A Chance Meeting With An Engineer

I was at dinner organised by the Penang Heritage Trust (PHT) at Hai Nan Town, George Town in Penang on 16 August 2013. It was a pre-conference dinner for the Penang Story Lecture, "Penang and the Hajj 2013". I sat at the main table with Dato' Anwar Fazal (ex-UNDP) and wife, Prof Eric Tagliacozzo (Cornell University, keynote speaker), Khoo Salma Nasution (President of PHT), and Lim Gaik Siang (PHT treasurer, who is a qualified engineer, working with Penang Council).

Dato' Anwar Fazal, his sister Rashidah (formerly with USM library) and the family were my grandfather's rear neighbour, on the kitchen side. His sister Rashidah Begum is the aunt of my colleague, Yasmin Begum Mokhtar Ahmad (Chico State University 1976-1980).

As we were talking, the female Chinese engineer asked about myself. She said I looked like someone she knew. I said my parents are Abdul Rashid at RECSAM and my mother Puan Tulip had taught at the PCGHS (Penang Chinese Girls' High School), a historical Chinese girls' school in Pulau Tikus, Penang.

The Chinese engineer became interested. She had been to my parent's house at Minden Heights in Penang. She knew a lot of stories from my talkative father. She remembered my mother very well. What a small world!

I am amazed that my mother's student would remember her in 2013; she had passed away in June 2004. That's more than 8 years ago.

Salma's father and my father worked together as Mathematics lecturers at the RECSAM/Maktab Perguruan Pulau Pinang. Salma's father retired earlier. My father retired in 1986, on his 55th birthday.

Badariah Baba Ahmad's father and Prof Rabindarjeet Singh's father had also worked and taught at the RECSAM/Maktab. I can't recall what Prof Rabindarjeet Singh's father taught.

Badariah Baba Ahmad lives in Puchong. Badariah's father is Baba Ahmad bin Hamid Don. He had worked at Maktab Perguruan Persekutuan Pulau Pinang (MPPPP) from 1979 to 1992 (retired). He was an English Language lecturer. He taught English Literature. Arwah Baba Ahmad might have known arwah Bapak when they both worked at MPPPP. Baba Ahmad is Bapak's relative from Jelutong.

Dato' Anwar Fazal and wife Dato' Mahmoodah, and myself.

Mak's ex-PCGHS student, Penang engineer Lim Gaik Siang (left) and her friend Salma Khoo.

Lim Gaik Siang

Hon. Treasurer, Penang Heritage Trust (PHT)

Persatuan Warisan Pulau Pinang

26, Church Street, City of George Town

10200 Penang

MALAYSIA

Tel: +6 04 264 2631

Fax: +6 04 262 8421

Website: www.pht.org.my

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Lim Gaik Siang

2-25-3A, Sri Pangkor, Pangkor Road

10050 George Town, Penang

Tel: +6 04 2299 028

Fax: +6 04 2299 901

Email: limgspc@gmail.com

Hp: +6 019 471 8523

- dia anak murid Mak at Penang Chinese Girls' High School

- dia selalu datang rumah Penang, jumpa Mak and Bapak

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The Kew Gardens in London

I visited the Kew Gardens with my parents in 1980. I can't recall much of the plants I saw at the Kew Gardens, but there were rubber trees - maybe of that first clone that was brought to Malaysia.

The Royal Botanic Gardens, popularly known as the Kew Gardens, is a botanical garden much like that in Penang. It was opened in 1759, and covers 300 acres (151 hectares). It is located in London.

The Kew Gardens was my mother's favourite place. She always spoke about plants at the Kew Gardens. She knew about most of the plants there.

I remember the Kew Garden was an expansive place, and with a lot of trees and a few buildings. There was a glass building. It was well-looked after.

We walked all over Kew Gardens.

External links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Botanic_Gardens,_Kew
http://www.kew.org/

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Favourite Flowers of the Families

There were some flowers which the various families grew. The ones I have seen are roses, orchids, hydrangea, some magnolia variety night flower that rarely bloomed, bleeding hearts, etc.

Small yard filled with plants. 1976
Photo was taken by Dr Che Lah.

I'm holding his orchid planted in the ground. 1976
Photo was taken by Dr Che Lah.

Orchid with purple flowers. 2017 (after 40+ years)

Blue hydrangea - Datuk's (Dr Che Lah) favourite flower

White rose - Datuk loved roses

Unnamed - Mak liked this plant with little purple flowers

My children (his grandchildren) visited his garden in Minden Heights. 1995
Nuraishah carrying Mira.
Ibrahim is behind Nuraishah.
Farah is in front of Nuraishah.
Muhammad is at far right.

His grandchildren. 1995
Ibrahim at rear.
Girls from left: Alia, Farah and Nisa.

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Dr Che Lah bin Md Joonos - Newspapers in Singapore Archives

Dr MJ Che Lah (1903-1986)

There are a number of newspaper articles which mentioned Dr Che Lah bin Md Joonos (Dr MJ Che Lah)  They can be found by searching his name "Dr Che Lah bin Md Joonos" or "Dr M.J. Che Lah".

Newspapers at Singapore Archives:
http://newspapers.nl.sg (digitised articles)


The Straits Times, 29 July 1930, Page 19
CHINESE RUNS AMOK.
- Hong Fatt mine at Sungei Besi
- Chinese mining coolies
- Dr. Che Lah, assistant surgeon attached to the District Hospital
- a Chinese mining coolie, Chan San suffered from malaria, ran amok, and died from shock and hemorrhage due to rupture of spleen


The Straits Times, 24 July 1933, Page 17
KLANG CONCERT.


