Madam Chua was the granddaughter of Kapitan Chua Su Chong (1750-1802) of Malacca and was married to Tan Kim Ching UP (1829-1892), the oldest son of TanTock Seng JR (1798-1830). Bes?s being the first Siamese Consul General in Singapore, Tan Kim Ching in 1850 succeeded his father as the Capital China of the Swats Chinese community. He was one of Singapore's leading Chinese merchants at that time and a power broker, having played a significant role in ending the La? wars in 1874 which led to British intervention in Ma?. He was appointed Justice of the Peace in 1865 and an Honourable Magistrate in 1872. Tan Kim Ching was a member of the Royal Court of Siam and he introduced British governess Anna Leonowens to the King of Siam to be an english tutor for his children forming the basis of the famous musical entitled "The King and I" by Rodgers and Hammerstein. Madam Wuing Neo was the daughter of Wuing Boon ?hatt, Singapore's first Chinese to practice law in the Straits settlement. She married Tan Soon Toh, the son of Tan Kim Ching and grandson of Singapore's pioneer, Tan Tock Song. In the Singapore Directory of 1890, Tan Soon Toh was recorded as the Siamese Vice Consul in Singapore holding the royal title "Khoon Rasada Borirax". (There is more information that is cut off and unable to read)