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China Families

On this site you can find a growing body of information about men and women of many different nationalities, professions and ages, who lived and worked in China between the 1850s and 1940s.

Chinese Biographical Database

Searchable biographical database of important figures in Chinese history.

Chinese Genealogy: The SING (SIM, SIMS) Family

[The original link is broken. This link points to an archived copy on the Wayback Machine]

FamilySearch - China Collection of Genealogies, 1239-2014 ^FREE

Digital images of Chinese genealogies from various public and private collections. Although some genealogies include information on family branches that migrated to surrounding countries this collection covers families with roots in China. Chinese family genealogies list the origin of the family within China, where the family settled, and gives the generations of the family. Although some genealogies reach as far back as 1500 the time period and content of the records will vary from one genealogy to the next. Additional records may be added to this collection. Check the wiki or browse the collection to determine current coverage.

From Russia to China and Beyond

Russian citizens of various ethnic groups fled to Harbin, China in the 1920s and 30s.

Hakka Chinese Homepage

Siyi Genealogy

Devoted to families from an area commonly known as Siyi in Guangdong, China. CHAN, CHIU, CHOW, DER, DONG, KWAN, LEE, MAK and WONG.