Thursday 5 January 2012

Cheah Tat Jin 谢达仁

CHEAH TAT JIN 谢达仁

Cheah Tat Jin was born in 1886 in Penang and was the second son of Cheah Chen Eok. He was educated at St Xavier’s Institution before served the Penang Opium and Liquor Farm as Supervisor, where his father was the Superintendent of the Farm. Cheah Tat Jin was a business partner of Keng Bee and the Director of the Eastern Trading Co, Eastern Shipping Co., Eastern Smelting, Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredging Co and Menglembu Lode Mining Ltd. He also had interest in the Gambling Farm of Singapore and tin mining interest in Perak. Cheah Tat Jin was a member of the Penang Turf Club and the Chinese Recreation Club. 

On 11 May 1906, he married Lim Kwee Guan, third daughter of Lim Leng Cheak. His eldest son, Cheah Wat Lum married Lily Lim Bin I (1911 – 1952), eldest daughter of Lim Kar Chang and a granddaughter of Lim Chin Tsong of Rangoon in 1926. His only daughter, Cheah Chew Teong See (6 December 1911 - 21 February 1999) married Lim Kean Chuan (10 October 1906- 25 February 1993), the only son of Lim Cheng Law on 8 March 1926. 

Cheah Tat Jin and family lived at Holland House, Northam Road and had three sons and one daughter. Cheah Tat Jin and family were heavily influenced by Western lifestyle, they had dressed and mannered like Europeans.
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9 comments:

  1. Unknown31 December 2012 at 02:51

    My mother is Cheah Swee Gaik. She is the granddaughter of Cheah Wat Lam and Lily Lam Bin. My Grandfather Cheah Peng Teong is the 3rd son to Cheah Wat Lam and Lily Lam Bin. My mother still has Cheah Wat Lam photo. And she also has Cheah Tat Jin name card. I've seen it all. My grandfather Cheah Peng Teong pass away in 1997.


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    1. borneo607 January 2013 at 05:41

      Hi Sonia,
      I guess we are distantly related as my paternal grandfather is Lim Kar Chang. I am in Canada

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  2. Unknown31 December 2012 at 03:35

    Cheah Wat Lum

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  3. Eugene Khoo1 January 2013 at 00:48

    Hi Sonia. Thanks for the input. Perhaps you would like to share Cheah Wat Lum photo in this blog.

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    1. Unknown19 September 2017 at 16:09

      Eugene pls contact me on fb under Lisa Cheah. Tks

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  4. Unknown8 January 2013 at 03:16

    I would love too. But I can't do now. I'm away from home. So I'll only do it when I get back. :)

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    1. Eugene Khoo8 January 2013 at 08:24

      Hi Sonia. It's ok, take your time to retrieve it.

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    2. borneo6013 June 2013 at 23:58

      Sonia, can you please email me when you have time, thanks

      Davey Lim

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  5. Winson Saw14 May 2016 at 16:57

    Ah,I saw my parents name here.

    Cynthia Lim Chit Lo

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