Marriage
According to Madame Wellington Koo's (née Oei Hui-lan) autobiography, "No Feast Lasts Forever", Goei Bing Nio (魏明娘) was selected by Oei Tiong Ham's mother to be his wife and was married to him at age 15. She bore him 2 daughters, Tjong-lan and Hui-lan. He had 18 acknowledged concubines.
One of Goei Bing-nio's sisters was unable to have children and hence adopted 2 girls from her husband's brother. These 2 girls both became Oei Tiong Ham's concubines. The younger of the 2 sisters, Lucy Ho (or Hoo Kiem Hoa), moved to Singapore with Oei and lived with him until his death. One of Oei Tiong Ham's sons with Lucy Ho later married his own granddaughter - the daughter of his son, Oei Tjong-Swan.
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