1970s
Family photographs from the 1970s.
Grandma & Mi Por at a Banquet, c. 1979 - 1980.
Grandma & 三襟婆 in Mainland China, c. late 1970s
Grandma & 三襟婆 shopping in Mainland China, c. late 1970s.
Grandma & 三舅公 in Mainland Chinese, c. late 1970s
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.
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.
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
五叔公’s Wedding, c. 1970s. In the photo are 五叔婆’s younger sister, 五叔婆, 五叔公 & Grandpa
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
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
Grandma & 三襟婆 in Mainland China, c. late 1970s to early 1980s.
五叔公’s Wedding, c. 1970s.
五叔公’s Wedding, c. 1970s. Mum & EE are flower girls. The visible one should be EE.
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
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.
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
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
五叔公’s Wedding, c. 1970s. In the photo are: 姨太婆, 五叔公, 五叔婆, EE, Random Kid, Mum
五叔公’s Wedding, c. 1970s.
牛表叔婆 & 牛表叔公’s Wedding, c. 1970s. 牛表叔婆 as a bride.
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
表姑媽 & 7 姨太婆 at 五叔公’s Wedding, c. 1970s.
Grandma & 五叔婆’s sister at 五叔公’s Wedding, c. 1970s. They are distant relatives.
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
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
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.
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.
Grandma & 三襟婆 in Mainland China, c. 1970s.
Grandma & 三襟婆 in Mainland China, c. 1970s.
Grandma & 三襟婆 in Mainland China, c. 1970s.
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
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
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
Mum, EE & Mi Por at a Banquet, c. 1979-1980
![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)
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)
Mum, Grandma, Uncle Day, and EE at a Chinese restaurant 酒樓, c. 1970s.
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.