Posted on: General China Query Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/China/General?read=226 Surname: ------------------------- Dear web readers: During the period 1853 to 1879 there were 13,541 Chinese who were taken to work as indentured labourers on the sugar cane plantations of British Guiana (now Guyana). Several of them are shown to have come from the village of Kwee Sin, which is the way the Chinese sound was written in English. Spelling variations of the name also appear as Kwee Sen, Kwee Sum, Kwee Sun, Kwee Sing, Kwei Sin, Kwai Sin, etc. It is possible that the letter "K" was used to depict the sound "G" so that the Chinese pronunciation may be closer to Gwee Sin, Guai Sen etc. Most of the people from this village departed on boats leaving from Hong Kong and a lesser number were on boats leaving from Canton so this suggests that the village may be closer to Hong Kong than Canton. As yet I am unable to locate this village and suspect that the name may have been changed since the 1870s. Any information about this village would be welcome. More information about the Chinese indentured immigrants to Guyana can be obtained at the website http:\\CGRoots.tripod.com