on 1 August 1933 she was found unconscious near her father's grave in Bukit Brown and died 4 days later without regaining consciousness. Miss Tan Keng Lee (source: NewspaperSG) "Suicide girl" Witness account from Mr Samat bin Haji Abdullah (the grave caretaker of Mr Tan Tiong Seng's tomb who lived and worked in Bukit Brown) and Madam Lim Kee Neo (Miss Tan Keng Lee&

Madam Tan Eng Neo (Mrs. Gaw Boon Chan) passed away at the age of 81 on 27th December 1941 at her residence at No. 23 Newton Road. Madam Tan Eng Neo / Tan Eng Nio is the wife of Mr. Gaw Boon Chan. The road, Eng Neo Avenue was named after her. The executors of the Will and the Estate of  the late Tan Eng Neo were Kwa Siew Tee and Gaw Khek Chiew. Freehold land and house, No. 23 Newton Road (89,594 sq ft) and No. 7 Sarkies Road (19,702 sq ft ) were auctioned off in May 1948.  Towkay Gaw Boon Chan Her husband, Gaw Boon Chan alias Go Boen Tjhan was a merchant and his residence was at No. 15 Syed Ali Road (Sunlight House). Gaw Boon Chan was born in Semarang, made his fortune there but eventually settled down in Singapore and became a naturalised British subject. Together with his brother Go Boon Kwan, they established the Ho Ho Biscuit Factory in November 1898 in Chin Swee Road and made it a limited liability company in 1900. Another person closely associated with Ho Ho Biscuit was no other