Looking for 鍾 (Chiong, zhong) ancestors in Xiamen.

[richiechiong]

Dear Uncle Philip,

Good day, I am trying to look for my ancestors in Huli or Heshan, Xiamen.

my great grandfather is 鍾聰明 then he married my great grandmother named 陳發治. They both resided to Zamboanga, Philippines since 1920 and had children already there. I am trying to locate the zhong Jiapu (家譜). Attached are their tombstones. I hope someone can help me. So far, they were able to see my great grandfather's name in some donation list of an ancestral hall but not sure if the same person. Maybe you could help check this association: 钟宅畲族社区居委会 or 钟宅社区.  www.chinanews.com/cul/2014/08-26/6531633.shtml

[philiptancl]

Hi Richiechiong,

We have communicated through emails over finding of your Jiapu/Zupu using information from the the gravestone you have posted. There is enough information enough for you to get your ancestral place. However as sources indicated that your jiapu is no longer available, the information is of interest if you are going there yourself to view your ancestral place that you originated from and to find the closest relatives that are still living there. It be good for you to do so and to keep in touch with them. It is possible that a copy of the jiapu is still in the hand of someone somewhere or a copy had been taken overseas. Should that surface in future, you can be kept informed.

Philip

[mzhuang]

Philip,

my my grand father came to Penang when he was just a teenage boy. We do not know his birthdate but speculate it around mid 1880. He came from Tong'an San Du. His name is Zhuang Wen Huai. We could not confirm but believe he went back to Ti g'an to get married thru our great grand parents match making and came back to Malaya with his wife. Our other information that may help us trace our roots is our generational middle names. Including my grand father we have 5 generational middle names that we have followed thru our father's advice.
We have search over the Internet but can't seems to find a Zhuang ancestral temple in Tong'an San Du. Perhaps the village has been renamed or rezone. As we do not have any known relatives, can you advise how we can go about tracing back our roots and potential relatives in Tong'an please.

thank s for your help

[philiptancl]

Hi Mzhuang,

I did not check postings in the Forum over the last couple of weeks as I was busy preparing spreadsheets and slides for a one day course I was requested to conduct on Monday, December 19, 2017. As you are from Penang and I am from KL, it may easier for me to explain to you via WhatsApp or WeChat or by phone. I am sending my contact through a personal message in this Forum.

Philip