Requester |
From Cemetery |
Content of Letter |
Deceased |
Burial |
Month |
Year |
VPRS |
Unit |
Item |
Henry Kock |
White Hills |
Has mislaid his authorisation to have bodies removed from White Hills
Cemetery, is about to leave the Colony and seeks to have a duplicate
authorisation issued as soon as possible. Will pay additional costs
immediately |
|
|
Jan |
1871 |
266 |
242 |
334 |
Lowe Kong Meng |
Talarook |
Lowe Kong Meng requesting and Alfred Sleight, Undertaker, 83 Collins
Street East facilitating. The body was moved from Talarook and
reinterred in the Melbourne General Cemetery |
A.Chun |
22.12.1870 |
Jun-27 |
1871 |
266 |
234 |
3698 |
Lee Ah Gin |
White Hills |
Wishes to remove the body of his father from Grave No 585 and take the
remains back to China. Contact address J.T.Saunders, Solicitor,
Castlemaine |
Ye Kong |
23.7.1857 |
21-Nov |
1871 |
266 |
240 |
6973 |
Lee Moi Hi |
White Hills |
Wishes to remove the body of his brother from Grave No 647 and take
remains back to China. Contact address J.T.Saunders, Solicitor,
Castlemaine |
Chung Wung |
3.9.1857 |
21-Nov |
1871 |
266 |
240 |
6964 |
Won Ah Chee |
White Hills |
Requesting exhumation of his Uncle. Contact address - Won Ah Chee, c/o
Sin Tip Wa, Storekeeper, 1 Bridge St, Sandhurst. "… in accordance with
the signs of all true religionists of my faith." |
Ah Tye |
circa 1863 |
1-Dec |
1871 |
266 |
241 |
7223 |
Won Ah Chee |
White Hills |
Requesting exhumation of a "particular friend". Contact address - Won Ah
Chee, c/o Sin Tip Wa, Storekeeper, 1 Bridge St. Sandhurst. "….in
accordance with the signs of all true religionists of my faith." |
Men Yuck |
circa 1861 |
1-Dec |
1871 |
266 |
241 |
7223 |
Won Ah Chee |
White Hills |
Requesting exhumation of a "particular friend". Contact address - Won Ah
Chee, c/o Sin Tip Wa, Storekeeper, 1 Bridge St. Sandhurst. "….in
accordance with the signs of all true religionists of my faith." |
Fook Go Hee |
circa 1865 |
1-Dec |
1871 |
266 |
241 |
7223 |
Ah Chee |
White Hills |
Wishes to removed bodies of 3 relatives. Contact addreess c/o Sin Tip
Wah, Storekeeper, Bridge St, Sandhurst |
Men Fook |
|
3-Dec |
1871 |
266 |
241 |
7422 |
Ah Chee |
White Hills |
Wishes to removed bodies of 3 relatives. Contact addreess c/o Sin Tip
Wah, Storekeeper, Bridge St, Sandhurst |
Fook Goy |
|
3-Dec |
1871 |
266 |
241 |
7422 |
Ah Chee |
White Hills |
Wishes to removed bodies of 3 relatives. Contact addreess c/o Sin Tip
Wah, Storekeeper, Bridge St, Sandhurst |
Ah Tie |
|
3-Dec |
1871 |
266 |
241 |
7422 |
Ah Chee |
White Hills |
Request facilitated by Garret Brennan, Sextan, White Hills - since there
had been no reply to request placed via another party. |
Men Yuck |
|
Dec |
1871 |
266 |
241 |
7378 |
Ah Chee |
White Hills |
Request facilitated by Garret Brennan, Sextan, White Hills - since there
had been no reply to request placed via another party. |
Fook Gohe |
|
Dec |
1871 |
266 |
241 |
7378 |
Ah Chee |
White Hills |
