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Post by grammasue on Nov 25, 2008 18:45:05 GMT -5
I am new to this forum. Woodson very kindly posted a jpeg of my grandfather's headstone in Location, Location, Location. I would appreciate any help or suggestions on how to proceed in finding my grandfather's family. Toy Suen Sing was born in 1884 in Yin Yee Lai Taishan Guangdong. He immigrated to Montreal, Quebec (Year???). He did not marry in Montreal, but he had 4 children between 1928-1931 (my father being one of the children). Toy Suen Sing died in 1959 in Montreal. Any advice would be most appreciated. Sue
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Post by Henry on Nov 25, 2008 19:37:47 GMT -5
Hi Sue, Welcome to the Forum. Based upon your grandfather's name and known village location, I suggest that you contact my nephew who lives in Taicheng: siyigenealogy.proboards28.com/index.cgi?board=names&action=display&thread=821He can go to your ancestral village and talk to the villagers to determine what relatives are still living there and whether a family genealogy books is available that has your family lineage and he can have it copied. I suggest you provide him with a photo of the gravestone and the Chinese names of your father's siblings and any other relevant information. Please ask my nephew will keep some of this information confidential - so it can be used to verify villager's claims that they are related to you - real cousins would know this information. Henry |
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Post by laohuaqiao on Nov 26, 2008 0:43:57 GMT -5
Hi Sue, Your grandfather's village is not that far from my home village. In fact, about half of my relatives are Toy (or Choy) from that area or married to a Toy there. Contacting Henry's nephew is the sure way to proceed, but I will check with my relatives if by any chance they are familiar with anyone from that village or even heard of your grandfather's name. What are the chances that you and I turn out to be cousins?  Many of the Toys from the region settled in Chicago, maybe that's how your grandfather made his way to Montreal. By the way, the Chinese characters from which the headstone was made were beautifully written, no ordinary person could have written them. There may be an interesting story behind it by itself. |
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Post by Sue Cummings on Sept 3, 2019 8:17:05 GMT -5
Hello In 2008 I posted a message on this forum and did not have the time to pursue the information and replies I received from Henry, Moderator. Would you be the person I was corresponding with? I have the time now would would like to continue the search for the family of my Dad's adoptive father, Suen Sing Toy. This is the message I got from Henry "Nov 25, 2008 at 7:37pm ReplyQuotelikePost Options Post by Henry on Nov 25, 2008 at 7:37pm Hi Sue, Welcome to the Forum. Based upon your grandfather's name and known village location, I suggest that you contact my nephew who lives in Taicheng: siyigenealogy.proboards28.com/index.cgi?board=names&action=display&thread=821He can go to your ancestral village and talk to the villagers to determine what relatives are still living there and whether a family genealogy books is available that has your family lineage and he can have it copied. I suggest you provide him with a photo of the gravestone and the Chinese names of your father's siblings and any other relevant information. Please ask my nephew will keep some of this information confidential - so it can be used to verify villager's claims that they are related to you - real cousins would know this information. Henry" |
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Post by Henry on Sept 3, 2019 10:02:14 GMT -5
Sue,
If possible, please post a photo of your grandfather's gravestone with Chinese characters, the Forum will then try to help you.
My Taishan nephew moved to Hong Kong 2 years ago and no longer does Chinese genealogy research.
Henry
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Post by Sue Cummings on Sept 3, 2019 12:43:07 GMT -5
Thanks Henry for getting back to me so quickly. I appreciate it. Please let me know if I added the image of my grandfather's headstone correctly.  |
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Post by Henry on Sept 3, 2019 15:58:10 GMT -5
Sue, Here is your ancestral village, 燕貽 / 燕贻 Yin Yee /Yan Yi, about10 miles north if Taishan City (TaiCheng)    Henry |
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Post by Sue Cummings on Sept 6, 2019 9:10:50 GMT -5
Henry: Thanks for the maps. I am hoping to find someone who lives close to my ancestral village to contact me and let me know how I can get a copy of my Grandfather's family records. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Sue
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Post by Henry on Sept 7, 2019 11:13:35 GMT -5
Sue,
Your hope of finding a person near your ancestral village is rather unrealistic.
If you are serious & willing to pay for a researcher to go to your ancestral village & try to find a copy of your village genealogy book - please send me an email at " Tomclan@Gmail.com " and I can help you make such arrangements.
Henry
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