Madam Low Tuan Neo (Bukit Brown)

Madam Low Tuan Neo (Tompak) passed away at the age of 78 on 6 August 1933. 

The names of her grandchildren;

Grandsons: Seow Lek Kee, Cheong Beng Chye, Seow Choon Kee, Seow Soon Kee

Granddaughters: Seow Fook Neo (Puteh), Seow Leong Neo, 

From her obituary notice, Madam Low Tuan Neo nee Tompak passed away on 6 August 1933 at 68 Emerald Hill Road at the age of 78. She leaves behind;

Adopted son; Cheang Hong Tian 

4 grandsons; Seow Lek Kee, Cheong Beng Chye, Seow Choon Kee, Seow Soon Kee

2 granddaughters; Mrs. Lye Kim Hok, Mrs. Gwee Peng Quee 

and several great grandchildren. 

In the following month, a notice of auction sale for the Estate of Low Tuan Neo alias Mah Tompak of well-known chinese bridal jewelleries (Barang Kemantin) comprising of diamond head ornament, hair ornament, bangles, pendants, brooches, rings, necklaces, pearl hair pins, krosangs, rings, etc. were put up for auction. 

Family

Son: Seow Ewe Lin

Seow Ewe Lin (born 1873) was the youngest son of the late Seow Thik Boo, (a Straits-born chinese who was a merchant in Singapore). Educated at Raffles Institution, he worked at Chartered Bank and entered into the service of Deutsch-Asiatische Bank in 1906 at the age of 33 and rose to the ranks as its head shroff and comprador. He was a member of the Straits Chinese Association and in 1895 married a daughter of the late Cheong Choo Jin of Singapore. 

Seow Ewe Lin was the managing proprietor of the Lin Trading Company (local merchant and rubber dealer). He was on the telephone talking when he suddenly collapsed dying later from heart failure. Seow Ewe Lin passed away at the age of 49 on 12 October 1922 at 74-1, Prinsep Street. 

He is the father of Seow Lek Kee, Cheong Beng Chye, Seow Choon Kee and Seow Soon Kee 

and 2 daughters. Funeral took place of 16 October 1922 at Buona Vista Road burial ground. Probate of the estate of the late Seow Ewe Lin of Nod 74, 74-1 and 74-2 Prinsep Street went to Madam Low Tuan Neo. 

Seow Ewe Lin

 Deutsch-Asiatische Bank

Grandson: Seow Soon Kee

Madam Low Tuan Neo has the great pleasure to announce the engagement of her youngest grandson, Seow Soon Kee (youngest son of the Mr. and Mrs. Seow Ewe Lin) to Miss Wee Cheng Suat Neo (daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wee Kim Chuan of Singapore). The marriage will take place in September 1929.

Granddaughter: Seow Fook Njong/ Seow Fook Neo alias Puteh / Mrs. Lye Kim Hock

The engagement was announced and marriage took plave on 23 December 1925 between Mr. Lye Kim Hok (eldet son of Mr. and Mrs. Lye Kee Fook) to Miss Seow Fook Njong (eldest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Seow Ewe Lin).

Tomb of Madam Low Tuan Neo in Bukit Brown