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Post by Jacky Li on Feb 28, 2004 10:48:33 GMT -5
Posted on: Sat 21 Feb 2004 06:48:54 AM EST
Hi, my name is Jacky Li, my ancestor was from XinHui, who called Li Kam Sing, and his son, my grandfather is Li Yiu Lam. They escaped to Hong Kong and later to Malaysia, Brunei during the interwar period to Second War. So did there have any people hear these two names before? Please give a reply to my e-mail. I'm waiting for you!
I didn't come back to Xin Hui, because we adapted Hong Kong and Malaysia environment.However, as i'm student of History Department in Chinese University of Hong Kong, i had duty to understand my ancestors. My icq is 263990284. Call me if you free. ^^
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Post by Administrator on Feb 28, 2004 12:36:07 GMT -5
Posted on: Mon 23 Feb 2004 01:25:14 PM EST
Hi Jacky,
Thanks for posting. Sorry, I have not heard of your ggf and gf's names. You should interview your gf and father for as such information as you can. Since you are in Hong Kong you may want to try and get hold of a copy of ·s·|¿¤»x. You'll find a great deal of information on the history of Xinhui and its inhabitants.
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Post by YinLizi2 on Mar 8, 2004 19:09:22 GMT -5
Selamat datang Jacky and happy new year to you too!
Which part of Xinhui did your family come from? My grandfather came from a village just outside Xinhui and settled in Kuantan before moving to KL.
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Post by Abdullah Li on Mar 10, 2004 5:20:05 GMT -5
your family also came to M'sia?We had lived in Kuching and later Brunei
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Post by kinmun on Mar 10, 2004 19:07:39 GMT -5
Selamat datang Jacky and happy new year to you too! Which part of Xinhui did your family come from? My grandfather came from a village just outside Xinhui and settled in Kuantan before moving to KL. Hi YnLizi, I just commented on your question in your other post (Sharing Tales). Coincidentally, my father's uncle, a Kan from Xinhui, used to own businesses at Mersing and Jemuluang, near Kuantan! That was before WWII.
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Post by YinLizi2 on Mar 12, 2004 20:26:42 GMT -5
Heavens what a lot of Malaysians/Singaporeans there are on this site! We must be the second wave of the overseas diaspora. My own family went from Xinhui to Malaysia, then Singapore and the onward to Europe.
That's whats makes tracing our roots so difficult. In my case it spans 4 countries and 3 possible languages.
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Post by YinLizi2 on Mar 12, 2004 20:28:18 GMT -5
....and may I send my regards to twoupman whose kindness has proved invaluable in my search!
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Post by Administrator on Mar 15, 2004 13:09:15 GMT -5
....and may I send my regards to twoupman whose kindness has proved invaluable in my search! Twoupman, take a bow!! Liz, want to share this with the rest of us?
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Post by Chan on Mar 24, 2004 23:21:08 GMT -5
Hi everybody... I'm Kenny Chan from KL, Malaysia. I am trying to trace my ancestors from XinHui county. I remember my father told me that my grand dad came from a village called Shek Tau in XinHui county.
It is possible that my grandfather came over to Malaya duringt the 1910s when he was 16. Does anyone know about the Chans who migrated over to Malaya during the beginning of the last century? I am particularly interested to know about Shek Tau village and the temple there that houses the family book. I was told that my grand dad's name is in that book.
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Post by twoupman on Mar 25, 2004 16:19:26 GMT -5
Shek Tau (nutsou, stone head) is located in northern Xinhui, Tangxia Zhen close to Jiangmen City's northern boundary. It was one of several settlements by the Chens in Xinhui during the latter Song Dynasty.
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Post by twoupman on Mar 25, 2004 16:20:49 GMT -5
Shek Tau in Mandarin should read nutsou; sorry for the typo.
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Post by twoupman on Mar 25, 2004 16:22:38 GMT -5
Something is wrong it just won't accept the proper spelling for stone head in Mandarin!
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Post by niuyin on Mar 25, 2004 21:14:26 GMT -5
Stone in pinyin is "shi". No? Then stone head is Shi Tau?
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Post by Chan on Mar 25, 2004 22:59:03 GMT -5
Hi Twoupman Do you know any point of contact in (shi tau/nutsou) village in northern Xinhui, because i would like to know if the village temple that keeps the houses of my family book is still. I actually plan to pay a visit there if the village temple still assist and that's why i need to confirm. Thanks.
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Post by twoupman on Mar 26, 2004 0:26:52 GMT -5
Based on my personal experience, it is likely the ancestral temple in Shi Tou would have been destroyed by the Red Guards during the Cultural Revolution. However, if you are lucky, perhaps your extended family in the village may have a family copy or find someone with a clan copy of the genealogy records. You will only know when you get there. Sorry I cannot be more helpful.
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