The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 19 October 1933, Page 7
MALAY WEDDING
- Towkay Goh Hock Huat, JP
- Mr. and Mrs. Lopez
- Dr. and Mrs. Che Lah


The Straits Times, 22 January 1934, Page 13
KLANG FAREWELL.
- Chinese Rubber Growers' Association Hall, Klang
- Mr. and Mrs. C. J. H. Lowe
- Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel
- Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Lopez
- Mr. and Mrs. F. W. O. Stephens, Miss A. Stephens
- Mr. and Mrs. Hesse
- Mr. and Mrs. Lafountain
- Raja Nong, Dato Kaya, Klang
- Mr. B. Geoarge
- Mr. G. LaBrooy
- Dr. and Mrs. Che Lah


The Straits Times, 30 January 1934, Page 12
CAPITAL CHARGE.


The Straits Times, 12 July 1934, Page 12
TAMIL SENTENCED TO DEATH.
- Bukit Kriong Estate, Kapar
- Tamil men and women
- tapping rubber
- Dr. Che Lah


The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 25 July 1935, Page 15
All-Malay Open Tennis Championships
- Dr. Mohd. Said
- Dr. Che Lah
- Dr. Abd. Ghani


The Straits Times, 9 February 1936, Page 26
Untitled
- with pic


The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 20 March 1936, Page 11
Untitled


The Straits Times, 29 September 1936, Page 10
Social and personal
Dr. S. V. Chellam, Deputy Health Officer, Port Swettenham
Dr. Che Lah, Acting Deputy Health Officer, Port Swettenham; returned to KL


The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 29 September 1937, Page 6
- Dr. Hussein, Assistant Medical Officer, Malay Regiment, Port Dickson, will be going to KL on transfer early next month (August 1937)
- Dr. Che Lah from KL will replace him at the Malay Regiment in Port Dickson (28 September 1937)


The Straits Times, 2 October 1938, Page 31
PORT DICKSON


The Straits Times, 26 May 1940, Page 7
Youth Stabs His Brother


The Straits Times, 4 April 1949, Page 5
Senior Asian Officers Meet In K.L.


The Straits Times, 20 April 1949, Page 7
Senior Asian Govt Officers Form Assn.


The Straits Times, 26 April 1949, Page 7
DOCTOR GETS DECREE NISI

Kuala Lumpur, Mon. - A decree nisi, to be made absolute in three months, was granted to Dr Augustine Mohamed Junus Che Lah in the Kuala Lumpur Supreme Court today following an application for a divorce from his wife Daisy d' Courcy Che Lah (Nee Bulner). Dr Che Lah, a medical officer attached to the Malayan Railways, alleged adultery on the part of his wife. The suit was not contested.

The Straits Times, 2 July 1949, Page 7
GRADUATES APPOINTED
- Representatives of the Guild of Graduates to the Court and Council of the University of Malaya
-- Dr. M. J. Che Lah
-- Dr. I. S. Ibrahim


The Straits Times, 17 April 1950, Page 5
REPRESENTATION IN FED. COUNCIL IS SOUGHT
- Federal Legislative Council
- Senior Asian Government Officers Association (SAGOA)
-- Mr. Gunn Lay Teik, president
-- Dr. M. J. Che Lah, vice-president
-- Committee:
--- Messrs. S. Thambiah
--- P. Kanagasabal
--- S. Manuel Pillay
--- N. A. K. Nair
--- Chang Yoong Hin
--- K. Arianayagam
--- Dr. D. S. Manikkar, secretary
--- Dr. S. Parampalam
--- Mr. T. Abraham, treasurer


The Straits Times, 11 May 1950, Page 5
$50,000 Loan To Fight Japs


The Singapore Free Press, 4 June 1951, Page 5
GRADUATE REPRESENTATION FOR VARSITY COUNCIL


The Singapore Free Press, 2 August 1951, Page 5
Varsity Council & Court


The Straits Times, 2 August 1951, Page 4
NOMINEES NAMED

Results of election of nominees of the Guild of Graduates to the Council and Court of the University of Malaya were announced by the Registrar, W.D. Craig. The 8 men nominated would serve the UM Court from 8 Oct 1951- 7 Oct 1955.

The Straits Times, 22 May 1956, Page 10
Page 10 Advertisements Column 3
- Medical Dept, Pahang


The Straits Times, 11 February 1957, Page 8
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1
- Vacancies for Probationer Health Inspectors
- Ag. State Medical & Health Officer, Pahang
  Dr MJ Che Lah
  Kuantan
  4 Feb 1957


The Straits Times, 4 June 1957, Page 4
flu flared at jubilee


The Straits Times, 5 June 1957, Page 9
Flu hits Pahang: Four schools close


The Straits Times, 3 January 1958, Page 5
Pahang plan for a floating dispensary


The Straits Times, 8 January 1958, Page 5
$4 million health plan for peasants


The Straits Times, 28 May 1958, Page 12
Page 12 Advertisements Column 4
- Tenders. Medical Department, Pahang

The Straits Times, 30 June 1958, Page 7
Medical officer retires


The Straits Times, 7 September 1959, Page 5
MYSTERIOUS ILLNESS KILLS SIX CHILDREN IN PENANG
- mysterious sickness killed 6 children less than age 4, at Gertak Sanggul fishing village
- 14 miles from G.T.
- vomitting, purging, and convulsions
- Mr. Ooi Thiam Siew
- Tuan Haji H. A. Azyze, chairman of the rural district council
- Dr. M. J. Che Lah, rural health officer


The Straits Times, 6 October 1961, Page 5
Government declares 'war' on caterpillars of Penang Hill
- Penang State Medical Department
- Dr. M. Che Lah, Medical Officer of Health (Rural)
- caterpillars invaded Penang Hill
- sprayed D.D.T.
- felled trees at Bel Retiro, State Govt's hill bungalow
- Penang Hill Govt dispensary


The Straits Times, 8 July 1964, Page 5
1,800 more pilgrims back this month


The Straits Times, 16 July 1965, Page 9
Pilgrims who left it till too late...


