Luk family

[luk89]

I am trying to locate the family of my grandfather.  He was from the village of Nam Hoi. His name was Luk Yee and he left China for Mauritius in 1923

[Henry]

luk89,

Nam Hoi is not a village, it is a district of about 2.5 million people [ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanhai_District].

Your grandfather's ancestral village is probably located in the area around Nam Hoi.

You need to provide the Chinese characters for the name of your ancestral village and for your grandfather's name. Can somebody in the family provide this information ? Does your grandfather's gravestone have Chinese characters inscribed on it , usually, most overseas Chinese have the their Chinese name and name of their village and county, and province inscribed on the gravestone. Please post a clear photo of the gravestone if it has Chinese characters.

Please provide this information - so we can help you.

Henry

[luk89]

Unfortunately he died when father was 3 to 5 years old and his body was probably sent back to China. The only document my father has is a travel document from the ship he used to come to Mauritius. I remember his Chinese name is on this document. I'll ask my father for a copy and I'll post it here if that can help. Thank you.

[luk89]

Hello Henry

It's been a long time but I have been able to obtain a copy of my grandfather's passage contract. How do I upload a copy of this document here. Thanks

Richard

[Henry]

Hi Richard,

In the top right corner - click on "Edit"

Click on " Add image to post"

Henry

[luk89]

[luk89]

Hi Henry

This is the document. Is it helpful?

Thanks
Richard

[Henry]

Hi Richard,

The document does confirm that he came from Namhoi / Nanhai.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanhai_District

www.mychinaroots.com/places/108/nanhai


To really trace your family lineage - you will need the name of ancestral village.

Henry

[cdnheadtaxdata]

The Luk Genealogy of Nam Hoi, Ho Kow (Ho Gau) might provide a lead:
广东南海河滘陆氏族谱 1970年复抄本.pdf
max.book118.com/html/2019/0317/8033063025002013.shtm

河滘,鰲頭堡: 陸,潘,梁,何,鄭

Hope it helps!