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Post by hoipingchow on Dec 3, 2014 14:28:26 GMT -5
I'm helping my friend try to locate his ancestral home. This village location is from his grandfather's headstone. I wasn't able to find it on a map using google maps, so I'm wondering if the name might have been changed. His dad was born in the California around 1915 so his grandfather must have immigrated around 1900. They are Wongs if that's any help.
I would appreciate any help.
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Post by lachinatown on Dec 3, 2014 15:38:00 GMT -5
The village is located in Baisha district. Village database puts it at 22 17 00 N, 112 40 30 E coordinates. Chiu King Heung (潮境鄉) Wong Sar Hang (黃沙坑) -- the village maybe too small to be shown on maps.
Where did you get this village name from? It may have been mispelled in Chinese. Can you post the photo of the headstone?
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Post by hoipingchow on Dec 4, 2014 11:45:34 GMT -5
My friend showed me a picture of his grandfather's headstone and I copied it down. Unfortunately, he didn't forward me the picture so I could post. I did have someone educated in Chinese check what I copied to the picture. I will also try to get a copy from him.
I'm new to the site, but where is the village database you searched and what do the coordinates you gave me mean? Is that like longitude and latitude? How do I translate to a google map?
Would Baisha be white sand? Would the address then be Zhongguo, Guangdong, Jiangmen, Taishan, Baisha, Chaojing...
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Post by lachinatown on Dec 4, 2014 13:21:31 GMT -5
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Post by hoipingchow on Dec 4, 2014 19:11:51 GMT -5
Here's what was copied. It was copied out of order. The column starting with Taishan was on the right and the one starting with Wong was on the left. I really appreciate your help.
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Post by lachinatown on Dec 4, 2014 23:02:52 GMT -5
What you have written matches the village database's Wong Sar Hang (黃沙坑). Now the question is it the same as a nearby village by the name of 横沙坑村 Heng Sha Keng Cun. 黃 = Yellow & 横 = Transverse
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