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Madam Theng Seng Njong (Bukit Brown)

September 14, 2026

Block 3 Div C marble Youtube Shorts

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Tan Teck Swee (Bukit Brown)

September 13, 2026

Block 3 Div C marble

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Mrs. Lee Sok Seng nee Goh Juat In (Bukit Brown)

September 06, 2026

Block 3 Div C Died Young marble

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Madam Yeo Ah Suan (Bukit Brown)

September 06, 2026

Block 3 Div C marble Teochew Tomb

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Miss Tan Kim Khee alias Mary Low (Bukit Brown)

September 05, 2026

Block 3 Div C Died Young marble Youtube Shorts

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Mrs. Tan Wan Liat nee Madam Poey Geok Im (Bukit Brown)

August 30, 2026

Block 3 Div A decorative tiles Japanese Koki Calender marble

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Sng Wah Guat and Madam Seah Tee Neo (Bukit Brown)

Block 1 Division B marble Youtube Shorts

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Madam Tay Teck Neo (Bukit Brown)

Block 1 Division B marble

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Chua Hoo Long (Bukit Brown)

block 2 Division H decorative tiles marble Youtube Shorts

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Madam Tijah - Beloved Nursing Mother (Bukit Brown)

Block 2 Division G marble Youtube Shorts

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Tan Kay Miang (Bukit Brown)

Block 2 Division C Died Young marble

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Madam Lim Hai Tong (Bukit Brown)

marble Pauper Section 4 Division 2

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Mrs. Khoo Kian Chiang nee Madam Chia Hup Neo (Bukit Brown)

Block 4 Div A hearse marble

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Madam Tan Kiam Soon Neo (Bukit Brown)

Block 4 Div A marble

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Lee Poon Lip (Bukit Brown)

Block 3 Division 4 Died Young marble

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Phuah Chong Wah (Bukit Brown)

Block 4 Div A decorative tiles marble Youtube Shorts

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Archibald Maclean (former Bidadari Cemetery)

elephant former bidadari cemetery marble

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Chan Pek Eng alias Yew Hai (Bukit Brown)

Block 3 Div C marble

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Chia Hood Theam and Madam Yan Lan Neo tombstone

February 03, 2026

Family - Chia Hood Theam funeral cost marble

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Mrs. Swee Lee Tiong nee Koh Guey Keow (Bukit Brown)

The moss gathered tomb and broken marble name plate of Mrs. Swee Lee Tiong reveals stories of heroism during the Japanese occupation. If this got you interested already, please read on. Mrs. Swee Lee Tiong nee Koh Guey Keow passed away at the age of 60 on 14 September 1933. Listed on her tomb are the names of her children; Sons: Swee Lye Teck, Swee Lye Whatt, Swee Bee Ay, Swee Lye Quee and Swee Ah Lye Daughters: Swee Lye Huey, Swee Lye Hong Grandsons: Swee Cheng Hoe, Swee Hock Siew Mrs. Swee Lee Tiong nee Koh Guey Keow Descendants of Mrs. Swee Lee Tiong nee Koh Guey Keow Two Heroes die in poverty post-war Brothers, Swee Lye Huat and Swee Lye Quee (of 213 Albert Street, Singapore) helped smuggled food and money to the civilian internees during the Japanese occupation. People used to bring food or money for the internees and there would be people to pass it on those in the detention camps via the lorry drivers. It was a dangerous cat and mouse game which eventually led to Swee Lye Huat a...

Khoo Soo Hong (Bukit Brown)

Khoo Soo Hong passed away at the age of 38 on 22 February 1944. On the burial registrar his dialect was listed as Hokkien. Khoo Soo Hong Possible Connection A possible link is when i look at the ceramic photo of Khoo Soo Hong (1944) from his tomb and comparing it with a famous group photo that list Khoo Soo Hong back in 1932. The below group photograph was taken in 1932 during the founding of Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC), which merger's three banks - Chinese Commercial Bank Limited (1912), Ho Hong Bank Limited (1917) and Oversea-Chinese Bank Limited (1919). Standing in the front row are: Mr. Tan Chin Tuan (fourth from left), General Manager Ong Piah Teng (fifth from right), Tan Ean Kiam (sixth from right) and Assistant Manager Khoo Soo Hong (second from left). Back Row: Yap Peng Gek (left), Kwa Siew Tee (third from left), Chew Hock Leong (sixth from left) and a Mr. Teo (right). Group photo taken in 1932 during the founding of OCBC If the theory was correct, the pho...

Baby Sng (Bukit Brown)

Baby Sng was born on 31 January 1933 and passed away on 12 April 1933. From the burial registrar entry, i get a bit more insight about Baby Sng. In the burial entry, Baby Sng was a baby boy who passed away at 2 and 1/2 months old. The record for his name was Sng Baba. Baby Sng alias Sng Baba Location of tomb Block 3 Division C, plot 564. 8RQG+3XF Singapore Baby Sng tomb revisited on 18 Oct 2025

Khoo Kay Hian (Bukit Brown)

During the rubber boom of the 1910, Khoo Kay Hian / Khoo Kay Hean was well positioned and made money as a rubber broker based in The Arcade. He went on to be the founder of one of the best known stock broking firm in Singapore bearing his namesake, Kay Hian and Co in 1921. He was also a committee member of the Singapore Sharebrokers' Association (this was before it became the Singapore Stock Exchange). Throughout his career, he held various positions and they included: Assistant Secretary of the Ee Hoe Hean Club (1918) ; Management Committee of the Garden Club (1920) Chinese Lantern Procession (1922), Joint Honorary Secretary together with Lim Kee Cheok. (Lim Chwee Chian was the Chairman) and also Committee member of the Singapore Chinese Girls School (1925). He contributed to various causes and some of them include: Kampong Martin Relief Fund (1916), Chinese Halifax Relief Fund (1917), Sir Arthur Young's Portrait Fund (1919), St Andrew's Hospital Building (1920), Nanyang U...