Request facilitated by Garret Brennan, Sextan, White Hills - since there
had been no reply to request placed via another party. |
Ah Tye |
|
Dec |
1871 |
266 |
241 |
7378 |
Won Ah Chee |
Avoca |
Requests permission to have Key Mang exhumed from Avoca Cemetery. Buried
approximately 10 1/2 years earlier. The request is being made "in
accordance with the wishes of his friends". Contact address - Won Ah
Chee, c/o Sin Tip Wa, Storekeeper, 1 Bridge St. Sandhurst. |
Key Mang |
circa 1861 |
12-Dec |
1871 |
266 |
241 |
7172 |
Men Her |
White Hills |
Advises that Men Teck died approximately 10 years earlier. Contact
address c/c Mr Sin Tip Wa, Chinese Storekeeper, Bridge St. Sandhurst |
Men Teck |
circa 1861 |
18-Dec |
1871 |
266 |
241 |
7643 |
Won Ah Chee |
White Hills |
Won Ah Chee facilitating exhumation, contact address c/0 Sin Tip Wah,
Chinese Storekeeper, 1 Bridge St, Sandhurst |
How Soon |
circa 1858 |
6-Jan |
1872 |
266 |
242 |
160 |
Won Ah Chee |
White Hills |
Won Ah Chee facilitating exhumation, contact address c/0 Sin Tip Wah,
Chinese Storekeeper, 1 Bridge St, Sandhurst |
How Him |
circa 1857 |
6-Jan |
1872 |
266 |
242 |
160 |
Won Ah Chee |
White Hills |
Won Ah Chee facilitating exhumation, contact address c/0 Sin Tip Wah,
Chinese Storekeeper, 1 Bridge St, Sandhurst |
Gon Kew |
- |
6-Jan |
1872 |
266 |
242 |
160 |
Kong Meng |
Melbourne General Cemetery |
A.A. Sleight, undertaker, facilitating on behalf of Kong Meng to exhume
Ah Ran's remains. |
Ah Ran |
6 6.1865 |
12-Dec |
1872 |
266 |
252 |
6742 |
W.H.Sizu |
Melbourne General Cemetery |
A.A. Sleight, undertaker, facilitating on behalf of W.H.Sizu, of 69
Little Bourke St, Melbourne. Sizu claimed Ah Wah as a cousin. |
Ah Way |
1867 |
22-Dec |
1872 |
266 |
253 |
7410 |
Ah Gee |
White Hills |
Ah Gee is a storekeeper at Iron Bark, he claims Sam Loon is a deceased
friend. Any response is to be sent directly to G. Brennan, White Hills
Cemetery. |
Sam Loon |
|
Dec |
1872 |
266 |
252 |
7011 |
Ah Gun |
White Hills |
Ah Gun, Storekeeper at Myers Flat is requesting permission to exhume his
friend Ah Leep. Replies to be directed to G. Brennan, White Hills
Cemetery. |
Ah Leep |
|
Dec |
1872 |
266 |
252 |
7099 |
Ah Gun |
White Hills |
Ah Gun, Storekeeper at Myers Flat is requesting permission to exhume his
friend Ah Wang. Replies to be directed to G. Brennan, White Hills
Cemetery. |
Ah Wang |
|
Dec |
1872 |
266 |
252 |
7099 |
Ah Pack |
Castlemaine |
David Randall (Cemetery Secretary) facilitating. Ah Pack was a
Storekeeper in Castlemaine. |
Ah Ken |
10.12.1860 |
9-Oct |
1873 |
266 |
263 |
5814 |
Ah Lit |
White Hills |
Brother Ah Lit requesting exhumation of Kit Shin, indicating he will be
personally taking the remains back to China. He is asking for a prompt
decision as he is incurring considerable expense in waiting. No
indication of what her letter was written from |
Kit Shin |
1859 |
30-May |
1873 |
266 |
258 |
3016 |
Ah Fon |
White Hills |
