Tulip bt Che Lah (1) Birth

This is my mother Tulip's birth certificate. I've tried my best to read the minute details and the cursive handwriting on the fragile photocopy. She was born on 4 November 1931 at Tanglin Hospital in Kuala Lumpur. She told me she was born a premature baby, and I believed her.

WH Amour had registered her birth 6 days after she was born. Who was he/she? Why didn't her own father register his eldest daughter? Was he working outstation? Where did he work in November 1931? Why did her mother deliver her at this hospital and not the European Hospital? Who was attending to her mother?

This copy of her birth certificate was obtained on 8 December 1931, about a month after she was born.

No. 42292   (Health 16)
FEDERATED MALAY STATES
Extract from Register of Births in the State of Selangor

Register No. and page.
55367-401582

Name as shown in the register.
Jumabee Tulip

Sex.
Female

Father's
Name.
Che Lah
Occupation.
Asst. Health Officer
Nationality.
Malay

Mother's
Maidename.
Maimumah Daisy Bulner
Nationality.
Ceylon Burgher

When born.
4th November, 1931

Where born.
Tanglin Hospital, Kuala Lumpur

Name, address and description of informant.
W. H. Amour

Date of registration.
10th November, 1931

Certified to be a true Extract from the Register of births in the State of Selangor.

Fee S1.

Kuala Lumpur,
8.12.1931
(Signature)


(Rubber stamp chop:
Register of Births and Deaths.
........... Selangor.)
(Signature)
Registrar of Births and Deaths

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The General Hospital Kuala Lumpur is G.H., K.L. in Dr Che Lah's official documents. GHKL had an X-ray Department.

Tanglin Hospital was a Chinese Maternity Hospital. It became a health clinic.

The European Hospital was also called the Bangsar Hospital. It was demolished. Photos are with the National Archives in KL.


The Straits Times, 28 July 1931, Page 12
HOSPITAL REFORM PROMISED.
http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19310728-1.2.59.aspx

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES
Radiology in Malaya in the 1920s
ML Wastie
Med J Malaysia Vol 49 No 3 Sept 1994, pages 199-204
http://www.e-mjm.org/1994/v49n3/Radiology_1920s.pdf

Map of Tanglin Hospital (now Klinik Kesihatan Tanglin)
http://malaysia-maps.yellavia.com/medical-centres/kuala-lumpur/hospital-tanglin-2049/
https://www.google.com/search?q=hospital+tanglin+jalan+cenderasari

Klinik Kesihatan Tanglin in KL
http://medikonsep.com/completed-projects.php

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RESEARCH ON THE EARLY MALAY DOCTORS

Information on Dr MJ Che Lah in my book, Biography of The Early Malay Doctors 1900-1957 Malaya And Singapore, 2012, page 411.

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Osnaburg Osnabruck in Germany

Osnabrugge

Jacob uit Osnabrugge

Jacob Bulner 's VOC document of 1752 indicated 'Jacob Bulner uit Osnabrugge'. He was from Osnabrugge in Germany. He was a German.

http://oudscherpenzeel.nl/wp-content/uploads/genealogie-pdf/Osnabrugge.pdf

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Osnabrugge / Osnaburg / Osnabruck

Captured on Samsung handphone from Google Maps

Meaning 1

Osnaburg is a German material (coarse) used by slaves. It was exported to Scotland, the Netherlands and other places.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osnaburg

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Meaning 2

Osnabruck is a region in Germany. There are 2 universities and 23 boroughs.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osnabr%C3%BCck

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Meaning 3

Prince-Bishopric of Osnabruck

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince-Bishopric_of_Osnabr%C3%BCck

By BmMuenster_1786.jpg: *Central_europe_1786.jpg: en:William R. Shepherdderivative work: Beckstet (talk)derivative work: Rabanus Flavus (talk) - BmMuenster_1786.jpg, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=14623764

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Coat of Arms of Osnabruck

By David Liuzzo - Own work, Attribution, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12467596

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BULNER Family Tree (from MUNDIA)

This is about the best search result that has almost all the Bulner information we need. I stumbled on it when I Googled 'Bulner obituaries' and omitted the name 'Bulmer', which I think is an Australian based family name. There are photos of almost everyone.

http://www.uk.mundia.com/gb/Search/Results?surname=BULNER&birthPlace=United%20Kingdom
** FYI, MUNDIA has closed down in September 2011.