Lim Nee Soon and family (Bukit Brown)

Mr. Lim Nee Soon's wife (Wee Pek Hay) and two of his son's ( Lim Chong Kuo and Lim Chong Pang ) tomb can be found in Bukit Brown, Block 4 Division A. Mr. Lim Nee Soon is not buried there but in Nanking, China. It is however difficult to write a story about Lim Nee Soon family members tomb cluster in Bukit Brown, without first introducing Mr. Lim Nee Soon first. Pineapple King and Patriot Mr. Lim Nee Soon (1879-1936) is the son of Mr Lim Peng Guan and was born in Kampong Glam, Beach Road in 1879. His father died when Lim Nee Soon was only 8 years old and was left in the care of his maternal grandfather, Mr. Teo Lee (Mr Teo Eng Hock's father). Lim Nee Soon received his early education in both St. Joseph Institution and Anglo-Chinese School and therefore proficient in both English and Chinese languages. A Teochew, he started from scratch, working as a shopkeeper assistant at the age of 18 and from there he climbed the rungs by next working for timber merchant Tan Tye a...

Tan Kheam Hock and family (Bukit Brown)

Tan Kheam Hock /Tan Khiam Hock / 陈谦福 (1862- 21 April 1922) was born in Penang to Mr. and Mrs. Tan Teng Poh and received his education in Penang Free School. He joined the Merchantile Bank before leaving for Calcutta, India to be a merchant in 1877, remaining there until 1899 before coming back to Singapore to join the syndicate that had the rights to Opium and Spirit Farms. In 1901, he became the labor contractor for the Singapore Harbor Board, which at at its peak provided over 5,000 labor force. Tan Kheam Hock was also the Chairman of Eastern United Assurance Corporation, Great Eastern Life Assurance and Director of an array of tin, rubber and industrial companies. Tan Kheam Hock was a Senior Municipal Commissioner, Straits Chinese British Association, Chinese Advisory Board, Justice of Peace (Board of Licensing Justices), First member of the King Edward VII Medical College (when he passed away Mr See Tiong Wah replaced him) and the Hospital Bo...

Rattan furniture industry in Singapore: past and present

Exploring the HDB estate opposite Queensway Shopping Centre, i came across a Rattan furniture shop , Chun Mee Lee Rattan Furniture. It is not often you find a shop in Singapore that sells furniture solely made by rattan and indeed it was a pleasant and nostalgic surprise to encounter.The shop was filled to the brim with rattan furniture and ware, but what was more surprising for me, was to see a lady working on re-upholstering a chair with rattan trimmings. This indicates to me that not all the rattan ware was exported from either Indonesia and Malaysia, some were still done locally. Chun Mee Lee Rattan Furniture( directions here ) Rattan furniture stacked to the ceiling Worker reupholstering a chair with rattan trimmings Fast forward a few weeks, this time in Joo Chiat, i came across another shop called Teong Theng Co ( directions here ) which although wasn't filled to the brim with rattan furniture (there were other types of wood furniture as well), i...

Tan Swee Hoe and family (Batu Pahat)

Sometime back in August 2012, i wrote an article about Tan Swee Hoe who is buried in Bukit Brown . Tan Swee Hoe came to Singapore as a young boy and worked his way up, eventually becoming one of founders of Ho Hong Bank, and later a director of Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC) after it merged with it. He was also for two terms, the president of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Batu Pahat, shareholder of Ho Aik Steamships. Tan Swee Hoe was a member of the Council of State, Johore and received a title S.M.J (Setia Mahkota Johore) from the government of Johore in 1929 for his contributions. He owned several property in Singapore and Batu Pahat. Tan Swee Hoe In January 2014, i was fortunate to make a trip with like minded friends to Batu Pahat to visit one of the properties he owned as well as a temple he contributed too and finally the grave of his son. Tan Swee Hoe's mansion First on my wishlist was Tan Swee Hoe's mansion on 160 Jalan Kluang, Batu Paha...

Tay Wee Soon (Bukit Brown)

Mr. Tay Wee Soon (born 2 April 1904 - died 11 April 1946) of Messrs. Alkfff & Co., (only son of Mr. and Mrs. Tay Pan Peng) passed away after a short illness at his residence, No. 8 Saint Thomas Walk, Singapore at 11:35 am on 11 April 1946 leaving behind his beloved parents, wife and 4 children. Widow: Chia Gay Neo Sons: Tay Bin Thong, Tay Bin Bok Daughters; Tay Chye Im, Tay Chye Keong Damaged Ceramic Photo of Tay Wee Soon Based on the engagement notice, Mr. Tay Wee Soon (only son of Mr. and Mrs. Tay Pan Peng) was engaged to be married to Miss Chia Gay Lian Neo (eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chia Keng Chin). From what i can see, Madam Chia Gay Neo is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chia Hood Theam . Family Parents: Tay Pan Peng Mrs. Wee Choo Kian (nee Tay Yiap Suat alias Bee Bee) beloved mother of the late Mr. Wee Guan Choon passed away at the age of 75 at No. 175 Keng Lee Road on 26 March 1934. She leaves behind 1 brother, Tay Pan Peng, 2 sons (Wee Leng C...

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 ...

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