P O O N/Pan from Kaiping/Hoiping

[Doug 周]

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[richardn23]

According to research by Kate published elsewhere these maps show the location of P O O N villages, NNE of Kaiping

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[lachinatown]

richardn23, it is hard to read, can you list them?

[richardn23]

I hope the following will be easy to read. Alternatively, click on goo.gl/maps/aW6my


- directions to location of villages from Kaiping



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- Kate's map (November 2010)



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- today's map search

[lachinatown]

Thank you richardn23.
We have input them into the village database with the correct coordinates.

[mattm]

Hi Henry,

Does your nephew from Taishan still perform research for overseas Chinese descendants?  I'm hoping to find someone in the area that could help me find any ancestral records about them.
I've been able to transcribe their names from their tombstones, and recently recognized that their village's name, (one of the four mentioned by Kate), appeared on the tombstone of my grandfather's youngest brother.


廣東 開平 橋頭村
 
广东 开平 桥头村 - (simplified*)
Guangdong, Kaiping, Qiaotou Cun - (pinyin*)
Kiu Tau Cyun  - (village name - jyutping*)

*included to facilitate searching

My Grandfather's name was as follows:

潘文選
Born: 24 SEP 1886


Two of his siblings were:
潘初選
Born: 11 SEP 1888

潘耀選
Born: 10 OCT 1897

Their father's name was:

潘錦泉

Born: 5 JUN 1848



Their grandfather's name, (my Great-Great Grandfather), was known as P O O N Allum (Lum), but I'm not aware of the characters making up his given name, since they didn't appear on his tombstone.

I'd also like to share that my P O O N male relatives have started a Y-DNA Project: 
www.familytreedna.com/groups/allum-poon/about

So if richardn23 or anyone else reading this thread happens to be a P O O N / Pan direct male descendant, you may wish to consider participating in this project.

Thanks, Matt

[Henry]

Hi mattm,

My Taishan nephew moved to Hong Kong and no longer performs Chinese genealogy research.

I have another person from the university who does excellent research.

Please contact me directly at " [e-mail] " for additional details & discussions regarding your requirements.

Henry