June Che Lah ~ Shaik Ahmad Clan

Jamaliah June Che Lah (born 29 June 1934-died 12 May 1990) is the third daughter of Dr Che Lah bin Md Joonos, an early Malay doctor. June married to Devdass Kingsley Nathaniel on 8 February 1958. They had 5 children - Stephanie Druscilla Nathaniel, Gerald Kingsley Nathaniel, Rex Allan Nathaniel, Vanessa Gloria Nathaniel and Amanda Zoe Nathaniel. They lived in Ipoh before moving to Kuala Lumpur. June and Rex are deceased.

Stephanie
Gerald
Rex Allan Nathaniel married Susann Lee. They have 2 children - Claris Nathaniel and Kevin Nathaniel. Rex is deceased.
Vanessa Gloria Nathaniel married Peter Yang. They have 3 children - Ian Timothy Yang, Melody Grace Yang, and Tabita Hope Yang. Vanessa remarried.
Amanda Zoe.

I met June circa 1975 but for a brief while when she walked past me at kenduri arwah held in Sentul for a step-uncle Philip @ Mohd Noor who died of complications following a brain tumour surgery performed at GH Penang. I have not seen the death certificate of this uncle, and therefore I cannot point to the date (40 days after death) or date of this chance meeting with June.

In dating these photos below, I have used events that occurred from the many accounts of many family members. A misleading piece of information was the exact date of Dr Che Lah's birth. Nobody knows for sure what the correct date of birth (DOB) for Dr Che Lah is. There are presently 2 dates, 10 December 1903 and 10 December 1904. In his application papers, Dr Che Lah wrote 1903 as his birth year. However, for his birthdays and headstone, the families used 1904. I have mentioned these conflicting dates in his biography. I will mention the correct birth date once I get permission from JPN (Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara) to check its database records. I have not returned to JPN with the evidence it needed.

June (18) in KL in 1952 at her eldest's sister's send-off to Kirkby. Photo from Tulip's album.

June (23) in 1957 before marriage. Photo was contributed by Sharifah.

June (44) on 10 December 1978 at her father's 74th birthday party in Penang. Dr Che Lah's album.

June in saree in 1980s at her daughter's graduation. Photo from Amanda's Facebook.

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Singapore Standard, 16 February 1958, page 11

MALAYAN BRIDES [ARTICLE + ILLUSTRATION]

MALAYAN BRIDES (LEFT) LIEUT. D. K. NATHANIEL of the Federation Armoured Cor Regiment and his bride, the former Miss June Che Lah, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Che Lah of Kuala Lumpur who were married at St. Mary's Church, Kuala Lumpur, last week. Photo shows the couple leaving the Church.

June's (24) marriage to Devdass Kingsley Nathaniel, 1958. Photo was contributed by Amanda.

June's children with their father. Photo from Amanda's Facebook.

June and her children. Photo from Amanda's Facebook.

Dr Che Lah's 74th birthday in Penang, 10 December 1978. From left: Daisy Yvette (Perth), Dr Che Lah (cutting cake), Aminah (little girl, Tulip's youngest daughter), June (behind little girl), 2 of June's daughters, and Mariah (Dr Che Lah's second wife).

June (2L) with her mother Catherine Daisy de Coursey Bulner (3L), youngest maternal uncle Humphrey Edward Bulner (4L) and 4 of her 5 children. Her husband is on Humphrey's left. Photo from Amanda's Facebook.

June with husband and 2 daughters. Photo from Amanda's Facebook.

June and her youngest maternal uncle Humphrey Edward Bulner (UK).
Humphrey is the youngest of Catherine's 6 or 7 siblings. Photo from Amanda's Facebook.