Mrs. Ong Siang Lin nee Madam Tan Chye Luan and family (Seh Ong Cemetery)

Madam Tan Chye Luan nee Mrs. Ong Siang Lin passed away at the age of 70 on 6th November 1936. Listed on her tomb are the names of her children;

Sons: Ong Seng Kit, Ong Seng Wee, Ong Seng Thong, Ong Seng Kay

Daughters: Ong Guek Neo, Ong Chwee Hoe, Ong Chew ?

Grandsons; Ong Kwee Wah, Ong Choon Thiam, Ong Poh Hiang, Ong Poh Choon, Ong Hor Phuay, Ong Hor Beng 

Grand-daughters; Ong Poh Geok, Ong Poh Choo, Ong Poh Kim, Ong Poh Soon Nancy, Ong Whatt Neo, Ong Kim Neo, Ong Heng Neo, Ong Guat Neo, Ong Bock Neo, Ong Bock Eng 

Ong Seng Kit, Ong Seng Wee, Ong Seng Thong, Ong Seng Kay and families thanked all relatives, friends and members of Peng Hoe Kok, Amateur Sporting Association, The Benevolent Society, Amicable Athletic Assn, S.H.B. Junior Service Club, Friendly Sporting Association, United Chinese Amateurs, Merrilads Musical Association, Bendemeer Athletic Cub and SH.B. staff (Singapore Harbour Board) for attending day and night visits and at the funeral of their mother Madam Tan Chye Luan. While researching on their children, i found out that Ong Seng Kit, Ong Seng Wee and Ong Seng Kay all worked for the Singapore Harbour Board (S.H.B). Their father, Ong Siang Lin very likely worked for its predecessor, Tanjong Pagar Docks. (T.P.D.)

 

Family

Husband: Ong Siang Lin / Ong Siang Lim

Her husband, Ong Siang Lim passed away sometime in August 1911. The newspaper mentions that the funeral of the late Mr. Ong Siang Lim, father of Ong Seng Kit took place at the Bukit Timah Road Cemetery. Among those present at the funeral were members of the Killiney Road Party, the Ban Chye Hoe Club, the Bukit Bahru Football Club, T.P.D. office friends and several others. 

Mother-in-law: Mrs. Ong Guan Swee
The death is announced at the age of 76 of Mrs. Ong Guan Swee (sister of Mr. Soh Hong Soon). She leaves behind 1 son, Mr. Ong Siang Watt, 3 daughters, 9 grandsons (Messrs. Ong Seng Kit, Teo Peng Boon and others to mourn her loss). Funeral at Bukit Timah Road burial ground.

Son: Ong Seng Kit (1885-1945)
Ong Seng Kit (formerly of Singapore Harbour Board) passed away at the age of 60 at his residence, No 359, Teluk Blangah Road on 21 August 1945. He leaves behind 2 sons, (Ong Kwee Wah and Ong Choon Thiam), 5 daughters, 3 sons-in-law, Tok Chwee Beng, Yong Poh Chuan, Michael Tan, 1 daughter-in-law and several grandchildren. He was buried in Seh Ong Cemetery.

Mrs. Ong Seng Kit nee Lee Teck Ee (youngest daughter of the late Lee Peck Keng, J.P, Singapore and Labuan) passed away on 16 March 1929 at 39-5 Nelson Road. She leaves behind her husband, 2 sons and 5 daughters. She is buried in Ong Private Burial Ground.    
Kok Siok Kuan alias Chi Chik passed away at the age of 41 on 23 July 1933 at her residence, No. 195 Joo Chiat Road. (She is the daughter of the late Mr. Koh San Hin, J.P. and Madam Seow Geok Lin). She leaves behind her husband, Ong Seng Kit, 4 daughters, 2 sons (Ong Kwee Wah and Ong Choon Thiam) and her only brother, Mr. Koh Kim Han to mourn her loss. She is buried at Seh Ong cemetery.

Son: Ong Seng Wee (1892-1940)
Ong Seng Wee passed at age of 48 at his residence No. 369 Telok Blangah Road on 22 June 1940. He worked for 27 years with the Singapore Harbour Board before retiring on 12th May 1940. He leaves behind a widow, 2 sons, (Ong Poh Hiang and Ong Poh Choon), 2 daughters, 3 brothers, Ong Seng Kit, Ong Seng Thong, Ong Seng Kay and 3 sisters to mourn his loss. He is buried in Seh Ong cemetery. 

 

There was an engagement notice in 26 March 1941 between Freddy Ong Poh Hiang (eldest son of Madam Chua Guat Neo and the late Mr. Ong Seng Wee) to Miss Cheong Bob Neo (eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cheong Beng Chye).

 

Son: Ong Seng Thong

I do not have much information about Ong Seng Thong. I can however make a connection based on an obituary notice of Madam Lim Swee Gek (wife of the late Mr. Ong Seng Thong) who passed away on 3rd July 1985.  She is survived by 1 son, Ong Choon Hoe, 5 daughters (Ong Whatt Neo, Jenny, Ong Kim Neo, Ong Heng Neo, Lilian, Ong Guat Neo, Lily and Ong Ah Nya). Some of the daughters name match the granddaughters name on Madam Tan Chye Luan's tomb - Whatt Neo, Kim Neo, Heng Neo, Guat Neo (too much of a coincidence not to ignore). 

Son: Ong Seng Kay (1899-1996)

The engagement is announced and the marriage will take place on 18 July 1929, at 376-B Teluk Blangah Road of Mr. Ong Seng Kay (nephew of Mr. Ong Siang Whatt, and youngest son of Mrs. Ong Siang Lin) to Miss Chia Chwee Lian, the only daughter of Mrs. Chia Tiang Swee.  Ong Seng Kay was a supervisor  with the Dock Accounts office for the Singapore Harbour Board 

Ong Seng Kay passed away at the age of 97 on 31st December 1996. He is survived by 1  daughter (Alice Ong Bock Neo), 3 sons (Richard Ong Hor Phuay, Robert Ong Hor Beng, Raymond Ong Hor Boon), 1 son-in-law (Sng Thiam Siew), 1 daughter-in-law and many grandchildren. His wife, Madam Chia Chwee Lian passed away at the age of 87 on 24th May 1995.

 

Location of tomb

 Mrs. Ong Siang Lian nee Madam Tan Chye Luan tomb is at the Ong Burial Ground. Estimate location is 1.332, 103.819

Mrs. Ong Siang Lian nee Madam Tan Chye Luan

Variant Names
Ong Siang Lin also refers to: Ong Siang Lim

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