Here are some interesting information I found (edited to avoid confusion).


FIRST GENERATION
JACOB BULNER I OF OSNABERG, GERMANY (born c.1722-1731- died 25 May 1790)

Jacob Bulner was from Osnaberg, Germany. His date of birth (DOB) is unknown. He probably was born circa 1731.

He must have been at least in his mid-20s or so when he got married. This means he was most probably born circa 1731. His birth should be recorded in Osnaberg's birth register in Germany.

Since he had enlisted with the Dutch VOC on 31 January 1752, then his name and age should be in the respective registration list or recruitment list of the VOC that made it to Ceylon on Saturday, 12 August 1752.


SECOND GENERATION
JACOB BULNER II (c.1780)

Nothing is known about him.


THIRD GENERATION
JACOB BULNER III (c.1800)

Jacob Bulner III was born in Mannar, Ceylon. Jacob Bulner III married Magdalena Elizabeth Vandyn on 31 January 1826 at St John's Church, Mannar in Ceylon. They had 4 children:

1. Gertruda Carolina Bulner (1824-)
2. Jacob Bulner IV (1827-)
3. William Ethelwald Godfrey Bulner (1829-)
4. John Peter Bulner (1833-)

FOURTH GENERATION
JACOB BULNER IV (1827-)

Jacob Bulner IV (born 1827, Mannar, Ceylon) married Princess Van Rooyen. They had a son, Lawrence Peter John Bulner (1840-1920). The dates point to a teenage marriage? If the dates are correct, then Jacob Bulner was only 13 when he married? Is this correct?


FIFTH GENERATION
LAWRENCE PETER JOHN BULNER (13 May 1840-7 November 1920)

Lawrence Peter John Bulner was born on 13 May 1840 in Talaimannar, Ceylon. He was a watchmaker. He died on 7 November 1920.

http://nickhacko.blogspot.com/2009/08/breitling-navitimer-watch.html

Lawrence Peter John Bulner (b.1840) married Jane Catherine Davies.
They had 11 children:
1. Christopher Charles Frederick Austin Bulner (born 12 Aug 1866)
2. Frederick William Bulner (born 16 Jan 1872)
3. John Richard Arthur Bulner (born 18 Jan 1874)
4. Henry Edward Crofton Bulner (born 29 Sept 1875)
5. Thomas Percival Bulner (born 25 July 1877)
6. Frank Ackland Bulner (born 18 Oct 1879)
7. John Walter Bulner (born 4 Feb 1883-died 1967)
8. Jane Catherine Bulner (born 4 Jan 1885 in Kandy, Ceylon-died 5 Dec 1975 in Colombo)
9. Lydia Evelyn Winifred Bulner (born 17 Dec 1890)
10. Ethel Maude Selina Bulner (born 1892)
11. Jessie Mildred Bulner (born 1897)


SIXTH GENERATION
FREDERICK WILLIAM BULNER (16 Jan 1872-deceased)

Frederick William Bulner (Lawrence Peter John, Jacob) (born 16 Jan 1872) married Emma Frances Krasse. They had 6 children:
1. Daisy Catherine de Coursey Bulner (born 5 March 1911 in Kandy, Ceylon-died 1981 in Kuala Lumpur)
2. Freddie @ Frederick Joseph Bulner (born in Malaya)
3. Penelope Bulner (born in Malaya)
4. Isabel @ Sheila Bulner (born on 18 May 1920 in Malaya)
5. Maurice Bulner (born in Malaya)
6. Humphry @ Edward Bulner (born in Malaya)

Note: I have retained the name Frederick William Bulner here because that was the name I obtained from my mother. Moreover, Dr Che Lah's marriage certificate also has that name if I remember correctly.


