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Woo, Sou Lum
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- 胡秀林
- 胡蟾昭
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- Wo, Lem
- Wo, Sow Lem
- Woo, Jew Sim
- Wo, Jew Shuen
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1883-1961
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WOO Sou Lum was born in 1883 as a peasant in the village of Sar Doi, in [新會 Sunwui / Xinhui] county, China. He came to Canada in 1898 paying the head tax. He was 15 years old and his name was recorded as "Wo Lem." Over his life in Canada, his name would be written in a multitude of ways.
In 1902, Sou Lum returned to his village to marry his first wife, LUM Song Kam. Upon marrying, his name became WOO Jew Sim. His first wife would give birth to a son whom they named WOO Gong Hing.
In 1919, Sou Lum was issued a C.I.36 certificate with his photo on it. The C.I.36 replaced his original C.I.5 certificate which had no photo. On the new document his name is recorded three ways: Wo Lem (WO Sow Lem) (WO Jew Shuen).
On a subsequent visit to China, he married his second wife in Hong Kong: LEE Wun Fong. They returned to Canada in 1920 and went to live in Revelstoke, BC. Their first two children died. Their third child, a son named William Woo, would live to adulthood as would seven other children that the couple had together: Effie, Edith, Margaret, Helen, Hazel, Mary, and Dugald.
Sou Lum’s most significant job was that of a fish cannery contractor, where he was responsible for the crew of labourers in various fish canneries, mainly St. Mungo cannery in New Westminster, BC.
His skills at home involved cooking for the family, which was something all the children remembered. In 1950, he was able to bring his teenage grandson from China, to live with this family in Vancouver.
Sou Lum passed away in 1961.
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