Posted on: General China Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/China/General/10333 Surname: Limcolioc ------------------------- Thank you to Mr. Ramon Limcolioc. It is indeed very possible that we are related,considering that Limcolioc is not a very common surname. Thank you Sir for the information.

Posted on: General China Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/China/General/10332 Surname: Barretto ------------------------- To Mr Serafin Barretto. You may be interested to know that most Barrettos are from Zambales. my grandmother is a Barretto. My ancestors as we are told are of Spanish blood. Maybe we are related, I'm glad to hear that we have Barretto Chinese branch in the family.

Posted on: General China Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/China/General/10331 Surname: Limcolioc ------------------------- To: Mr. Ramon Limcolioc, I am also as surprised as you are to know other Limcoliocs. My greatgrandmother married certain Benito M. Rivera of Magalang, Pampanga. Both came to Zambales because my great grandfather was appointed by the American Govt to be the first Municipal Pres. of Cabangan, Zambales. My greatgrandmother's name is Cecilia Limcolioc, she has siblings named Josefa, Daniel and others. I'd like you to know that there are still many descendants and relatives living in Cabangan, Zambales, but others are now living in the USA.

Posted on: General China Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/China/General/10330 Surname: Fung ------------------------- My wife Fung Suk Cow, born ChunShan area approx 1953 ( area where Sun Yat Sen born ). Her father died and family adopted her out thru Macao/Hong Kong. Later in late 50's early 60's family came to Hong Kong and had bakery in Sham Shui Po area. Looking for info on family for family history reasons. There were several older brothers and sisters...

Posted on: General China Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/China/General/10329 Surname: Clarke ------------------------- My great-great grandmother was Mary Ann Christiana Clarke, Born somewhere in Jamaica,on December 25,1837. I would like someone to help me to find out more about here and her family. Thank you. Norman C. Cowan

Posted on: General China Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/China/General/10328 Surname: Hiu ------------------------- I'm searching for my mothers grandma, her name is She A Hiu and she married Mew A Liauw. Their child was named Khin Yit Liauw. She was born (I believe) in Pankal Pinang, Indonesia, on the island Banka. Then she went to Canton in China and then to Hong Kong and now we lost her. Her son Khin Yit now lives in the Netherlands under the name of Karel Iger/Igir and leves in Amsterdam

Posted on: General China Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/China/General/10327 Surname: liang ------------------------- I am a tour guide in Urumqi Xinjiang china Link: tour and busienss URL: <http://www.stormpages.com\china>

Captain Samuel Dwinal Park was born Searsport, Maine, USA, on 3 Oct 1847 and died in a Shanghai hospital on 16 Mar 1914. He went to China ca 1869-1870 and entered the service of the Shanghai Steam Navigation Co as the 2nd officer of the S.S. *Manchu* and from that post rose to the post of ship-master. For over eight years he was master of the S.S. *Kwellee* between the Ch'ang [Yangtze] river ports of Ich'ang [Ichang] and Hank'ou [Hankow]. He then was master on the Hank'ou [Hankow] to Shanghai run where his last command was the S.S. *Kiangfoo*. He retired in 1900 and thereafter lived at 82 Tongshan Road, Shanghai. His obituary says he was survived by his wife and a daughter, identified only as "Mrs Bierwirth." Does any lister know anything about the identity of Capt Park's wife? Does any lister know anything about the Beirwirth family of Shanghai? I am told by Park descendants that Captain Park also had a half-Chinese son who achieved some status in Chineses society. This son reportedly visited his father's birthplace in Searsport, Maine. If this rings a chord with any lister, your comments will be valued. If any lister can give me some ideas as how to attempt to locate genealogical records pertaining to the European community in Shanghai, those comments are solicited. Thanks Bob Brooks, retired downeast on the coast of Maine, USA

Posted on: General China Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/China/General/10326 Surname: SCHMIDT ------------------------- Anybody.. John SCHMIDT born 1846 in China Emigrated to (Dutch or British GUYANA)as a Chinese translator before 1875. LDS has no info on him. Maybe somebody does? Ingrid clerkie@eircom.net

Posted on: General China Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/China/General/10325 Surname: Yin, Koung ------------------------- Hi, I am researching family history for my husband Philip Cheng Shu Yin. His father's family is from Hopeh, China. His father's name was Shoy Poon Yin, his mother is An Shee (don't know maiden name). My husband does not know what happened to his brothers/sisters or their families or who his ancestors are. In addition, we are looking for family history on his mother's family. His mother, Yee Fang Yin's father's name was Shang Ping Koung and mother was Shu Tung Tchi. His mother was born in Pe-Ping, China. Again, we do not know what happened to her sisters/brothers or the ancestors of her family. Any help is appreciated. Thank you.

