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Ohum Lee

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    Wedding of Alice Tock and William Gee with bridal party, c. 22 April 1918, by Yeoman & Co, Bourke St, Melbourne, courtesy of S. Millard (private hands).
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Alternative Names
  • Ahum Oye (maiden name)
  • Huon Oge (maiden name)
  • Ohnm Lee (maiden name)
  • Ohum Lee (maiden name)
  • Ohum Oye (maiden name)
  • Tock, Ohum Lee (married name)
Summary

Ohum Lee is believed to be Leong Chuey Tock's second wife. Very little is known about her. Photographic evidence suggests they had six childen (all girls - Doris, Lily, Evelyn, Alice, Connie, Queenie) and five children (with Chinese names) can be found listed in birth, death and marriage records. Two girls (Ay and Min), two boys (Cheong Quong and Chui Pui) and one child of unidentified (Ngon) sex are listed.

Children

Family

Husband

  • Leong Chuey Tock

    Ohum Lee is believed to be the second wife of Leong Chuey Tock.

Published Resources

Journal Articles

  • Couchman, Sophie, ''Oh, I would like to see Maggie Moore again': Selected women of Melbourne's Chinatown', After the Rush: Regulation, Partcipation, and Chinese Communities in Australia 1860-1840 (Otherland Literary Journal), vol. 9, 2004, pp. 171-190. [ Details... ]

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Title
Wedding of Alice Tock and William Gee with bridal party
Type
Photograph
Date
c. 22 April 1918
Place
Australia - Victoria - Melbourne
Details

Sources used to compile this entry: Couchman, Sophie, ''Oh, I would like to see Maggie Moore again': Selected women of Melbourne's Chinatown', After the Rush: Regulation, Partcipation, and Chinese Communities in Australia 1860-1840 (Otherland Literary Journal), vol. 9, 2004, pp. 171-190; Victorian births, deaths and marriages.

Created: 13 October 2005, Last modified: 25 October 2005