SEVENTH GENERATION
DAISY KATHERINE DE COURSEY BULNER (5 March 1911-1981)

Daisy Katherine de Coursey Bulner (Frederick William, Lawrence Peter John, Jacob) was born on 5 March 1911 in Kandy, Ceylon. She passed away in 1981 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Daisy Katherine married to Dr Che Lah bin Mohamed Joonos. They had 4 daughters and adopted a Eurasian son:

1. Jumabee Tulip Che Lah (born 4 Nov 1931-deceased 5 June 2004)
2. Jaleha Esther Che Lah @ Esther Schokman (born 10 March 1933, lives in Kuala Lumpur)
3. Jamaliah June Che Lah @ June Nathaniel (born 29 June 1934-deceased 12 May 1990)
4. Daisy Yvette Che Lah @ Daisy Yvette Jansz (born 17 July 1935, lives in Mandurah, Western Australia)
5. Philip @ Mohd Noor bin Abdullah (adopted; deceased) 

EIGHT GENERATION
JUMABEE TULIP CHE LAH (born 4 Nov 1931-deceased 5 June 2004)

Tulip married to Abdul Rashid and had 7 children:

1. Mohd Sharif (deceased)
2. Sharifah
3. Faridah
4. Rabi'ah
5. Muhd Farid (deceased)
6. Muhd Amin
7. Aminah

ESTHER SCHOKMAN (born 10 March 1933, lives in Kuala Lumpur)

Esther married to Aelian Cantlay Schokman and has 2 children:

1. Mohamed Al-Jeffrey Schokman bin Abdullah
2. Veronica Alison Christobel Schokman

JUNE NATHANIEL (born 29 June 1934-deceased 12 May 1990)

June married to Devdass Kingsley Nathaniel and had 5 children:

1. Stephanie Druscilla Nathaniel
2. Gerald Nathaniel
3. Rex Allan Nathaniel (deceased)
4. Vanessa Gloria Nathaniel
5. Amanda Zoe Nathaniel

DAISY YVETTE JANSZ (born 17 July 1935, lives in Mandurah, Western Australia)

Daisy Yvette married to Robert Bertram Jansz and has 7 children:

1. Jennifer
2. Christopher
3. Robby
4. Frances
5. Andrew
6. Mildred
7. Victoria

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Dr MJ Che Lah bin Md Joonos (1) Biodata

Dr Che Lah bin Md Joonos (1903-1986)
LMS 1930 KEVII

Date of birth: 10 December 1903*
Place of birth: Penang**
Date of demise: 23 January 1986
Place of demise: Penang General Hospital
Place of burial: Tanah Perkuburan Masjid Jamek Glugor, Penang

*Two birth dates are recorded, 1903 and 1904. He wrote 1903 in his application form to the LSHTM. His eldest daughter Tulip wrote 1903 when he dictated his biodata at his death bed at GH Penang in 1986.

**Actual birthplace is unknown. Nobody knows for sure where he was born. It could be any of these places:
1. Kampong Dodol, Perak Road, Penang (near Jelutong)
2. Kampong Sg Gelugor, Penang (near Minden Heights)
3. Butterworth, as his mother was originally from there.

Attended the Malay School Penang, completed Standard IV. 

Attended the Anglo-Chinese School (ACS) Penang, completed Standard VII Sr Cambridge Dec 1919 .

Entered King Edward VII College of Medicine Singapore as FMS Govt Medical Student June 1923. 

Passed Final Medical Professional Examination March 1930. 

Awarded College Diploma L.M.S. Singapore (Class of March 1930). 

His paper transcripts still exist but are faded and very brittle. 

Some of his medical books have been donated to General Hospital Penang but these could not be traced. His books were probably sent to the bookstore in Chowrasta Market (used books bookshop on the 2nd floor)

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Author's notes:

Please help identify the other people in his original photos below (recaptured from his photo albums).