The Straits Times, 20 January 1966, Page 4
Biggest medical mission for Mecca
- Total: 2,000 Malaysian pilgrims
- Leaving Penang on 29 January 1966
- Ship: Kuala Lumpur
- Medical Mission: 27 people + 5 = 32 people
This was the biggest medical mission sent to Makkah
Team:
3 doctors - Dr Che Lah (leader), Dr Haji Ahmad (Kedah), Dr M. I. Hussain (Terengganu)
10 hospital assistants
1 matron (Mariah, wife of Dr Che Lah)
3 nurses
10 attendants
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In addition:
2 welfare officers
1 religious teacher
2 cooks
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Dr. Haji M. J. Che Lah (Penang), leader of the mission
- flew to Makkah a week after Kuala Lumpur left Penang
- arrived in Jeddah a week ahead of the pilgrims, to finalise all medical arrangements
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Dato Haji Ali Rouse, Controller of Pilgrimage
- said # of "flying pilgrims" had increased in 1966
- a chartered plane will carry 90 pilgrims to Makkah:
-- they will tour the Middle East
-- Was this the pilgrimage of Dr Omar bin Din, who accompanied the Sultan or Agong?
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first batch pilgrims - 700 Singapore, 700 Penang, 300 Port Swettenham (total 1,700)
Leaving Penang on 29 Jan 1966:
30 crates of drugs and medicines
15 new beds for sick bays in Jeddah & Makkah
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Haji Abdul Kader bin Haji Tamin, pilgrim commissioner, will sail on Kuala Lumpur
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Inche Osman bin Fakir, officer from Penang pilgrimage office
- leave for Borneo on Friday
- to make arrangements for the departure of pilgrims from Borneo
- they will board the second ship, Anshun


The Straits Times, 4 January 1968, Page 7
ALL SET FOR FIRST BATCH OF PILGRIMS OFF TO MECCA

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Azizah Begum bt Habib Noohu

I first met Azizah Begum bt Habib Noohu at HUSM in Kelantan in September 1983 when I first worked there. We both had our first daughters at the hospital on the same day, 26 April 1984. Our daughters also have similar names.

Azizah is my mother's relative but I don't know how we are related. She said we are also related to the famed saint in Singapore, Habib Noh al-Habshi.

I'm still finding out how we are related, and how we are related to Habib Noh al-Habshi. I have not been to Maqam Habib Noh in Singapore. Bapak's ancestor's mosque, Masjid Hj Muhammad Salleh (@ Nakhoda nan Intan) lies at the foothill of the Maqam. The two great men were good friends.

Azizah has moved from USM in Penang to a university in Pahang. I have her details somewhere.

Azizah and her daughter at USM Chancellory building

The Grand Saint of Singapore:
http://wardahbooks.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=68&product_id=127

As-Sayyid Habib Noh bin Muhammad Al-Habshi
https://pondokhabib.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/antara-7-wali-allah-di-tanah-melayu-as-sayyid-habib-nuh-al-habsyi-rahimahullah-1788m-1866m/

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Family of Mariam bt Shaik Ahmad

First Generation (G1)

In Malaya, Shaik Ahmad married Puan Hajar of Butterworth and they had six children (three sons and three daughters) (G2):-

1. Hamidah Bee bt Shaik Ahmad
2. Jan Bee bt Shaik Ahmad
3. Mohd Joonos bin Shaik Ahmad
4. Mohd Ali bin Shaik Ahmad
5. Mariam bt Shaik Ahmad, and
6. Captain Md Noor bin Shaik Ahmad.

There is presently no update on Mariam bt Shaik Ahmad's family.

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Family of Mohd Ali bin Shaik Ahmad

First Generation (G1)

Shaik Ahmad was a famous figure in Penang. In Malaya, Shaik Ahmad married Puan Hajar of Butterworth and they had six children (three sons and three daughters) (G2):-

1. Hamidah Bee bt Shaik Ahmad
2. Jan Bee bt Shaik Ahmad
3. Mohd Joonos bin Shaik Ahmad
4. Mohd Ali bin Shaik Ahmad
5. Mariam bt Shaik Ahmad, and
6. Captain Md Noor bin Shaik Ahmad.

Mohd Ali bin Shaik Ahmad's family is constantly being updated based on information received from Aunty Chom (deceased) and her children (Boy, Boboy and Azura). Aunty Chom has passed away. Her two boys are married and have families. Her daughter lives in Kg Gelugor, Penang.

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Family of Mohd Joonos bin Shaik Ahmad

First Generation (G1) Hyderabad, India

Personal demographic. His name is Shaik Ahmad. No surname is known. His date of birth and demise are unknown. He was probably born circa 1840 in Sindh region in Bengal, Undivided India. His parents and siblings are unknown.

Origin. Shaik Ahmad came from Hyderabad, Deccan Plateau in central India. He was originally from the northern region, ie the Sindh region of Bengal in Undivided India (now Pakistan). His village in the Sindh region is unknown. His re-settlement village in Hyderabad is also unknown. No family ties in India or Pakistan is known to date.

Migration. He came to Malaya along with the British East India Army that was sent to Malaya. His date of arrival in Penang is unknown. His approximate date of arrival in Butterworth or Penang island would be between 1820s and mid-1850s.

