1970s
Family photographs from the 1970s.
no. 00032 / Grandma & Mi Por at a Banquet, c. 1979 - 1980.
no. 00297 / Grandma & 三襟婆 in Mainland China, c. late 1970s
no. 00298 / Grandma & 三襟婆 shopping in Mainland China, c. late 1970s.
no. 00299 / Grandma & 三舅公 in Mainland Chinese, c. late 1970s
no. 00300 / 五叔公’s Wedding, c. 1970s. Except for Grandpa, Grandma, 太襟婆, 五叔公 & 五叔婆, everyone else are relatives of 五叔婆. 五叔婆’s mum is 3 姨太婆 from Grandma’s side.
no. 00301 / 五叔公's Wedding, c. 1970s. 五叔婆 with her sister and father posing next to a car with Mum (left), EE (right), and an unknown child.
no. 00302 / 五叔公’s Wedding, c. 1970s. From left to right Front row: 表姨, Uncle Edward, Uncle William, Mum, EE, Uncle Day Middle row: 7 姨太婆, 四姑婆 , 10 姨太婆 (姨太婆), Grandpa, 五叔公, 五叔婆, Grandma, 三叔公, 三叔婆, Yu Gor /表叔公, 表姑媽, Modern 8 Por (表姨 Tai Por), 9 姨太婆, Tsui Wai Yuen 表叔公, Chu 表叔公, 四姑丈公 & 10 表太叔公
no. 00303 / 五叔公’s Wedding, c. 1970s. In the photo are 五叔婆’s younger sister, 五叔婆, 五叔公 & Grandpa
no. 00305 / 五叔公’s Wedding, c. 1970s. From left to right: Mum, 四姑丈公, Uncle Edward, 三叔公, 五叔公, Grandpa, 五叔婆, Grandma, Uncle Day, Uncle William, 三叔婆, 四姑婆 , 表姨, EE
no. 00306 / 五叔公’s Wedding, c. 1970s. From left to right Front row: 表姨, Uncle Edward, Uncle William, Mum, EE, Uncle Day Middle row: 7 姨太婆, 四姑婆 , 10 姨太婆 (姨太婆), Grandpa, 五叔公, 五叔婆, Grandma, 三叔公, 三叔婆, Yu Gor /表叔公, 表姑媽, Modern 8 Por (表姨 Tai Por), 9 姨太婆, Tsui Wai Yuen 表叔公, Chu 表叔公, 四姑丈公 & 10 表太叔公
no. 00307 / Grandma & 三襟婆 in Mainland China, c. late 1970s to early 1980s.
no. 00340 / 五叔公’s Wedding, c. 1970s.
no. 00341 / 五叔公’s Wedding, c. 1970s. Mum & EE are flower girls. The visible one should be EE.
no. 00342 / 牛表叔婆 & 牛表叔公’s Wedding, c. 1970s. From left to right: Back: Uncle Edward, 四姑丈公, 四姑婆 , 表姑媽, Grandma, 牛表叔婆, 牛表叔公, Grandpa, Chu 表叔公, 德群表叔公 (Lut Fu 表叔公), Tsui Wai Yuen 表叔公, 三叔公. Front: Tsui Wai Yuen 表叔公’s sisters, Tsui Wai Yuen 表叔公’s dad, Tsui Wai Yuen 表叔公’s stepmum, Tsui Wai Yuen 表叔公’s stepsister, 9 姨太婆, 7 姨太婆, ? 姨太婆, 10 姨太婆 (姨太婆), EE, 10 姨太公, 蝶姨婆, Mum, Uncle William
no. 00344 / 五叔公’s Wedding, c. 1970s. 五叔公 signing his marriage certificate. In the photo are 10 姨太婆, Grandpa (sitting), and Tsui Wai Yuen 表叔公, who was the best man.
no. 00345 / 五叔公’s Wedding, c. 1970s. 五叔公 & 五叔婆 saying goodbye and thanking guests. Grandma and Uncle Edward also 送客
no. 00346 / 五叔公’s Wedding, c. 1970s. From left to right: On the floor: Mum, Uncle Day, EE Front row: 三叔公, Grandpa, 9 姨太婆, 7 姨太婆, 10 姨太婆, Grandma, Uncle William Back: 四姑丈公, Uncle Edward, 五叔公, 五叔婆, 三叔婆, 四姑婆 , 表姨
no. 00347 / 五叔公’s Wedding, c. 1970s. In the photo are: 姨太婆, 五叔公, 五叔婆, EE, Random Kid, Mum
no. 00348 / 五叔公’s Wedding, c. 1970s.
no. 00349 / 牛表叔婆 & 牛表叔公’s Wedding, c. 1970s. 牛表叔婆 as a bride.
no. 00350 / 五叔公’s Wedding, c. 1970s. At the table: 五叔公, Grandpa, Grandma, 三叔婆, Uncle Day, 三叔公, 7 姨太婆, ?, ?, Tsui Wai Yuen 表叔公, 五叔婆’s sister, 五叔婆
no. 00351 / 表姑媽 & 7 姨太婆 at 五叔公’s Wedding, c. 1970s.
no. 00352 / Grandma & 五叔婆’s sister at 五叔公’s Wedding, c. 1970s. They are distant relatives.
