Mah family from Taishan

[Woodson]

Looking for information on the Mah family from Taishan in general and in particular from 白沙江頭鄉廣德里. The person of interest is 馬林玉。

Thanks.

[southsloper]

Hi Woodson, are you a Mah or just researching a Mah for someone else?

I'm a Mar (variant of Mah) researching my branch of the Mah family who came from Baksha (Baisha), Taishan. I'm have to confirm the village name that my dad gave me, with my older brother, who was born there, and see if it is in the Taishan "village database".

My ggf came to BC and worked in Cumberland, BC (Vancouver Island) and possibly travelled the coast down to the US as well. My gf had a Chinese dry goods store in Nelson, BC where my dad was born and lived most of his life, except for some periods of time in China including when he married my mother. My mother and brother came to Canada in the 1950's, a year later I was born. After high school and a few years elsewhere in BC, I moved to the Vancouver area in the late 70's.

[Woodson]

Hi Southsloper,

No, I'm not a Mar/Mah/Ma. I'm doing the inquiry on behalf of another visitor. Any information on the clan is appreciated.

I'm in the Lower Mainland also. We have a couple of neighbours from Cumberland and Nelson respectively.

My email is:

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