Penang, S.S. In Malaya, Shaik Ahmad was probably first stationed at Butterworth. Then Shaik Ahmad was appointed to work for "Governor Brown" or Messrs. Brown in Gelugor on Penang island. His youngest son Mohamed Noor was born in 1890 at Glugor. Their village was a Malay seaside village named Kg Sg Gelugor. This village is still extant, but new modern homes have replaced the old wooden kampung houses which were still there in 1952.

Occupation. Shaik Ahmad was one of two Indian army men who were sent to work for "Governor Brown" of Penang island. His relatives said he was either a tailor or a dhobi. The other army man is unknown.

Shaik Ahmad could have worked for someone before Messrs. J. G. Brown (1894-September 1926), who was the General Manager of Brown, Phillips and Stewart company based in Penang.

Union. Shaik Ahmad married Hajar, a Kedah Malay. His date of marriage is unknown. His date of marriage could be circa 1865. Hajar was possibly aged 17 when she married. She may have been born in 1848. They had six children (three sons and three daughters) (G2). 

The family moved from Butterworth to re-settle on Penang island, where he worked for "Governor Brown" in Glugor.

Shaik Ahmad's 6 children were:-

1. Hamidah Bee bt Shaik Ahmad (born circa 1866)
2. Jan Bee bt Shaik Ahmad (born circa 1871)
3. Mohd Joonos bin Shaik Ahmad (born circa 1876)
4. Mohd Ali bin Shaik Ahmad (born circa 1881)
5. Mariam (Bee) bt Shaik Ahmad (born circa 1885), and
6. Captain Md Noor bin Shaikh Ahmad (born 1890 in Glugor).

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Second Generation (G2) Glugor, Penang

1. Hamidah Bee bt Shaik Ahmad 
2. Jan Bee bt Shaik Ahmad
3. Mohd Joonos bin Shaik Ahmad
4. Mohd Ali bin Shaik Ahmad 
5. Mariam (Bee) bt Shaik Ahmad, and
6. Captain Md Noor bin Shaik Ahmad. He was a Malay Interpreter in the Supreme Court in George Town, Penang.

Mohd Joonos bin Shaik Ahmad was a clerk. Mohd Joonos married Juma Bee bt Kassim. His date of marriage is unknown. Mohd Joonos probably married circa 1900.

Juma Bee bt Kassim was probably from Kg Dodol in Perak Road, Penang. 

According to arwah Wan Nasserudin, Juma Bee bt Kassim was probably a descendant of Datuk Keramat and related to Cauder Mydin. 

Datuk Keramat could refer to Habib Noh 's siblings or his descendants.

Juma Bee bt Kassim was related to Cauder Mydin's younger brother, Noordin Merican.

Dr Che Lah's relatives are all buried at the Perak Road cemetery. Dr Che Lah's family visited the graves annually after Solat Aidilfitri.

Md Joonos bin Shaik Ahmad and Juma Bee bt Kassim had five children (a daughter and four sons) - Mak Besar Bee @ Che Bee bt Md Joonos, Dr Che Lah bin Md Joonos, Ali Baba bin Md Joonos, Osman bin Md Joonos and Mohamad bin Md Joonos.

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Third Generation (G3) Glugor, Penang

1) Mak Besar Bee @ Che Bee bt Md Joonos (born circa 1901, eldest sister of Dr Che Lah),
2) Dr Che Lah bin Md Joonos (born 10 December 1903, eldest of 4 brothers),
3) Ali Baba bin Md Joonos (born 1919),

4) Osman bin Md Joonos (born circa 1921) and,
5) Mohamad bin Md Joonos (born circa 1923).

• Mak Besar Bee @ Che Bee bt Md Joonos married Cikgu Omar bin Nasaruddin
• Dr Che Lah married twice
• Dr Che Lah’s younger brother, Ali Baba married Bee Bee Johara bt Mohd Jalaludin and they had 11 children. One of his sons is Pak Cik Joonos (Yunos) who married Aunty Chom.
• Osman was a train engine driver during the Malayan Emergency (1948-1960). He was an albino and had blue eyes and fair skin.
• Nothing is known about the youngest brother, Mohamad.

Mak Besar Bee @ Che Bee bt Md Joonos (Aunty Besar) is at far left. Some of the girls are her daughters. Dr Che Lah's two daughters are Esther and June. On the ship Carthage at Port Swettenham in Klang in 1952, for Tulip's voyage to England.

Mr Frederick William Bulner (F. W. Bulner, with hat) is standing at far left. Dr Che Lah's first wife Daisy Katherine De Courcy Bulner and their 4 daughters and his adopted son are in this photo. This photo was probably taken by Dr Che Lah bin Md Joonos. His eldest daughter Tulip was going to Kirkby, England, for her studies in Teacher Training in 1952.

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Fourth Generation (G4)

Dr Che Lah bin Md Joonos bin Shaik Ahmad married twice to non-Malays.

First marriage. Dr Che Lah first married a Ceylon Burgher trainee nurse who studied at the General Hospital Kuala Lumpur, named Maimunah bt Abdullah @ Daisy Katherine De Courcy Bulner in early 1931. Katherine was born on 5 March 1911 in Kandy, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) and came to Malaya as a 7-year old girl with her parents. Her 5 other siblings were born in Malaya.

