Ancestor History

My grandfather is Loke Kam Yee（陆锦仪）. He came from 石井村in Guangdong province.

He has two wives. One wife in China and another one in Malaysia. He was a pork seller in Menglembu market. He came to Malaysia from China in a young age. He has a few children, some died and some was given away for adoption due to poverty. My father is the eldest son in the family and he has 2 sisters. He has a brother in somewhere in Farlim but they didn’t get to meet up each other. The two sisters are 4^th and 5^th among the siblings. These sisters were staying in Ipoh initially. Then they moved to Kuala Lumpur in the 70’ies. 4^th Auntie lived in Cheras and 5^th Auntie lived in a housing area near Batu Caves until they passed away.

My father’s name is Loke Kit Leng (陆杰灵)。My mother is Lau Heng Fong（刘兴凤）。My father graduated in primary school. He speaks both English and Mandarin and a bit Malay. He can speak Hakka and Hokkien too. My mother had her education in primary school of Sungai Siput and later graduated Form 3 in Secondary School of Perak Girl School. They got married during the Japanese occupation in Malaya (1944). My father had worked as a pork seller and postman before marriage. After marriage, he worked as a bus conductor in Reliance Bus Company.

My mother’s father was also came from China. He started a grocery shop in Enggor, a small town near Kuala Kangsar. Before world war 2, he became the wealthiest man in Enggor town as a contract supplier to construction of power water dam in Kuala Kangsar. He also owned lorries transportation business. My mother has eldest brother, 3^rd elder brother, 5^th , 6^th and 7^th younger brother and a eldest sister, 3^rd and 4^th younger sister. After the 2^nd world war, the British came back to rule Malaya as a colonist. The eldest son joined venture with a business man called Lo Kun to form the bus company called Reliance Bus Company. He became the manager of the company. 3^rd son took over the grocery shop. 5^th, 6^th and 7^th worked in the bus company as a bus driver, account clerk and bus ticket inspector respectively.