James Apoo facilitiating request on behalf of Ah Tin's uncle, Ah Fon. |
Ah Tin |
late 1872 |
30-Jun |
1873 |
266 |
259 |
3705 |
Lou Coon |
White Hills |
Requesting exhumation of his cousin Low Gee, so that a third person, Ah
Wee, can convy the remains to China. Sense of urgency as the boat is
sailing shortly |
Low Gee |
|
9-Jul |
1873 |
266 |
260 |
3889 |
|
White Hills |
James Appoo of the Chinese Camp, Ironbark, facilitating on behalf of
friends of deceased. Follow up telegram urging a response as the ship
sails for China early the following week. |
Sing Fick |
|
27-Sep |
1873 |
266 |
262 |
5548 |
Ah Pack |
Castlemaine |
Ah Pack was a storekeeper at Castlemaine. |
Ah Ken |
10.12.1860 |
9-Oct |
1873 |
266 |
263 |
5814 |
Ah Yam |
Castlemaine |
David Randall (Cemetery Secretary) facilitating. Ah Yam Lived at Fryer's
Creek. |
Tongu Cowey |
27.2.1860 |
3-Nov |
1873 |
266 |
263 |
6288 |
Ah Wong |
Castlemaine |
David Randall (Cemetery Secretary) facilitating. Ah Wong lived in
Melbourne. |
Ah Tory |
16.7.1857 |
23-Jan |
1874 |
266 |
266 |
473 |
Wong Ah Keng |
Ballarat - Old |
Wm. Young (Supt. of Pres. Chinese Mission, Ballarat) facilitating. Wong
Ah Keng is nephew returning to China. |
Wong Man Yew |
circa 1859 |
4-Apr |
1874 |
266 |
268 |
2029 |
Wong Ah Keng |
Smythesdale |
Wm. Young (Supt. of Pres. Chinese Mission, Ballarat) facilitating. Wong
Ah Keng is nephew returning to China. |
Wong Ah Meng |
circa 1864 |
4-Apr |
1874 |
266 |
268 |
2029 |
Tick Tan |
Castlemaine |
David Randall (Cemetery Secretary) facilitating. Followup telegram of 5
Jun 1874 swaps the names of the requester and deceased and indicates
that Tick Tan was leaving for China on the following Wednesday. |
Fong Tin |
10.1.1860 |
3-Jun |
1874 |
266 |
270 |
3548 |
Sam Ah Cow |
Seymour |
Requesting his brother's remains as he is leaving for China on July 7th
1874. Contains a memo indicating the application had been left with the
Clerk of Courts Seymour on 1st June 1874. |
Ah Cow |
23. 9.1871 |
30-Jun |
1874 |
266 |
271 |
3948 |
|
Geelong - Church of England |
Jenkins and Bennett, Undertakers (Geelong) facilitating . |
Ton Hie |
|
9-Jul |
1874 |
266 |
272 |
9093 |
|
Geelong - Church of England |
Jenkins and Bennett, Undertakers (Geelong) facilitating - sense of
urgency to the request as the vessel is about to depart for China. |
Ah Sin |
|
27-Jul |
1874 |
266 |
272 |
4551 |
Chong Butler (Wong Chong - Chinese Signature) |
Jericho |
Request forwarded via the Clerk of Petty Sessions, Woods Point. Chong
Butler (Wong Chong) was leaving for China and intended to convey the
body to Pekin. |
King Foon |
|
29-Jul |
1874 |
266 |
272 |
4999 |
Syee |
Melbourne General Cemetery |
Sleight (Solicitor) facilitating on behalf of Syee, who lived at 128
Russel Street Melbourne. Cheong Ohee was a relative. Ship was departing
for China on the following Wednesday. |
Cheong Ohee |
|
24-Aug |
1874 |
266 |
272 |
5131 |
|
Ballarat - Old |
War Pon (Interpreter) facilitating on behalf of family and friends.