The Straits Times of 24 July 1933 reported Dr and Mrs Che Lah had attended a concert held at the Anglo-Chinese School in Klang on 17 July 1933. The concert was for raising the building fund for the ACS at Kapar, Selangor. Others who were present at the concert were Mr L. Forbes (District Officer, Klang), Che Osman (Magistrate, Klang), Inche Mohd Salleh (District Office, Kuala Langat), Dr and Mrs Farris, and Dr A. Visuvalingam. According to Esther, her father Dr Che Lah remained with Katherine till after the war (1948). They divorced after the war, in 1948/49.

Daisy Katherine De Courcy Bulner, from a 1952 photo (born 5 March 1911, Kandy in Ceylon, died 1981, KL in Malaysia).

Daisy Katherine DeCourcy Bulner, from a 1955 wedding photo.

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Second marriage. Dr Che Lah then married a Hospital Bangsar nurse, Mariah @ Mary Chong Nyet Lin in 1953. She was Hokkien Chinese and was popularly known as Matron Mariah or just Matron, and was addressed as Madam Chong on envelopes received at her home at 355-A Lengkok Pemancar, Glugor, Penang in the 1960s.

Mariah @ Mary Chong Nyet Lin (1 June 1915-2 Oct 1996).

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Children. Dr Che Lah had four daughters by Daisy Katherine De Courcy Bulner and a son by Mariah. He adopted two more babies. He adopted a Eurasian infant named Philip @ Mohd Noor from a Singapore orphanage and raised him at Sungai Buloh during the war. After the Malayan Independence, Dr Che Lah adopted a Chinese newborn as his own daughter.

1. Jumabee Tulip bt Che Lah (b.Wednesday, 4 Nov 1931-d.Saturday, 5 June 2004) 
2. Jaleha Esther (born Friday, 10 March 1933-d.24 June 2018) - lived with her son Jeffrey at Sri Kembangan
3. Jamaliah June (Friday, 29 June 1934-12 May 1990) 
4. Daisy Yvette (born Wednesday, 17 July 1935)  - lives in Western Australia
5. Philip @ Mohd Noor (born 1944- deceased 1970s); adopted son
6. Kamaruddin bin Che Lah (born 1 February 1955) - lives in Seberang Prai, Penang
7. Kamariah (born 30 June 1959); adopted daughter - lives in Greenwood, Gombak, Selangor

Daisy Yvette, Esther, Tulip, June and Philip. Inside a coach at KL Railway station, 1952.

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Fifth Generation (G5)

Jumabee Tulip bt Che Lah married to Haji Abdul Rashid bin Mohd Yusope (28 Nov 1931-8 March 2009). They have seven children – Mohd Sharif (deceased 19 July 2017), Sharifah (deceased 19 December 2017), Faridah (Kubang Kerian, Kelantan), Rabi’ah (Jengka Pusat, Pahang), Mohd Farid (deceased 2 December 2015), Mohd Amin (Kg Pandan/Cheras, KL) and Aminah (KL).

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Sixth Generation (G6)

Mohd Sharif bin Abdul Rashid (29 Oct 1956-19 July 2017) married Siti Fatimah bt Jaafar. They have 4 children - Siti Aishah, Mohd Hafez, Siti Husna and Mohd Daniel. All his children are married and have families.

Sharifah bt Abdul Rashid (24 Oct 1957-19 Dec 2017) never married. She was previously working at CAP in Penang. She retired and left Penang to live with her sister Rabi'ah in Jengka Pusat, Pahang. She then went to live in Rawang with her eldest brother. After he died, she moved to an old folks home in Rawang and then to another old folks home in Ampang, KL. She was admitted to Hospital Ampang where she later died in the ICU. She is interred at Bukit Kg Cheras Baru in KL.

Faridah bt Abdul Rashid married to Affandi Hussien. They have 6 children - Nuraishah Bazilah (married on 26 Nov 2009), Muhammad Azfar Hakim, Muhammad Ibrahim Adzim, Dr Nurfarahiyah Nasuha @ Dr Farah Wong (getting married in 2022), Nuramira Suraiya (married on 21 Jan 2021) and Yusrina Faqihah.

Rabi'ah bt Abdul Rashid married to Ramli bin Abdul Hamid (deceased 2015). They have 5 children - Mohd Na'im (married Ustazah Zakiah), Azizah (married Ustaz Lutfi), Mohsin (married in 2021), Dr Alia Farhana and Mohd Hanif (married). Rabi'ah retired as a schoolteacher in 2017. She lives in Jengka Pusat, Pahang.

Muhammad Farid bin Abdul Rashid (7 Feb 1961-2 Dec 2015) married Kamariah bt Bujang. They have 5 children - Muhammad Afiq (married), Adibah Huda (married Hafiz), Hanisah Huda, Syafiah Aqila Huda (married Ismail), and Muhammad Bazil Aiman. Adibah and Hafiz have 2 sons. Syafiah has a child.

Muhammad Amin bin Abdul Rashid married Zainah Aris. They have 4 children - Muhammad Qusyairi (married Siti Zainab), Muhammad Ashraf (married), Bazilah Amira, and Muhammad Hilmi. Qusyairi & Zainab have a daughter.

Aminah bt Abdul Rashid married to Muhammad Shahrul Nizam bin Abdullah Satar. They have 4 children - Nur Sakinah, Muhammad Zulfakar, Nur Nabilah, and Nur Nabihah. Muhammad Shahrul Nizam is the grandson of an early Malay dentist, Dr Mohamed bin Taib of Pahang.

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Seventh Generation (G7)

There are 12 children in the 7th generation.

All of Sharif's 4 children are married and have families - 7 kids

Faridah's eldest daughter and third daughter are married.

Rabi'ah's 3 sons are married. The eldest has 3 kids.

Farid's 3 children married  and they have 3 kids.

Amin's 2 sons are married with 2 kids.

