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Kwan/Quan in Australia

Kwan/Quan in Australia

Richard Quan (View posts)
Posted: 21 Oct 2001 5:38AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Kwan, Quan
Kwan/Quan.
I am first generation chinese.

Dialect: Toi San/Cantonese.
Region: See Yup/Hoi Peng.

Family emigrated to Australia with relations in Melbourne, Victoria and Hobart, Tasmania.

Would welcome any correspondce. Believe we have Quan's in Vancouver, Canada and Ontario, Canada

Re: Kwan/Quan in Australia

Richard Quan (View posts)
Posted: 21 Oct 2001 5:59AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Kwan, Quan
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Guan1 means : mountain pass, close; shut; cover.
e.g. Guan Xin means show concern for; be concerned about.
Surname Guan is an ancient surname and it is about 3700 years old.

Variations include Kuan1 (Wade-Giles), Kwan, Quan (Cantonese)

The history of surname Guan1 [Ãö ]
Guan1 was one of four blood brothers, whose descendents have formed the Lung Kong Association.

Re: Kwan/Quan in Australia

nyxelle kuan (View posts)
Posted: 11 Jul 2006 9:46AM GMT
Classification: Query
hi yah there, im from the philippines, and i wanted to meet any other relative,eventhough i might say distant relative..my ancestor is from macao,china...but i dont know that much about my family tree coz, my grandpa died before i was born,so im hoping to find any relatives here...thanks...

Re: Kwan/Quan in Australia

Posted: 1 Aug 2007 11:22AM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi Nyxelle Kuan,

I'm from the Philippines too... I never met my grandfather but his name is Jose Kwan Sr.... My father is the only child... but i dont any idea about him coz he died during the second world war killed by the Japanese... He served in the US Army with rank of 1LT & he also served as translator for the Americans coz he can speak cantonese, Filipino (tagalog & Cebuano), English, Spanish and Nihongo...

Re: Kwan/Quan in Australia

Posted: 7 Jun 2008 4:19AM GMT
Classification: Query
HI
I live in Lima Peru, South America.
My english is very poor. I speak spanish
My Father is Kuan Chong . He born on Nan Hoi China and arrive to Lima Peru on 1940 aprox. He died on 1974
We are five brothers : 4 woman and 1 man.
I like received mails from yours.

Re: Kwan/Quan in Australia

Posted: 4 Oct 2011 5:18PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Kwan/Quan
hello,
i was lookin at retracing my roots also. my grand father on my mother's side came from canton (toi san). his name was quan hum(william), married chen hay chang(mary) and migrated to trinidad, west indies, where they settled for 25 years. following that he sent for his brother quan hin (james) and migrated to ontario, canada.
he has another brother here in trinidad, quan vie(william) and seven other siblings back in china. four sisters to his step mother and three siblings to his mother, a boy and two girls. any possibility of a common ancestry?if so i would love to hear about them

Re: Kwan/Quan in Australia

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 9:01PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi
My name is Natasha Quan-vie and my father is Henry Quan-Vie. My dad was born in Trindad and current living in Canada.
My fathers dad name was William Quan-Vie.
Speakin to my dad he told me we have the family name as Quan-hum etc...
But 100% sure that my grandfather is William Quan-vie from Trinidad.
Currently I live in Australia which my older sister lives here too. My parents and older brother lives in Alberta Canada.
Our family would love to hear back from you as it is a strong possiblity we are related.

Regards
Natasha Quan-Vie
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