Lim Kow Nah passed away at the age of 66 on 19 September 1936 at his residence in No. 40 Outram Road leaving behind his wife, 9 sons, 3 daughters, 4 daughters-in-law, 5 sons-in-laws and 30 grandchildren. Lim Kow Nah was a shareholder of the Oversea Chinese Bank in 1936 and in 1922 bought 25 acres of freehold rubber land in Thomson area for $7,800. In 1935, Lim Kow Nah bought freehold land of 92,223 sq ft for $80 in Tiong Bahru Road.
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| Lim Kow Nah |
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| Lim Kow Nah (17th generation Lim) |
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| Mr. Lim Kow Nah Block 4 Division A @1.340041,103.824945 |
Family
There was an engagement notice between Mr. Lim Kim Swee, (son of the late Mr. & Mrs Lim Kow Nah) with Miss Khoo Choo Neo (daughter of Mr & Mrs Khoo Tiang Hong on 23 July 1953).Location of tomb
Lim Kow Nah is buried in Block 4, Section A, plot 792
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| Lim Kow Nah's tomb in Bukit Brown |
References
Property Sale. (1922, May 18). Malayan Tribune, page 8
Singapore Properties sold by auction. (1935, August 30). The Singapore Free Press.
Domestic Occurences. (1936, September 22). Malayan Tribune, page 12
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