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Jan Bee bt Shaik Ahmad c1870 - c1952

First Generation (G1)

In Malaya, Shaik Ahmad married Puan Hajar* and they had six children (three sons and three daughters) (G2):-

1. Hamidah Bee bt Shaik Ahmad
2. Jan Bee (Tok Jan) bt Shaik Ahmad --- Geni link
3. Mohd Joonos bin Shaik Ahmad (Tok Bogart) --- Geni link
4. Mohd Ali bin Shaik Ahmad
5. Mariam (Tok Mariam) bt Shaik Ahmad, and
6. Captain Md Noor bin Shaikh Ahmad

*Puan Hajar's origin is unknown. She was a Kedah Malay. Some say she was Siamese Malay.

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Jan Bee bt Shaik Ahmad (Tok Jan) married (1) (Nasarudin)
They had 5 kids:
1. Omar
2. Mohd Ebram
3. Md Hashim (Tok Bar) ... he was the great-grandfather of Ahmad Ikhmal bin Ismail. Ikhmal lives at Kg Sg Gelugor, Penang (island)
4. Daud
5. Makwan Bee

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Omar bin Nasarudin married (2) (Che Bee bt Md Joonos @ Mak Besar Bee @ Aunty Besar)
They had 5 kids (not in order):
1. Kalthum @ Salma @ Boo

2. Abu Hassan
3. Khala Wan Chik (Kalawan Chik)
4. Mami Tam (Mamitam)
5. Ibrahim @ Nain @ Naim

First cousins: Daughters of Mak Besar Bee bt Md Joonos and Dr Che Lah bin Md Joonos.

Standing from left: Philip, Mami Tam, Esther, Daisy Yvette, Khala Wan Chik and June.

Standing from left: Che Bee bt Md Joonos @ Mak Besar Bee @ Aunty Besar, unknown little girl, unknown lady with black selendang on her shoulder, unknown lady wearing her selendang like a tie, Khala Wan Chik, Kalthom, June and Mami Tam. Esther is kneeling in front. Photographed on the deck of the P and O Carthage at Port Swettenham in Klang, Selangor, Malaya, before Tulip Che Lah sailed to Liverpool, England in early 1952.

From left: June, unknown, unknown little girl, unknown, Khala Wan Chik, Philip (boy in front), Tulip (Mak), Daisy Yvette, Esther.
Back row from left: Unknown, unknown and Che Bee bt Md Joonos @ Mak Besar Bee @ Aunty Besar (extreme right).

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Mohd Ebram married 4 wives: --- Geni link
1. Fatimah
2. (a Singapore lady)
3. (Chah bt Chik)
4. (Mak Tom)

Mohd Ebram bin Nasarudin married Fatimah (3) -- his first wife

Mohd Ebram bin Nasarudin married (Singapore wife) -- his second wife
Their daughter is Wan Pah.
Their daughter Nya is their step-daughter (anak tiri).

Mohd Ebram bin Nasarudin married Chah bt Chik -- his third wife
They had 7 kids:
1. Haminah
2. Embun
3. Laila ---- Geni link
4. Laili
5. Hajar Bee
6. Fairuz
7. Abd Aziz

Mohd Ebram bin Nasarudin married Mak Tom -- his fourth wife
They had 2 daughters:
1. Wan Zainab -- married twice
2. Noraini

Wan Zainab bt Mohd Ebram married 1. Ahmad Nasaruddin (divorced) -- her first husband
They have 3 kids:
1. Wirda
2. Azrin
3. Nabil

Wan Zainab bt Mohd Ebram married 2. Mohd Khalid Saim -- her second husband
They have a daughter - Nur Khalidah

Noraini bt Mohd Ebram married Muhammad
They have 4 kids:
1. Ahmad Izwan
2. Ahmad Adil
3. Yasmin
4. Nadirah

Haminah bt Mohd Ebram married Elais Jamil
They have 2 kids:
1. Azalina
2. Faisal

Azalina bt Elais Jamil married Cek Yusuf
They have 2 sons:
1. Daniel Dhibit
2. Daniel Danish

Embun bt Mohd Ebram married Md Radi @ Md Rodzi
They have 3 kids:
1. Mohd Khairul Nizam
2. Nurul Fitriyah
3. Mohd Kairul Akhmal

Laila bt Mohd Ebram married Mustapa bin Ahmad --- Geni link
They have 5 kids:
1. Nur Emmyza
2. Nur Emmylia
3. Nur Emmy Shuhaida m. Wan Nor Rashidi bin Wan Tajuddin --- Geni link (long) Geni link (short)
4. Ahmad Firdaus
5. Ahmad Rusydi

Laily bt Mohd Ebram married Abdul Wahab
They have 2 daughters:
1. Siti Aisyah
2. Siti Amirah

Hajar Bee bt Mohd Ebram married Mohammed Sofi
They have a daughter - Nurul Syafiqah

Fairuz bt Mohd Ebram married Rusman Samsudin
They have 4 kids:
1. Mohd Shalan
2. Nur Shaniga
3. Mohd Shyami
4. Nur Shara Aida

Abd Aziz bin Mohd Ebram married Ku Aishah
They have 2 kids:
1. Nur Syuhada
2. Mohd Azim

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Abu Hassan bin Omar married Zahora Bee bt Captain Md Noor (5)
They had 2 kids:
1. Farudah @ Faridah bt Abu Hassan --- She is Senator Datuk Faridah bt Abu Hassan in KL
2. Farouk bin Abu Hassan (adopted; some said not adopted; deceased)

Farudah @ Faridah bt Abu Hassan married Mohamed. Mohamed died early from a heart attack.
They have 2 sons:
1. Razeef
2. Rafeez

     Razeef married Siti Azantul Akmar
     They have 5 children.

