Tan Boon Guan and Madam Tay Siew Neo (Bukit Brown)

Tan Boon Guan passed away at the age of 69 on 25 February 1935.  

Tan Boon Guan (late chief cashier of Messrs. Adamsen, Gilfillan & Co., Ltd) died on 25 February 1935 at No. 10 Blair Road, leaving;

1 son; Tan Tiow Swan 

1 daughter-in-law: Wee Soon Neo

1 daughter; Tan Hoon Neo 

4 grandson, 7 grand daughters and 1 nephew; Lee Kim Choo. 

Madam Tay Siew Neo passed away at the age of 66 on 20 December 1932. 

In the newspapers archives, it was mentioned that Mrs. Tan Boon Guan nee Tay Siew Neo is the mother of Tan Tiow Swan and she died on 20 December 1932 at 10 Blair Road. 

Tan Boon Guan 

Tay Siew Neo 

Note: 

There were two Tan Boon Guan during the time period. The other Tan Boon Guan was ; Tan Boon Guan, J.P. who passed away at the age of 64 at his residence in Geylang Road on 27 March 1936. That Tan Boon Guan is the second son of Tan Kong Wee and a nephew of Sir. Song Ong Siang. This Tan Boon Guan was a cashier of the police courts and acted as local preacher and superintendent of the Sunday School at the Prinsep Street Presbyterian Church, where his wife Madam Tan Guat Loke (daughter of Tan Boon Chin) was the organist. 

All is not well on 5 March 1916 in the Tan family

The notice in the newspapers was shocking. It reads;

Notice is hereby given that my wife, Tay Siew Neo, my eldest son, Tan Tiow Suan and my daughter, Tan Hood Neo having left my protection on Monday the 5th of March 1916, i will not be held responsible for any debts incurred by them. 

What happened in 1916 that led to this very public outburst by Tan Boon Guan ? I may not have the answer but eventually Tan Boon Guan ended buried side by side with Madam Tay Siew Neo. 

After the death of Tan Boon Guan, the executors of the estate were Lee Kim Choo and Tok Beng Poh (both of No. 339 Onan Road, Singapore). - 8 Jan 1936

Breach of  Trust - $5,750 involved

In a suit on June 1938, i gathered that there was still dispute for the estate of Tan Boon Guan  when a suit was raised in courts between Tan Chip Lin and anor (law word for another) vs. Lee Kim Choo and anor. That eventually led to a charge of committing criminal breach of trust in respect of $5,750 belonging to the estate of Tan boon Guan (deceased). One of the trustees, Mr. Lee Kim Choo (52 year old Hokkien on August 1939) responded that he has taken the money for business. On 18 September 1939, it was reported that Lee Kim Choo was sentenced to a year's simple imprisonment. 

Family

Son: Tan Tiow San

Tan Tiow Swan passed away at the age of 86 on 7 June 1974. He leaves behind;

2 wives

6 sons; Tan Chip Seng, Tan Chip Lin, Tan Chip Ghee, Tan Chip Yan, Tan Chip Kheng, Tan Chip Kian

8 daughters; Tan Swee Hong, Tan Swee Chee, Tan Swee Bee, Tan Swee Geok, Tan Swee Yong, Tan Swee Lian, Tan Swee Eng, Tan Swee Imm

1 adopted daughter; Koh Guat Keow

5 daughters-in-law; Lim Kim Gek, Goh Kim Neo, Chia Ee Neo, Lee Kwai Mui, Koh Guat Lian

8 sons-in-law; Low Poh Hye, Gay Hock Sim, Kow Sim Chiang, Lee Seng Keng, Chang Kang Sung, Kow Sim Ngoh, Boon Eng Thiap, Cheong Sian Hock

56 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. The cortege left from No. 37 Lorong Mydin for Pentecost Methodist Church, Koon Seng Road.

Tan Tiow San wife: Madam See Seah 

Madam See Seah passed away at the age of 96 on 17 March 1989.

Grandson: Tan Chip Seng

Tan Chin Seng passed away on 24 August 1981. He leaves behind

Wife: Lim Kim Gek, Baby

Son: Richard Tan

Daughters: Shirley Tan, Vivian Tan

Son-in-law: Lee Teck Seng

Grandson; Roy, Shuan

Cortege left from Block 130, Bedok North St. 2 for Bedok Methodist Church. 

Grandson: Tan Chip Lin 

Mr. Tan Chip Lin (second son of Mr. and Mrs. Tan Tiow Swan) married Ms. Goh Kim Neo (eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Goh Hong Swee).

Tan Chip Lin and Madam Goh Kim Neo 

Grandson: Tan Chip Yan / Paul Tan Chip Yan

Paul Tan Chip Yan passed away at the age of 56 on 15 September 1985. He leaves behind;

Mother: Madam See Seah

Wife: Judy Lee kwai Mui

Sons: Simon Tan Hai Leng, Raymond Tan Hai Chuan

Daughter: Stella Tan Kim Eng 

Daughter-in-law: Ngo Li Lian

 

Granddaughter: Tan Swee Hong

The engagement is announced on September 1940 between Mr. Low Poh Hye (second son of Mr. K.C. Low and the late Madam Yap Lian Neo of No. 48 Shanghai Road, Singapore) and Miss Tan Swee Hong (eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tan Tiow Swan of No. 503 Lorong Mydin, Singapore 

[research still on-going] 

Location of tomb

Block 3 Section C plot 652D (Tan Boon Guan)

Block 3 Section C plot 636E (Madam Tay Siew Neo)