Chee Boon Eng family cluster (Bukit Brown)

You will not miss this cluster of tombs if you are exploring Bukit Brown Hill 3 Division B. The cluster of 5 tombstones close to the road that was recently cleaned and gold paint applied on the headstones, are close to each other and may seem strange at first, but on closer inspection you will notice that this tombs have been exhumed from its former location at brought to Bukit Brown for reburial. In fact a marble plaque at the back confirms this. You will also noticed that the space between the tombstones are closer and there are no space for large mounts behind it because in this case after the exhumation, the remains or bones were placed in large urns before reburial. This Chee family cluster of tombs and 2 tombs behind, belong to Chee Soon Keng and and his mother and family. Chee Soon Keng and her mother, Madam Tan Suan Neo were also recently clean and pictures changed. 

Chee Cluster of relocated tombs

The cluster of tombs include the following personalities:

Front Row

Madam Kiong Chye Luan (died 5th November 1920)

Madam Lee Liang Neo (died 22th February 1894)

Middle

Mr. Chee Boon Eng (died 2nd April 1895)

Back Row

Madam Tan Lim Neo (died 25th March 1913)

Mr. Chee Peck Loh (died 31st December 1897) 

Block 3 Section B, plot 181

Exhumed and Reburied on 26th July 1965

Burial record of the 5 remains 

Chee Boon Eng and family 

Mr. Chee Boon Eng passed away on 2nd April 1895. Madam Tan Suan Neo (wife of the late Mr. Chee Boon Eng and mother of Mr. Chee Soon Keng) passed away at her residence "Swandale", 19 Tanglin Road on 7 June 1931 at the age of 67. F.M.s and Penang papers, please copy. 

Madam Tan Suan Neo nee Mrs. Chee Boon Eng

Their son, Chee Soon Keng passed away on February 16, 1967 at the age of 67. Chee Soon Keng is survived by his son, Chee Kim Hoe and daughters, Chee Kim Neo, Chee Swee Neo, Chee Haow Wan and 1 grand daughter, Chee Chye Lin and 3 grandsons Chee Guan Chye, Chee Guan Hock, Chee Peng Hock. was buried beside her in Hill 3 Division B. 

Chee Boon Heng

Chee Soon Keng

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Tuan Suan Neo nee Mrs. Chee Boon Eng 

Mr. Chee Soon Keng

Chee Peck Loh and family

Mr. Chee Peck Loh (died 31st December 1897) and Madam Tan Lim Neo (died 25th March 1913) share the following inscription on their tomb for their children (source of info):
Sons; Chee Boon Hean, Chee Boon Hoe) Adopted son Tan Eng Wah From newspaper archives, Mrs. Chee Peck Loh nee Madam Chiam Siew Noi passed away at the age of 95 on 8th July 1955 at 5, Lorong M, Telok Kurau, leaving behind 2 sons, Chee Boon Hean and Chee Boon Hoe, 2 daughters, son-in-law, Wee Kim Chiang, 1 daughter-in-law, a brother Chiam Buck Sui of Bangkok and many grand, great grand, great great grandchildren.

Chee Boon Hoe passed away at the age of 68 on 6th July 1961 at 5 Lorong M Teluk Kurau, leaving behind 1 son, 4 daughters, 1 daughter-in-law, 3 sons-in-law, 10 grandchildren. Next to the tomb of Madam Tan Suan Neo is the tomb of Tan Eng Wah. Tan Eng Wah passed away at the age of 73 on 5th September 1944. The name of the children listed are:sons; Tan Soon Guan, Tan Soon Hee, daughters; Tan Siew Neo, Tan Koon Neo. His plot number is 275.

Tan Eng Wah

Tan Eng Wah

References

Chee Soon Keng. (Bukit Brown). (website).Rojak Librarian

Family of Chee Soon Keng(website).Singapore Tombstones Epigraphic Materials 新加坡墓碑铭集录

Domestic Occurrences. (1931, June 11). Malaya Tribune, page 8

Death. (1955, July 9) The Singapore Free Press, page 16

Deaths. (1961, July 7). The Straits Times, page 16