Excellent handwriting and interesting very tense in grammar. |
Ah Toon |
4.5.1860 |
3-Sep |
1874 |
266 |
273 |
5390k |
|
Ballarat- Old |
War Pon (Interpreter) facilitating on behalf of family and friends.
Urgent request, includes follow up telegram. |
Why Ching |
14.8.1857 |
21-Sep |
1874 |
266 |
274 |
5752 |
Toon Yen |
Ballarat- Old |
William Ah Kew (Interpreter) facilitating. |
Len Yen |
|
24-Sep |
1874 |
266 |
274 |
5829 |
Toon Yen |
Canadian Gully |
William Ah Kew (Interpreter) facilitating. |
Ah Sic |
|
24-Sep |
1874 |
266 |
274 |
5829 |
Ah Tip |
Vaughn |
David Randall (Cemetery Secretary) facilitating |
Ah Chung |
25.2.1860 |
12-Nov |
1874 |
266 |
276 |
6836 |
Ah Look |
Castlemaine |
David Randall (Cemetery Secretary) facilitating. Ah Look was from
Melbourne |
Tien Young (aka Ken Young) |
23.5.1857 |
19-Dec |
1874 |
266 |
276 |
7604 |
Ah Coon |
Castlemaine |
Some urgency as Ah Coon and company plan to leave Castlemaine Tuesday
next. David Randall (Cemetery Secretary) facilitating. |
Wy Poo |
23.10.1855 |
11-Dec |
1874 |
266 |
277 |
7430 |
Gee Ah Sing |
Ballarat |
Ah Chung (Interpreter - Golden Point) facilitating. Requester was cousin
of deceased. First approval was given to the wrong man and second
approval was urgently requested. Ah Chung's address was c/o Gee Kee,
storekeeper, Golden Point. |
Yee Wah Lock aka Gee Wah Lock |
|
6-Jan |
1875 |
266 |
278 |
140 |
Gee Ah Sing |
Ballarat |
Ah Chung (Interpreter - Golden Point) facilitating. Requester is
cousin of deceased. First approval was given to wrong man and second
approval was urgently requested. Ah Chung's address was c/o Gee Kee,
storekeeper, Golden Point |
Wee Ah Sue aka Gee Ah Sue |
|
6-Jan |
1875 |
266 |
278 |
140 |
Ah Ping |
Maldon |
Application made by brother of deceased. Error made in granting
exhumation permission, Castlemaine instead of Maldon, required further
letter to clarify. Lee Young (headman/storekeeper) of Castlemaine
facilitating. |
Ho Ching |
July 1860 |
8-Jan |
1875 |
266 |
278 |
139 |
Sing Hung Fat |
Ballarat |
Two letters and some urgency as the ship on which the remains were to
travel to China was leaving 22nd January 1875 |
Tip Hock |
|
11 Jan & 14 Jan |
1875 |
266 |
278 |
192 |
Lei Keen |
Castlemaine |
Lei Keen was a resident of Castlemaine.David Randall (Cemetery
Secretary) facilitating application. |
Tit Moon |
|
30-Jan |
1875 |
266 |
279 |
633 |
Gut Chung |
Castlemaine |
Gut Chung lived in Melbourne. |
Tuen Coy |
27 Sep 1858 |
22-Feb |
1875 |
266 |
279 |
1110 |
Fong Ah Sui |
White Hills |
G. Bernment facilitating on behalf of Fong Ah Sui who wished to remove
the bones of this brother so as to convey them to China. |
Fong Ah Lock |
|
17-Jun |
1875 |
266 |
283 |
3380 |
Phoey Payo |
Castlemaine |
No faciliatation, direct request to allow removal of remains to China.
Phoey Payo wrote his request from Castlemaine |
Ah Ping |
circa 1865 |
20-Sep |
1875 |
266 |
286 |
5295 |
Lim Cong Tow |
Castlemaine |
David Randall facilitating. Lim Cong Tow of Melbourne |
On You |
Jan 1861 |
Sep-06 |
1875 |
266 |
286 |
5315 |