Posted on: General China Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/China/General/10324 Surname: ------------------------- I am conducting research related to a piece of history from World War II. My family was gifted the personal weapon of General Nakajima Kesago (Chief of the Japanese Secret Police and Commander of the 16 Division of the Imperial Army). It is my intention to document this piece of history for eventual display. The weapon was given to my grandfather by Colonel Harwood (Mitch) Mitchell who was a Provo Marshall based out of March Air Force Base at the time he retired. He was in Japan at the time of First American Occupation. The gun was given to him by Colonel Itsu Hota (an intelligence officer attached to Colonel Mitchell's unit) in about 1945. I am seeking any documents/unit histories on Colonel Harwood Mitchell, Colonel Itsu Hota, and any records that may have been confiscated from the Japanese related to General Kesago(I have heard that he had a diary). I have seen excerpts from Nakajima Kesago's Diary and have written to the Japanese Embassy for records relating to his history and perhaps even ordinance records that would help me to authenticate this piece of history. I have not had much luck there. Also, any pictures or related materials would be great. If you have these records or have some direction for me as to how I might further research the people involved it would be greatly appreciated. I have attached a link to photo's of the above described weapon, although I am not sure if it helps in the areas I am looking for information. Sincerely, Mark C. Elliott 530-478-1785 Power909@earthlink.net Photo link: http://community.webshots.com/user/power909

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Posted on: General China Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/China/General/10322 Surname: ------------------------- CNBC Interviews Steve Simpson, CEO of Chineseroots.com Chineseroots.com is in the media limelight once again. On the 24th of January, our website was featured in the Squawk Box Plus segment of CNBC news. Our Chief Executive Officer, Steve Simpson, unveiled the latest developments and plans for the company. The following is the original transcript of the interview. Presenter 1: So you wanna draw up your family tree, but you don't know how. Well, you might want to turn to Chineseroots.com. The company hosts a website which provides just that service and it's not just a hobby we're talking about; the company is gearing up for a listing in the very near future. For more on the company and their plans, we're talking to Steve Simpson, CEO of Chineseroots.com. He's here in Singapore. Steve, welcome. Steve: Thank you. Presenter 1: This is an interesting service. Now, apparently, you offer Chinese ancestry. Basically you can trace it back as far as 1100 years, so that's some 1000 AD or so. Steve: Absolutely right. Presenter 1: But really do the records, are the records that accurate? Steve: When you get to the records, the records are extremely accurate. The Chinese people have done a wonderful job in preserving their history, and so, we're very very happy when we get to the records and you, yes, can go back a very very long way with the records. Through the Cultural Revolution, certainly some records were lost, but that's part of the game, being able to find the records. We can't promise people, you know, that we'll find the records for them, but we can start giving them a pointing…you know, we can get them into the game and starting to look for their roots. Presenter 2: Steve, It's Bernie in Hong Kong. Historically speaking, aren't Chinese families already very very good about genealogy, about keeping track of their roots, I mean, compared to, you know, I grew up…I spent most of my life in North America, but compared to my friends in school, I seem to know what went back 5, 6 generations crystal-clear, compared to their knowledge of their family history. Steve: You're absolutely right, Bernie, and it's great that they have preserved their records but you've got to remember also that people are very scattered, and so, what we are looking for is people being able to get to their roots. Let me give an example. There are 70 million overseas Chinese as we class them. A lot of these people have never been able to get back into China itself and get to their roots and what we're hoping to do is to share those records with them. So I agree with you that there are many people who have preserved their records; there are also many many people who have lost their roots. Presenter 1: Steve, I understand your website is multilingual. You launched in September of 2000. When do you hope to make a buck or two? Steve: Very good question. The key to our business is getting a subscription model running - getting people to subscribe to that database. It would take us to June or July before we've got sufficient information in that database to be able to charge people. Along the way, we are setting up other products as well which would relate to the family pay-per-view type products that we're putting in there, as an example, naming of children, which is something very unique to the Chinese. We've put that in there for people to pay-per-view, but we expect June, July to start making the bucks from the site itself. Presenter 1: Ok, naming of children. Sounds like a service Bernie needs. Bernie? Presenter 2: Steve. How much overlap is there between Chineseroots.com and other services, particularly North American based ones right now like My Family.com, Genealogy.com? Is there actually quite a bit of overlap? Will you come up with a lot of the same information they came up with already? Steve: No, definitely not, Bernie, I think this is a unique thing that we have. We have access to the Chinese databases, people like that do not have access to them. We have these on an exclusive basis and it's not something that those type of companies in the Western space have wanted to bring into their business plan at this stage now, so there would be very very little overlap between the two types of approaches, between the Western and Chinese. The place we will find a bit of overlap is when we start putting up the English records as an example of rivals in the US. This would be extremely interesting to people of Chinese background. We would put that into our site. That would also be available in the North American sites but I see that as the only overlap. We have a very very unique piece of business here. Presenter 2: Steve, can you handle complexity? I mean, if you'll entertain me for a second while I indulge myself. I have a particularly strange family history. Back 2, 3 generations there, across the border of Guangdong province, but that's after immigrating from the north, Harbin, which is close to the Russian border, port city of northern China, going back 7, 8 generations, there were a smattering of people in my family tree from Vladivostok, Khabarovsk and Siberia. Now, are you going to be able to tell me where I came from 10 generations ago? Steve: Bernie, as I said, the challenge is always being able to supply people with information. Now, you are a very unique person. Presenter 1: You don't say. Steve: But what's the good thing is that people like you know something about your family. Now, with those records, obviously available, other people can start looking at those records, and finding their roots. With your case, it sounds quite complex, but it is surprising when you get into Chinese records. They're so well preserved and so well laid out that you can go back several generations straight away, unlike the English space where, as an example, if you look, for me, you would find perhaps my mother and family on my birth certificate. With the Chinese, you will find the whole record in the jiapu record. Presenter 1: Steve, you are looking to go public. Tell us where, when, how much you are trying to raise. Steve: We're moving very very quickly. We've looked at the markets and have decided that you can't stay small. We need to give ourselves capital through, you know, being able to use our stock to make acquisitions or whatever. We need revenues in the company. We will go public within the next days. We will be making an announcement. We will be looking to the North American markets. To do that, we've already lined up reverse takeover into the North American markets. We'll be raising 3 to 4 million dollars immediately. We've been working with underwriters on that. And that will secure the company for the next 2 to 2œ years whilst we really put in together this strong business plan. Presenter 1: All right. Looking forward to it and good luck with it. Thank you very much for joining us today. We've been talking to Steve Simpson, Chief Executive of Chineseroots.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Cybersia, Inc. Cybersia, Inc., has positioned itself to become the leading online network for families of Chinese ancestry. The Company's web site properties, Chineseroots.com (in English and Chinese) and Chinesekin.com, offer comprehensive resources and interactive tools that connect Chinese families. Chineseroots.com's exclusive alliance with Shanghai Library, known to possess the world's largest collection of Chinese ancestry records, provides access to 90,000 catalogued volumes of family details dating back to the 10th century. Other industry partnerships include various world renowned genealogy organizations such as the Taiwan Surnames Association and the Shanxi Genealogy Centre in China. For more information, visit http://www.chineseroots.com or http://www.magnumfinancial.com/root.html. Link: CHINESE GENEALOGY & FAMILY CONNECTIVITY URL: <http://chineseroots.com>