     Rafeez married Nor Zaleha Abdul Hamid

     They have a daughter.

Farouk bin Abu Hassan* married Ramelah Mamat
They have 3 kids:
1. Khairun Nisa
2. Muhd Hairi Rijal
3. Khairul Huda

*Mak said Farouk was of big build. Farouk died of malaria while working on the construction of the East-West Highway.

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Ibrahim @ Nain @ Naim bin Omar married Cek Tom bt Arif
They have 5 kids:
1. Maimunah
2. Fatimah
3. Rohaya
4. Abdul Rahman
5. Mohd Yusoff

Maimunah married Hassan
They have 5 kids:
1. Hasmuni
2. Harris Shariman
3. Hasnida
4. Haslina
5. Maizatul Naimah

Fatimah married Mohd Asiar
They have 5 kids:
1. Rafiza
2. Mohd Rizal
3. Mohd Rehelm
4. Asyifaq

Rohaya married Zamri
They have 4 kids:
1. Rozita married Hafis Abd Jalil
2. Rozlin married Mohd Idzham Mohd Fadzil
3. Rozaika
4. Rozizzati

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Hj Md Hashim bin Hj Nasrudin (Tok Bar).
He had lived at  413 Sg Glugor, Penang.
Portrait was taken from his 1936 Pilgrim Pass for Mecca.
Courtesy of Ahmad Ikhmal bin Ismail, his great-grandson.

Md Hashim (Tok Bar) bin Nasarudin married Zainab (4) -- great-grandparents of Ahmad Ikhmal
They had 4 kids:
1. Hajar Bee -- grandmother of Ahmad Ikhmal
2. Mariam Bee
3. Aminah Bee
4. Abu Bakar

Hajar Bee bt Md Hashim married Ahmad -- grandparents of Ahmad Ikhmal
They have 6 kids:
1. Yunus bin Ahmad married Bibi
2. Samsudin bin Ahmad married Fauziah
3. Siti Zunaidah bt Ahmad married Hamzah
4. Norsiah
5. Nordin
6. Norhasimah bt Ahmad married Ismail -- parents of Ahmad Ikhmal

Yunus bin Ahmad married Bibi
They have a son - Ahmad Khairozan

Samsudin bin Ahmad married Fauziah
They have 4 kids:
1. Siti Norfaizah
2. Siti Farizat
3. Mohd Shahir
4. Siti Norseha

Siti Zunaidah bt Ahmad married Hamzah
They have 5 kids:
1. Haris Fadzillah
2. Mohd Faisal married Farah Deva. Son Mohd Haikal Hakimi
3. Hazrol Faridz married Azura
4. Siti Hamiezah
5. Mohd Izeham

Norhasimah bt Ahmad married Ismail
They have 3 kids:
1. Nurazira
2. Ahmad Firdaus
3. Ahmad Ikhmal*

Update 7 November 2017:
*Name is now corrected as informed by Ahmad Ikhmal via Facebook on 7 November 2017. Previously was Mohd Ikmal, which was incorrect.

Update 11 November 2017:
Ahmad Ikhmal's great-grandfather is Haji Md Hashim bin Nasarudin, and known as Tok Bar. He forwarded a Hajj document (Pilgrim Pass for Mecca, issued on 11 Sept 1936) belonging to Md Hashim bin Nasarudin. His address was 413 Sg Glugor, Penang. He was born in 1896 in Glugor, Penang. He was 40 years old when he went for the Hajj in 1936. He was tall (5' 7"). Tok Bar was born 6 years after Cpt Md Noor bin Shaik Ahmad was born in 1890 in Glugor, Penang.

6 generations:

• ggg-grandfather: Shaik Ahmad from Hyderabad > Sindh Province > Undivided India (now Pakistan)
• gg-grandmother: Jan Bee bt Shaik Ahmad
• g-grandfather: Hj Md Hashim bin Nasarudin (Tok Bar)
• grandmother: Hajar Bee bt Hj Md Hashim
• mother: Norhasimah bt Ahmad

1. Shaik Ahmad married Hajar (Butterworth, 6 kids): Hamidah Bee, Jan Bee (Tok Jan), Mohd Joonos, Mohd Ali, Mariam (Tok Mariam), Captain Md Noor.
2. Jan Bee bt Shaik Ahmad (Tok Jan) married Nasarudin (5 kids): Omar, Mohd Ebram, Md Hashim (Tok Bar), Daud, Makwan Bee.
3. Md Hashim bin Nasarudin (Tok Bar) married Zainab (4 kids): Hajar Bee, Mariam Bee, Aminah Bee, Abu Bakar.
4. Hajar Bee bt Md Hashim married Ahmad (6 kids): Yunus, Samsudin, Siti Zunaidah, Norsiah, Nordin, Norhasimah.
5. Norhasimah bt Ahmad married Ismail (3 kids): Nurazira, Ahmad Firdaus, Ahmad Ikhmal.

Shaik Ahmad (Hyderabad) > Jan Bee bt Shaik Ahmad (Tok Jan) > Hj Md Hashim bin Nasarudin (Tok Bar, born 1896 Glugor) > Hajar Bee bt Md Hashim > Norhasimah bt Ahmad > Ahmad Ikmal bin Ismail.

Pass Haji 1936 belonging to Hj Hashim bin Nasrudin @ Tok Bar.

