{"id":2965,"date":"2012-04-21T09:52:10","date_gmt":"2012-04-21T01:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/?p=2965"},"modified":"2012-07-27T01:54:52","modified_gmt":"2012-07-26T17:54:52","slug":"su-mins-luminous-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/2012\/su-mins-luminous-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Su Min’s Luminous Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Polly and (photo: Lim Su Min)<\/p><\/div>\n

My Ancestry at Bukit Brown by Lim Su Min.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Su Min & Stella on the laps of Mr and Mrs Lim Boon Heng (photo Su Min)<\/p><\/div>\n

Saturday 21 April,9 am – 11 am.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

I am Lim Su Min, a retired doctor and grandfather to 5 children. I have identified 7 direct ancestors buried at Bukit Brown going back 5 generations for me, 7 generations for my grandchildren. My ancestors reposing at Bukit Brown include the parents and grandparents of Dr. Lim Boon Keng and Tan Tock Seng\u2019s son and grandson, Tan Kim Ching and Tan Boo Liat respectively.<\/p>\n

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Tan Tock Seng's tomb at Outram Road (photo Yeo Say Ann)<\/p><\/div>\n

Dr. Lim Boon Keng himself was buried at Bidadari, disintered and ashes at Mt Vernon.
\nTan Tock Seng\u2019s tomb cluster stands out along\u00a0 Outram Road. Tan Boo Liat is the father of my grandmother Polly Tan, and Tan Kim Ching is grandfather of Tan Boo Liat. Into this alliance of two great families is the Seow connection. Mrs Seow Watt Chye is mother of my grandfather Seow Poh Leng;<\/p>\n

Confused? Let me, Lim Su Min attempt to unravel for you my ancestry by sharing with
\nyou personal stories on my heritage run to visit the tombs of my direct ancestors who are buried in Bukit Brown, share something about the surrounding habitat and some of the neighbours who are buried in the same location. I have invited tomb whisperer Raymond Goh to share some of his insights.<\/p>\n

The Route for Lim Su Min’s Ancestry Trail at Bukit Brown Saturday 21st April 2012 covers the TAN- SEOW- LIM Family Connection scattered over various blocks in Bukit Brown.
\nThe tomb stops include :
\nTan Kim Ching, GGGGF (great,great,great, grandfather)
\n(neighbour to Cheang Hong Lim )
\nSeow Watt Chye GGM (great grandmother)
\nTan Boo Liat GGF
\nMr & Mrs Lim Mah Peng GGGGF\/M
\nMr & Mrs Lim Thean Geow GGGF\/M<\/p>\n

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Tan Kim Ching (son of Tan Tock Seng) photo: Yeo Say Ann<\/p><\/div>\n

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Tan Boo Liat (photo: Claire Leow)<\/p><\/div>\n

Highlights:
\nTan Kim Ching (\u9673\u91d1\u9418) (1829 -1892. ) Tan Tock Seng\u2019s eldest son who recommended Anna Leonowens, as the\u00a0 teacher for children of King Mongkut of Siam ( King Rama IV) Buried in Changi, transferred to Bukit Brown (1940). One of Singapore\u2019s earliest \u201cdiplomats\u201d and much respected in the Siam court.
\nTan Boo Liat, (1875-1934) built his home Golden Bell Mansion,10 Pender Road on Mount Faber, naming it after his grandfather. He was a strong supporter of Dr. Sun Yat-sen and member of the Singapore T’ung Meng Hui along with Lim Boon Keng. In 1920 he was awarded the title Phra Anukul Sayamkich by the Siam court.
\nTan Boo Liat\u2019s daughter Polly was the template for Emily of Emerald Hill, written by my sister Stella Kon ( nee Lim). To know that Polly was the niece who eventually married her aunt\u2019s husband 12 years her senior, when the aunt passed away is to understand the complex forces at play in creating \u201cEmily\u201d<\/p>\n

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Polly and her husband, who was once married to her aunt (photo: Lim Su Min)<\/p><\/div>\n

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