YAP Kwan Hong/Thong?

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=wm#inbox/FMfcgxmRSQbqxDntkklv...

Melanie Yap commented on Yap Kwan Seng Memorial / 葉觀盛墓園.

in response to my72dragon:

   Yap Kwan Seng Memorial / 葉觀盛墓園 His name in Traditional Chinese – 葉觀盛 and in Simplified Chinese – 叶观盛. Born 1846, Yap Kwan Seng is the last Chinese Kapitan of Kuala Lumpur. After his passing, the position of kapitan was abolished. He moved from china to malaya at the age of 18 and work as […]

Hello, it is so interesting reading about a possible trace to YKS. From young i was told by my grandmother that my grandfather’s father was the brother to YKS. His name was Yap Kwan Hong/Thong? That they both came from China together. But we don’t share the same middle name. Ours follows the same ‘K’ until this generation. Our middle names as given were Kim, Kong, Kheng, (i forgot this generation)

Have you heard of a YKS’s brother? My grandma would pronouce it in cantonese as yip khun thong. She says the village back in China is called Zhong-san yuen.

I have only my Grandfather’s name as rememberance, we were never introduced to any main family, that is perhaps we were from the lesser wives. His grand name was Yap Kim Heng