Mrs. Seow Chye Watt nee Madam Yeo Boey Neo (Bukit Brown)

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. 

Mrs. Seow Chye Watt nee Madam Yeo Boey Neo


Family

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).

Seow Poh Leng
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.

Seow Poh Quee
Seow Poh Quee 


Location of tomb 

Block 3 Section A, plot 639

Madam Yeo Boey Neo (Mrs Seow Chye Watt) tomb in 2016


Madam Yeo Boey Neo (Mrs Seow Chye Watt) tomb in 2023

References

Seow Chye Watt and Yeo Boey Neo. Singapore Tombstones Epigraphic Materials
Seow Poh Leng.(website). Singapore Infopedia. National Library Board 

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