ACS Scouts. He is on the right

ACS Scouts. He is seated between 2 men with hats

Dr Che Lah is second from left. 2nd right is Syed Kabeer bin Syed Ahmad Al Husaini (Penang). The 2 men at far left and right are not known.

Dr Che Lah is at right most

Dr Che Lah is in white suit and with songkok at right.

Dr Che Lah at extreme right, maybe Hajj medical mission of 1963

Farewell to Malayan Railway. Not known which newspaper.
Straits Times? The Star? Straits Echo?

At the government residence at Maxwell Rd, Kuala Lumpur

His clinic was Glugor Klinik along Glugor Rd, now Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah

His 2nd residence at 219 Solok Pemancar, Jalan Solok Pemancar (circa 1959-65), off Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah. His house faces Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah. Photographed in 2011.

Same as above. Photographed on 4 March 2013

His 3rd residence at 355-A Lengkok Pemanchar (c.1969-c.1976). His house faced the rambutan plantation on the hill slopes and the valley below (Brown Garden). His house was demolished circa 1976.

Dr Che Lah and family at 355-A Lengkok Pemanchar, circa 1965.

His 4th and last residence at 460-H, Minden Heights, Jalan 7 was built in the 'poor man's row' circa 1970-71. The house still stands but is dilapidated.

At home in Minden Heights.

His pusara at Tanah Perkuburan Masjid Jamek Glugor, Penang.

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June Che Lah

Jamaliah June Che Lah  (born Friday, 29 June 1934-died 12 May 1990) is the third daughter of Dr Che Lah bin Md Joonos, an early Malay doctor. Aunty June was a kindergarten teacher in Ipoh and the Calvary Child Care in Damansara Heights. She married to Devdass Kingsley Nathaniel on 8 February 1958. They lived in Ipoh before moving to Kuala Lumpur. They had 5 children:-

1. Stephanie Druscilla Nathaniel
2. Gerald Kingsley Nathaniel
3. Rex Allan Nathaniel married Susann Lee. They have 2 children - Claris Nathaniel and Kevin Nathaniel. Rex is deceased. He died of a massive infarct when trying to chop a tree (according to Jeffrey).
4. Vanessa Gloria Nathaniel married Peter Yang. They have 3 children - Ian Timothy Yang, Melody Grace Yang, and Tabita Hope Yang. Vanessa has remarried.
5. Amanda Zoe Nathaniel

June and Rex are deceased. Stephanie and Amanda live in Kuala Lumpur. Vanessa lives in Perth. Stephanie, Vanessa and Amanda are in Facebook.


I have never met Aunty June face-to-face except for one occasion at Pak Saleh's house during kenduri arwah for my step-uncle, Uncle Philip @ Mohd Noor, who died of complications following a brain tumour surgery performed at GH Penang. I have not seen the death certificate of this uncle, and therefore I cannot point to the date (40 days after death) or date of this chance meeting with June.

I met Aunty June once circa 1975 when she was walked past me at Pak Saleh's house in Sentul, Kuala Lumpur. I was seated against the wall and she and her sisters and their families walked past me. I thought they were important people as they didn't look anything like me. I had thought they were Orang Puteh but later I found out that they were Burghers.

In dating these photos below, I have used events that occurred from the many accounts of many family members. A misleading piece of information was the exact date of Dr Che Lah's birth. Nobody knows for sure what the correct date of birth (DOB) for Dr Che Lah is. There are presently 2 dates, 10 December 1903 and 10 December 1904. In his application papers, Dr Che Lah wrote 1903 as his birth year. However, for his birthdays and headstone, the families used 1904. I have mentioned these conflicting dates in his biography. I will mention the correct birth date once I get permission from JPN (Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara) to check its database records. I have not returned to JPN with the evidence it needed.

Aunty June (18) in KL in 1952 at her eldest's sister's send-off to Kirkby. Photo from Tulip's album.

Aunty June (23) in 1957 before marriage. Photo was contributed by Sharifah.