no. 00353 / 五叔公’s Wedding, c. 1970s. From left to right: Back: Uncle Edward, 五叔公, 五叔婆 Front: Mum, 四姑丈公, 三叔公, Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle Day, 三叔婆, 四姑婆 , 表姨, EE
no. 00358 / 五叔公’s Wedding, c. 1970s. From left to right: Back: Uncle Edward, 三叔公, Grandpa, 五叔公, 五叔婆, Grandma, 三叔婆, 四姑婆 Front: Uncle William, Uncle Day, Mum, EE, 表姨
no. 00359 / 五叔公’s Wedding, c. 1970s. 五叔婆 signing her marriage certificate. Mum and EE could be seen behind her. CM: I'd like to move this photo to Assholes section if no one objects.
no. 00386 / Grandma & Relatives in Mainland China, c. 1970s. Grandma, 三舅公, 三襟婆, Great-Grandfather (Grandpa’s father). The man on the left of 三襟婆 might have been a relative or a friend. The one squatting is 6 Gu Por’s husband.
no. 00388 / Grandma & 三襟婆 in Mainland China, c. 1970s.
no. 00389 / Grandma & 三襟婆 in Mainland China, c. 1970s.
no. 00391 / Grandma & 三襟婆 in Mainland China, c. 1970s.
no. 00392 / 牛表叔婆 & 牛表叔公’s Wedding, c. 1970s. From left to right: Back: Yu Gor 表叔公, Chu 表叔公, 四姑丈公, Dak Kwun 表叔公, 表姑媽, 三叔公, Grandma, ?, ? , ?, 牛表叔婆, Ngau Biu Suk, Grandpa, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, Tsui Wai Yuen 表叔公 Middle: 四姑婆 , Uncle William, ?, 9 姨太婆, ?, 7 姨太婆, ?, 10 姨太婆, 10 Yee Tai Cheung Gung, ?, ?, ? Front: Uncle Edward, ?, ?, EE, ?, ?, ?, Mum
no. 00304 / 五叔公’s Wedding, c. 1970s. From left to right: Uncle Edward, 三叔公, Grandpa, 五叔公, 五叔婆, Grandma, 三叔婆, 四姑婆 , Uncle William, Uncle Day, Mum, EE, 表姨
no. 00030 / EE leaning on Grandma as she chats to Mi Por’s Brother-in-Law’s wife at a banquet in Hong Kong, c. 1979-1980
no. 00031 / Mum, EE & Mi Por at a Banquet, c. 1979-1980
![no. 00040 / Family Banquet, c. January 1973.
From left to right: Grandma, Mi Por, 襟太婆 (Mi Por & Grandma’s 舅母 [aunt-in-law]), Grandma’s Cousin (unsure), Mi Gung (Mi Por's husband), Cousin’s husband, Cousin (襟太婆’s eldest daughter)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b1393ea3e2d09fc9300fbcf/412b9a87-2b3f-405d-b59b-689664012040/00040.jpg)
no. 00040 / Family Banquet, c. January 1973. From left to right: Grandma, Mi Por, 襟太婆 (Mi Por & Grandma’s 舅母 [aunt-in-law]), Grandma’s Cousin (unsure), Mi Gung (Mi Por's husband), Cousin’s husband, Cousin (襟太婆’s eldest daughter)
no. 00043 / Mum, Grandma, Uncle Day, and EE at a Chinese restaurant 酒樓, c. 1970s.
no. 00045 / Eva So (表姨媽) & Mum at a Banquet, c. 1979-1980.
Footnotes
五叔婆 is a distant relative of grandmas, so technically her relatives are also distant relatives of grandma.
We are no longer on speaking terms with 五叔婆, because when grandma died, she sent us a WhatsApp photograph of her doctor’s appointment, saying that she won’t be attending Grandma’s funeral. Doctor’s appointments happen during the day, Taoist funerals are always after 7pm.
We have exiled 6 Gu Por & her family from our family. Details to be included in the Assholes section.
Great-Great Grandfather Cheung (Grandpa’s mother’s father) had 3 wives, and a total of 18 children (though many, especially sons died in infancy).
7 姨太婆 (Great-Grandma’s 7th sister) was close to Great-Grandma (who was 6th of the 18 children)
表姑媽 is Modern 8 Por’s eldest daughter, and is Mum & EE’s godmother. She knew English so she named Mum & EE Pauline and Julianna.
Modern 8 Por (表姨 Tai Por) is 姨太婆’s younger cousin. She taught Grandma to convert to Catholicism and baptise Mum & EE so they could enroll in Maryknoll Convent School. Modern 8 Por & her husband (Mao Suk/ Cat Uncle) were part of the 1st generation of bra factory owners in Hong Kong, and Grandpa & Grandma started working for them as a fabric cutter and a seamstress, learning from them, before they started their own factory. Grandpa & Grandma really respected them.
牛表叔公 & Por are cousin Leon’s grandparents. 牛表叔公 is Grandpa’s cousin, while 牛表叔婆 is a relative of Mi Por through marriage.
牛表叔公, Tsui Wai Yuen 表叔公, & Grandpa’s mums are all sisters from Great-Great-Grandfather’s first wife.
表姑媽’s name is 吳冠珍. She’s the eldest daughter of the eldest daughter from the Cheung Family (eldest sister of Great-Grandma). Her nickname was 煙罐 because she smoked a lot. And in the 1950s, smokes were contained in a can.
Family Tree to be illustrated soon.