1953 Daisy Yvette married to Robert Bertram Jansz
1955 Tulip married to Abdul Rashid bin Mohd Yusope
1958 June married to Devdass Kingsley Nathaniel
1959 Esther married to Aelian Cantlay Schokman
My mother was the eldest of 4 sisters. The sisters are named after flowers, season or month - Tulip, Esther, June and Daisy. That's how Dato Mahadzir Lokman remembers them - with "flower names". They all married and have families, kids and grandchildren.
My parents are Tulip and Abdul Rashid.
I have met Aunty Esther but not her husband Aelian Schokman. I have met their son Jeffrey, Jeffrey's wife Siti Azar and their children, at Hotel Impiana KLCC in KL when I was writing my book (draft). I have met their daughter Veronica Schokman at my brother Farid's daughter Adibah's wedding at Masjid Firdaus (atas bukit) at Templer Park, outskirt of KL.
I have not met both Aunty June and her husband Devdass Nathaniel Kingsley. I have not met any of their children (my cousins).
I have met both Aunty Daisy Yvette and her husband Robert Jansz at their home in Western Australia, before Uncle Robert passed away on 11 December 1988 (2 weeks before Christmas). I also met all her children (except Frances) when I visited Aunty Daisy after Uncle Robert passed away. I met Frances for the first time when I visited her family home at her farm in Sepertine Way, Stake Hill, WA on 10 February 2013. Aunty Daisy took us there - myself, my youngest daughter Yus, and husband Affandi.
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| Tulip and Abdul Rashid bersanding on 24 December 1955 at 262-T Banda Hilir, Malacca. Akad nikah was held earlier in November 1955. |
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| Esther and Aelian Cantlay Schokman married on 5 September 1959, in KL. |
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| June and Devdass Kingsley Nathaniel married on 8 February 1958, in KL. |
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According to my cousin Jeffrey and his mum (my Aunt Esther), Aunty Daisy got married first.
In a 1953 wedding photo of Catherine's youngest daughter, Daisy Yvette, we can see many of the family members gathered on the steps of the church. Daisy informed me that she married not at St Mary's Church in Kuala Lumpur (level with the Merdeka Padang), but at a church up on a hill. This church would be St John's Church (now cathedral), Bukit Nanas, Kuala Lumpur.
In a 1953 wedding photo of Catherine's youngest daughter, Daisy Yvette, we can see many of the family members gathered on the steps of the church. Daisy informed me that she married not at St Mary's Church in Kuala Lumpur (level with the Merdeka Padang), but at a church up on a hill. This church would be St John's Church (now cathedral), Bukit Nanas, Kuala Lumpur.
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| Daisy Yvette's wedding in 1953 at St John's Church. Front row from left: Bridesmaid is Esther, standing next to Robert Jansz (groom). Daisy Yvette (bride), and bridesmaid at right is groom's sister, Aunt Hazel. Back row from left: Humphry @ Edward Bulner, Daisy Catherine de Coursey Bulner (lady with white hat), groom's father, Mr Jansz/Robert Oliver Jansz, Uncle Reg standing behind groom and bride, and groom's mother, Mrs Jansz/Victorine Alfonso (lady with black hat) |
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Daisy Yvette and Robert Jansz,
St John's Church (now cathedral),
Bukit Nenas, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1953.
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When I visited Aunty Daisy in Mandurah in mid February 2013, she helped to identify the people in her 1953 wedding photo above.
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