Aunty June's (24) marriage to Devdass Kingsley Nathaniel, 8 February 1958, at St Mary's Church, Kuala Lumpur. Guard of Honour, photo was contributed by Amanda.

Uncle Devdass Kingsley Nathaniel received the Ahli Mangku Negara (AMN) award 1975

The above photos were from Aunty June's youngest daughter, Amanda Zoe, in Facebook

Aunty June's children with their father. Photo from Amanda's Facebook.

Aunty June and her children. Photo from Amanda's Facebook.

Uncle Devdass Kingsley Nathaniel

Aunty June (44) on 10 December 1978 at her father's 74th birthday party in Penang. Dr Che Lah's album.

Dr Che Lah's 75th birthday in Penang, 10 December 1978. From left: Daisy Yvette (Perth), Dr Che Lah (cutting cake), Aminah (little girl, Tulip's youngest daughter), June (behind little girl), 2 of Aunty June's daughters, and Mariah (Dr Che Lah's second wife).

Aunty June (2L) with her mother Catherine Daisy de Coursey Bulner (3L), youngest maternal uncle Humphry @ Edward Bulner (4L) and 4 of her 5 children. Her husband is on Humphry's left. Photo from Amanda's Facebook.

Aunty June (46+) in saree in 1980s at her daughter's graduation. Photo from Amanda's Facebook.

Aunty June with husband and 2 daughters. Photo from Amanda's Facebook.

Aunty June and her youngest maternal uncle Humphry @ Edward Bulner (UK).
Humphry is the youngest of Catherine's 6 siblings. Photo from Amanda's Facebook.

June's grave (29 June 1934-12 May 1990; 56 years).

R.I.P.
In Loving Memory of
June Nathaniel
29 June 1934 - 12 May 1990
Wife of Devedass Kingsley Nathaniel

Photo from Amanda's Facebook, 2 May 2014

#5/5 Amanda Zoe Nathaniel, 1 May 2014

Photo from her Facebook

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Esther Schokman 1933-2018

Esther (born 10 March 1933) is the second daughter of Dr Che Lah bin Mohd Joonos and Daisy Catherine Decoursey Bulner. Dr Che Lah was an early Malay doctor in British Malaya and Malaysia. 

Esther had worked in the accounts department of the Malayan Railway Administration (MRA) in Kuala Lumpur. It is not known when she started working with the MRA but she retired from the MRA in 1988. 

MRA Building external links

https://kualalumpur-travel.info/places/all/all/24-kuala-lumpur-railway-station

https://www.slideshare.net/limziahuei/cnc-final-49018338

http://highlanderimages.blogspot.my/2011/04/

http://www.panoramio.com/user/271739?with_photo_id=6575914

http://www.kuala-lumpur.ws/attractions/kl-railway-station.htm

Esther married to Aelian Cantlay Schokman at the St Mary's Church in Kuala Lumpur on 5 September 1959. They have 2 children - Muhamed Al-Jeffrey Schokman bin Abdullah (1961) and Veronica Alison Christobel Schokman (1964).

Muhamed Al-Jeffrey Schokman married Siti Noor Azar binti Majid (1961). They have 4 children - Muhamed Armin Schokman (1987), Nurlisa Sharmin Schokman (1990), Muhamed Aiman Schokman (1993), and Nur Hanis Schokman (1996).

I met Esther and Jeffrey at Impiana KLCC in 2009. I didn't meet Aelian as I was informed he was unwell and had just returned from the hospital. I had completed the first 40 drafts on my book on The Early Malay Doctors. We went through her father's biography and made additions and corrections. She was thrilled. I have sent her my published book via her son Jeffrey.

Jeffrey informed that his wife Siti Noor Azar had left her pharmacy job to do something else.

Veronica Alison Christobel Schokman married once but is now single. I have met Veronica once. She has a lot of photos of herself and relatives in her Facebook. She has a cousin named Jack Schokman who runs a photography business in Perth. She also has an uncle named Ossy.

Aelian Cantlay Schokman passed away on 15 May 2011.
Esther Schokman passed away on 24 June 2018.

