Seow Poh Quee and family (Bukit Brown)

Seow Poh Quee (蕭寶貴) 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 

Family 

Mother: Madam Yeo Boey Neo nee Mrs. Seow Chye Watt

Madam Yee Boey Neo (Mrs Seow Chye Watt) passed away at the age of 70 on 23 February 1929. In the obituary notice, Mrs Seow Chye Watt (nee Yeo Boey Neo) departed this life at "Oberon", 117, Emerald Hill Road on 23 February 1929 age 70, leaving her 3 surviving sons, 3 daughters, 3 sons-in-law, 4 daughters-in-law and 26 grandchildren. 

Mrs. Seow Chye Watt nee Madam Yeo Boey Neo

Wife: Mrs. Gloria Seow Poh Quee / Lim Guat Chwee

Madam Lim Guat Chwee passed away at the age of 88 on 1 December 1992. on her obituary notice the names of her children are as follows;

Children: Arthur Seow, Donald Seow, Mrs. Irene Tan, Walter Seow, Charles Seow, Mrs. Diana Lee

Sons-in-law / Daughters-in-law: Tan Geok Gim, Mrs. Juliet Seow, Mrs. Rosalind Seow, Timothy Lee

Grandchildren: Dr. Gordon Tan, Simon Seow, Colin Seow, Alex Seow, Wendy Seow,  Mervyn Lee, Eunice Lee

Great-grandchildren: Joey Tan, Nathaniel Tan

Mrs. Gloria Seow Poh Quee nee Madam Lim Guat Chwee

Brother: Seow Poh Leng

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, daughter of Tan Boon Liat)

Son: Walter Seow / Seow Kim Jin. 

Walter Seow (sub-editor in the Kuala Lumpur office of the Straits Times ) maried Miss Juliet Yap (staff of the Indonesia Embassy in KL. She was the fourth daughter of Mrs. Yap Kon Yee and the late Mr. Yap of KL). Walter Seow is the third son of Mrs. Seow Poh Quee and the late Mr. Seow).

Walter Seow Kim Jin passed away at the age of 79 on 12 October 2012. 

Walter Seow and Juliet Yap 

Daughter: Seow Wee Lian /Irene Seow Wee Lian / Mrs. Irene Tan

Mr. Tan Geok Gim (eldest son the late Mr. Tan Poh Kuah and Mrs. Tan Poh Kuah) got engaged to Miss Irene Seow Wee Lian (elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Seow Poh Quee) on September 1951.

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Location of tomb

Block 3 Division A 

Seow Poh Quee 

References

Domestic Occurrences. Deaths. (1929, February 25). Malayan Tribune, page 8

SEOW Poh Quee 蕭寶貴. (website). Geni.com