Posted on: General China Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/China/General/10321 Surname: liang ------------------------- I am A tour guide in Xinjiang see my site www.xinjiang.webprovider.com

Posted on: General China Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/China/General/10320 Surname: liang ------------------------- I am tour guide in Urumqi Xinjiang cHINA Link: GUIDE IN URUMQI URL: <http://WWW.XINJIANG.WEBPROVIDER.COM>

Posted on: General China Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/China/General/10319 Surname: ------------------------- hello I am tour guide in Urumqi Xinjiang and Tupan area Link: tour guide in Xinjiang URL: <http://www.xinjiang.webprovider.com>

Hi: I am new to genealogy research and wanting to trace my family names. This is the info I have. My grandfather's name is LIM BAN HENG born 1893 died 1943 during the Japanese Occupation in Singapore. His parents born and died in China, may be in Xiamen. Names are LIM CHAI GUA and LIAN PAU. Would you have any information related to that. Would like to share some information if I could. Appreciated. Aileen

Posted on: General China Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/China/General/10318 Surname: tang ------------------------- dear maureen hope this will be of some help...the tang clan is 1 of 5 major calns in hong kong...they originally came from jinshui of jiangxi province and settled in HK setting up kam tin village near yuen long...the tangs of HK claim descent from the imperial song/sung dynasty being descended from a southern song princess who had been lost during a skirmish with the mongolians? & sought refige with the tangs...we still pay homage to her and her immediate family...their tombs are situated near dongguan an industrial city in guangzhou(kwangtung) province..ther are still tangs in this area although not of imperial descent

Posted on: General China Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/China/General/10317 Surname: tang ------------------------- more specifically, cheong is the clan/surname, shin is the generational name shared by several other siblings (usually of the same sex) and hun would be your grandfathers personal name. it is common for him to be called 'hun-hun' or 'ah-hun' more formally he would be known as 'shin-hun'

Posted on: General China Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/China/General/10316 Surname: ------------------------- dear bobby just searching thru the net and found ur message...not sure if this is of any help but the tang clan of guangdong province are one of the 5 major clans of hong kong...they originate from jiangzi province originally and migrated to HK to set up kam tin village near yuen long...there are now several villages set up by the tangs...they claim descent from the imperial song/sung dynasty of china being descended from a marriage from one of their ancestors and a daughter of a former emperor who had become lost during anan attack on her retinue and sought refuge with the tang clan...we still pay homage to her and her immediate family..their tombs are found near dongguan..a major industrial region in guangzhou province..i hope that it is help bong