Portraits of Esther from Tulip's photo album

Esther's marriage to Aelian Cantlay Schokman at St Mary's Church, Kuala Lumpur on 5 September 1959. Photo was cropped from the one below.

Esther's 50th wedding anniversary, 5 September 2009.
Photo from Jeffrey's Facebook.

Aelian and Esther with their 2 children - Jeffrey and Veronica.

Photos from Jeffrey's Facebook.

Aunty Esther reading the draft of her father's biography at Impiana KLCC, 6 June 2009.

Jeffrey's family, 6 June 2009. Impiana KLCC, KL.

Mohamed Al-Jeffrey Schokman bin Abdullah.
Portrait from his Facebook profile.

The Schokman family 5 September 2009.
Photo from Jeffrey's Facebook.

Esther and Aelian's 50th wedding anniversary, 5 September 2009.
Photo from Jeffrey's Facebook. Her husband has a batik shirt on.

The Schokman family. Esther, Aelian, Jeffrey and Veronica.
Photo from Jeffrey's Facebook.

Sibs Jeffrey and Veronica Schokman. 5 September 2009.
Photo from Jeffrey's Facebook.

Jeffrey's and Veronica's parents, Aelian and Esther.
Photo from Jeffrey's Facebook.

Jeffrey's family Aidilfitri 2010.
Photo from Jeffrey's Facebook.

Jeffrey's family Aidilfitri 2011.
Photo from Jeffrey's Facebook.

Jeffrey's family Aidilfitri 2012.
Photo from Jeffrey's Facebook.

Jeffrey's family's makan angin in Singapore.
Photo from Jeffrey's Facebook.

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Esther's demise

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Esther on Geni.com

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Rootsweb
Family #1115

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lkawgw/gen1115.html

Sri Lankan Burgher Family Genealogy

Johan William Schokman Family #1115

1  Johan William Schokman + Anne Louisa Ohlmus

........2  Millicent Florence Schokman 1875 - + William Andrew Felsinger 1865 -

..................3  William Frederick Vernon Felsinger 1904 -

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Rootsweb
Family #1110

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lkawgw/gen1110.html
Sri Lankan Burgher Family Genealogy
Charles Perkins Family #1110

1  Charles Perkins + Catharina Robertina Dorothea Aldons
........2  Catharina Wilhelmina Perkins1844 – 1922 + William Edmund Felsinger 1834 - 1920
..................3  Arthur Felsinger- 1884
..................3  Samuel Oswald Felsinger 1863 - + Margaret Clara Wambeek1884 -
............................4  Elaine Clare Felsinger 1926 -
..................3  Margaret Susanna Felsinger 1864 -
..................3  William Andrew Felsinger 1865 - + Millicent Florence Schokman1875 -
............................4  William Frederick Vernon Felsinger 1904 -

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Rootsweb
#1102

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lkawgw/gen1102.html
Sri Lankan Burgher Family Genealogy
JAMES JANSEN Family #1102

1  JAMES JANSEN + GEORGINA JANSZA
........2  MABEL JANSEN 1896 - + PETER JANSZA
........2  FRANKLIN JANSEN 1897 -
........2  DONALD JANSEN 1899 -
........2  CLARENCE JANSEN 1901 -
........2  MATILDA JANSEN 1904 - + RAYMOND VAN SANDEN
........2  LENA VERA JANSEN 1907 – 1989 + CLEMENT WILLIAM VAN TWEST 1904 - 1958
..................3  MYRTLE ALICIA VAN TWEST 1925 - + CARLTON CRAMER1922 - 1992
..................3  DOUGLAS CLAYTON CLEMENT VAN TWEST 1928 – 1996 + EILEEN BLOK
..................3  DOREEN JOYCE MAY VAN TWEST 1930 - + DERRICK SCHOKMAN
............................4  DIEDRE SCHOKMAN 1954 -
............................4  MALCOLM SCHOKMAN 1958 -
............................4  TANYA SCHOKMAN 1964 -

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