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Mariam Bee bt Hashim married Yusoff
They have 8 kids:
1. Jalil bin Yusoff married Lon
2. Siti Baidah bt Yusoff married Fadil
3. Makwan Kecil bt Yusoff married Wahab
4. Arif (Jaafar) bin Yusoff married Mazanah
5. Zaleha bt Yusoff married Hashim
6. Jamal bin Yusoff married Zubaidah
7. Zainun bt Yusoff married Zainuddin (deceased)
8. Zalina

Aminah Bee bt Hashim married Md Noor
They have 2+1 kids:
1. Kulsom Bee
2. Asma Bee
3. Jamil (adopted)

Kulsom Bee bt Md Noor married Abdul Rani
They have 2 sons:
1. Abdul Rahim
2. Abdul Rahman

Asma Bee bt Md Noor married Iran bin Herman
They have 2 kids:
1. Mohd Akmal
2. Nabiha

Jamil (adopted son of Md Noor) married Wan Fazelah
They have 4 kids:
1. Mohd Farhan
2. Mohd Jafni
3. Mohd Ikram
4. Jalilah

Abu Bakar bin Hashim married Sharifah
They have 7 kids:
1. Yaakob
2. Idrus
3. Kassim
4. Kamariah
5. Khatijah
6. Aminah
7. Omar

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Daud bin Nasarudin married (Tok Puteh)
They have 9+1 kids:
1. Yusoff
2. Sofiah
3. Juma Bee (7)
4. Dahlan -- this is Uncle Dahlan
5. Mohd Nuh
6. Hamidah/Bu Esah
7. Bu Hawa
8. Dalilah/Cik Ah
9. Jariah/Badah
10. Hjh Aeeshah/Maliah (adopted) -- this is Aunty Aeeshah

Yusoff bin Daud married Sarajah
They have 5 kids:
1. Mohd Imran
2. Rofinah (deceased)
3. Mohd Affendi
4. Zahida
5. Shaharudin

Sofiah bt Daud married Bakar
They have 4 kids:
1. Mohd Sopie
2. Mohd Sabri
3. Sakinah
4. Sarina married Annuar Safarin Saad

Dahlan bin Daud married Fatimah**
They have 3 kids:
1. Mohd Ridzuan
2. Azean Rihana
3. Mohd Nazri

**I met Uncle Dahlan bin Daud who came to our 462-I house in Minden Heights, Penang when Bapak died and before burial on 9 March 2009.

Uncle Dahlan bin Daud (pic from Yahoo group).

Mohd Ridzuan bin Dahlan married Saliza bt Ismail
They have 2 sons:
1. Mohd Nur Fitri
2. Mohd Nur Faizi

Azean Rihana bt Dahlan married Abdul Wahid
They have 3 sons:
1. Muhammad Nurazwan Ariff
2. Muhammad Nur Asyraaf
3. Muhammad Nur Anig Akmal

Mohd Nuh bin Daud married Zawiyah
They have 5 kids:
1. Noroszalinda married Khairul Anuar. Son is Khairul Mustaqin
2. Mohd Edzra
3. Mohd Elfi
4. Nor Narasha
5. Mohd Edzreen

Hamidah bt Daud married Yusuff
They have 3 kids:
1. Mustaza (died)
2. Marina married Md Amin Lee
3. Najib married Nurul Hani

Marina bt Yusuff married Md Amin Lee
They have 2 kids:
1. Mohd Alif Aiman Lee
2. Nurul Alia Lee

Jariah bt Daud married Khalid
They have 4 kids:
1. Noor Shieela
2. Noor Fezaine
3. Mohd Daniel
4. Noor Farahin

Hjh Aeeshah (adopted daughter of Daud) married Hj Hamid***
They have 4 kids:
1. Fazilah married Romzi
2. Sriyati married Salim
3. Noor Hasni married Shaidan
4. Noor Hashimah
5. Syukur married Suzdeyani
6. Emi Rahmat

***I met Aunty Hjh Aeeshah who came to our 462-I house in Minden Heights, Penang when Bapak died and before burial on 9 March 2009. She came with Uncle Dahlan bin Daud.

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Makwan Bee (Tok Aji Bee) bt Nasarudin
Looked after 2 kids:
1. Abdul Kadir (8)
2. Mak Puteh (Tok Cik)

Mak Puteh married Othman bin Kassim
They have 4 kids:
1. Abdul Rahman
2. Abdul Razak (13)
3. Abdul Aziz
4. Nor Azizah

Abdul Rahman married Che Rohani
They have 5 kids:
1. Rohaizan
2. Abdul Rais
3. Abdul Rauf
4. **Amina
5. **Amin

Abdul Razak (13) married 3x:
1. Suria (divorced)
2. Tengku Lin (divorced); daughter Puteri Nur Aqidah
3. Ruziah

Abdul Aziz married Rohaya
They have 3 sons:
1. Mohd Nazmi
2. Mohd Nur Hakim
3. Mohd Nidha

Nor Azizah (adopted) married Nasri Ayob
They have 2 kids:
1. Nur Atika Syazzliyana
2. Muhamad Afiq Syazwan

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Family of Hamidah Bee bt Shaik Ahmad

First Generation (G1)

Shaik Ahmad was a well-known figure in Penang. In Malaya, Shaik Ahmad married Puan Hajar of Butterworth and they had six children (three sons and three daughters) (G2):-

1. Hamidah Bee bt Shaik Ahmad 
2. Jan Bee bt Shaik Ahmad 
3. Mohd Joonos bin Shaik Ahmad 
4. Mohd Ali bin Shaik Ahmad 
5. Mariam bt Shaik Ahmad, and
6. Captain Md Noor bin Shaik Ahmad.

There is no update on Hamidah Bee bt Shaik Ahmad.

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