Comments on: Chinese Genealogy

By: Albert Chu

Albert Chu — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:21:58 +0000

I am searching for members of my extended family worldwide. My family name is Chu (朱) from 廣東新會縣丹灶村肇恆里。朱廣蘭，朱有蘭。

By: stephanie

stephanie — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:38:18 +0000

Hi,

I am looking for the family of my grandfather, he left Canton City, China when he was 10 years old and worked as a laborer for a ship, he came to the Phillipines and settled here.

He is Chan Chao, from Canton City, China.

Please do email me if you have any info, we are planning to visit and get acquainted with other members of the family.

Thanks.

By: Koten Benson

Koten Benson — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:23:06 +0000

Looking for information about the following people recorded as doing business in Lytton B.C. in 1882:

Kwong On (O.K.) – General Merchandise
Foo Sang – General Merchandise
Kong Chong Hing – General Merchandise
Hong Wo – General Merchandise and Laundry
Yong Hing – Boarding House
Man Song Tong – Chinese Doctor and Medicines

Thank you,

Koten
lionsgatebuddhistpriory@lyttonbc.net

By: Hing Kain Chan, Eric

Hing Kain Chan, Eric — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:20:21 +0000

Hi I found your website while searching for Chan Genealogy.
I hope I can find out my ancestor if it linked to yours.
Here are the information I have:

Father side:

Great Grandfather:
Ng Sau Cheong 吳秀祥
Lee李

Grandfather
Father: Chan Choon 陳全 Chinese DOB – 29 dec 1886- Canton , Hoksan
Mother: Lee Yoke Mui 李玉梅 Chinese DOB 24 feb 1889- Canton, San Wui

Mother side:
Ng Wai Nam 吳炜南 Chinese DOB 12 dec 1887 Guangzhou, Nam Hoi
Ying Poh Choo 英寶珠 Chinese DOB 14 Mar 1893 Guangzhou, San Wui

Hope to hear from you.

Regards
Eric Chan

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 02:26:44 +0000

Talofa Lava,

May name is Jeff and I am looking for some information about my Grandfather Ah Kee. He came to Samoa from China around the late 1930′s, met my Grandmother Paese and had five children. He chose to go back with other Chinese immigrants back to China around late 1940′s early 50′s. If anyone knows of any info please email me.

By: Sharon Lee

Sharon Lee — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:22:32 +0000

I am looking for my Great-Grandparents 李金巨(this is 1 word) and 李亞好 history. All I have is their names and the village of 新會. My GGFather died in 1966 in his 90s and my GGM died in 1936 in her 30s. We know they owned land back in the old country. They went to Singapore and in the 1920s they had four children 李金蘭, 李烦南 , 李植南. Their eldest daughter died and I have no records of her name.

I am going to Xinhui in July 2012 and would love to find the actual village where our roots started. I doubt we have any family back there.

Can anyone please point me in the direction where to start looking?

By: Louisa

Louisa — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 06:14:38 +0000

I’m looking for my grandpa family in china not sure where about but all I know is his last name “Ah Sam Yuk” my grandpa’s third child of the family of 2older sisters and a baby sister which they all under their step father last name, I’m so desperate for help to find this last name I would love to meet some of my family will be good for each generations in our family that we do have a Asian blood sadly no one know my grategrandpa name but his last name-;( he was married to Peive Akenese (grategrandma). Please I’m so look forward to hear a good news if anybody know or heard of the last name I mention earlier, “A human roots more than a roots of plants”happy new year to y’all may 2012 help me find my Asian families xo

By: Woodson

Woodson — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 04:16:53 +0000

The Chinese commonly add “Sh” in front of a person’s name. It doe not mean Mr as you were mistakenly told. The name, generally, is the given name rather than the surname. I would say “Tagi” is your grandfather’s given name which should explain why you have no luck in tracing it.

You’ll need to do some digging around see whether your grandfather had left behind any document or letter which has his surname and, hopefully, information on his place of origin.

By: Saiga

Saiga — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:50:15 +0000

I am looking for information regarding my grandfather who was sent to Samoa as a laborer in the early 1900s. It is believed he was shipped back upon the break of WWII. I am actually looking for information regarding ship logs of passenger names specifically for laborers sent to the pacific island of Samoa between 1900 -1942. Any information as where I can ascertain passenger list, docket or ship ledger with such information would be greatly appreciated. His name may have been transposed into the Samoan language which is “Atagi”; this is the name we go by, but we know we are not Japanese. This is a well-known Japanese name, but no Japanese were ever sent to Samoa as labor workers. We think his name might have been Tagi, Tani, Tungi. I understand that Ah-tagi, meant Mr. Tagi, but I have been unsuccessful in pulling up any of these spellings. Any help is appreciated. Thank you.

By: natasha

natasha — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 02:41:11 +0000

Hi i was wondering if anyone has heard of the surname pronounced ‘Low Hee’
all i have is a piece of paper stating one of my great grandfathers’ possible entry into the UK, with him being from Waichow Canton Hong Kong in 1916
how on this earth can i find relatives?
thanking you kindly for reading