Ching Chow


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Ching Lum Shee

Preface

The purpose of this booklet is to record as much as possible of the lives of Ching Chow and Ching Lum Shee.
Most of the information was given by their eldest daughter Bernice Ching Lum with the assistance of her daughter Jocelyn. Also, son Ping Quon Ching with the help of his wife, Blanche, was able to recollect and write about some interesting facets of his father’s life.
Putting together this booklet was an “on again, off again” project for many years for son Donald’s wife Bea, and their family, especially daughter in-law Lorraine. She with her family gave the project inspiration and clerical help needed.
More information about the Ching genealogy may be found in the Ching Family ancestral Register. The 26 volume 6th edition was published in 1924. Ching Chow was one of the first to contribute to the printing of this sixth edition. He received his set of books about 1938 and was the only one in Hawaii to own the set.
The 26 volume 6th edition is intact and in very good condition however, it was written in formal academic and even archaic Chinese. The Ching Clan initiated a translation by Yip-Wang Lau entitled “The Genealogy of the Ching Family in Nam Long.”
The first part of this book traces the history of the Ching family from its progenitor Shi Mang Gung or Ching See Mung of Soochow about 1070 AD, thus starting the Ching family about 900 years ago.
The second part covers the genealogy charts of about 30 generations of Chings. To research one’s individual family roots from this is a difficult process.
The booklet called “The Ching Chow Family Lineage” was compiled by Douglas Chong after many months of labor.
Completing the Ching Chow roots is Ping Quon and Blanche Ching’s “Ching Chow Genealogy Charts – 29th Generation – plus.”
Please CONTINUE these.
Don and Bea Ching
June 1999

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