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Thom Shee (wife of Yip Wing)
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- Mrs. Yip Wing
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b. [1862]
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Thom Shee was the third wife of YIPP Ah Wing. Amongst the family's legends, there were whispers that her husband may have helped run a brothel in Victoria, B.C. and may have already had two wives. However, there is no way to verify either story.
Thom Shee was born in [開平 Hoiping / Kaiping], China around 1862. She arrived in Canada in January 1898, at age 36. She was already married to Yip Wing. Making the journey with Thom Shee was an eight-year-old girl named Miss Kum Lin (also known as Gwoo Ma) who was identified as a “servant girl” to the family.
Thom Shee settled in Victoria with her husband. The next year (1899) she gave birth to Chack (Jack) Nam Yipp. Jack would be her only child; he suffered from a range of health issues.
Thom Shee would not live in Canada very long. By 1917, she had passed away although the cause of her death is no longer known.
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