Mrs. Seow Chye Watt nee Madam Yeo Boey Beo passed away at the age of 70 at "Oberon", 117 Emerald Hill Road, Singapore on 23 February 1929. She leaves behind 3 sons, 3 daughters, 3 sons-in-law, 4 daughters-in-law and 26 grandchildren.
Sons: Seow Poh Leng, Seow Poh Hin and Seow Poh Quee.
Son: Seow Poh Quee
Sons: Seow Poh Leng, Seow Poh Hin and Seow Poh Quee.
Son: Seow Poh Leng /萧保龄 (1883-1942)
Seow Poh Leng (second son of Seow Chye Watt) was born in 1882, studied in a Chinese School and later Anglo Chinese School. He competed for the Queen's Scholarship in 1902 but did not get it. From there, he was a chemist' assistant, a schoolmaster, a law clerk, stock-broker, insurance agent and company clerk, cashier to John Little and Co. and General Manager of Ho Hong Bank
Seow Poh Leng married Miss Polly Tan Poh Li, daughter of Tan Boon Liat).
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Seow Poh Leng |
Son: Seow Poh Quee
Seow Poh Quee passed away at the age of 61 on 28 March 1965. The names of his children listed at his tomb are;
Sons: Seow Soo Jin, Seow Cheng Jin, Seow Kim Jin, Seow Ong Jin
Daughters: Seow Wee Lian and Seow Gek Lian.
Location of tomb
Block 3 Section A, plot 639
References
Seow Chye Watt and Yeo Boey Neo. Singapore Tombstones Epigraphic Materials
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