My grandfather and father are from the village of Nu Fu, inSouth China. My maiden name surname is CHIN.

Later it became modified to CHINSEE, but the Chinese character is CHIN. I have some other information I can share when I know how to load it.

There is an ancestral temple in which names of generations were kept. A copy of this record is said to be in someone's home in London, England, but he does not reply due to age and illness. I have reached a dead end on this.

My paternal grandparents are buried near Dan Lan which is near Nu Fu. My father, Rupert Chinsee 1906-1993, and 2 siblings were born in the island of Jamaica.

I am 65 years old, born in Nanking, China.

Chin when Written as 陳 or 陈

When the Chinese character is written as 陳 or 陈, Chin would be how Hakka would normally pronounce this surname. Occasionally people from Taishan County in Guangdong Province would pronounce the surname this way as well.

陳: Traditional Chinese,
陈: Simplified Chinese

In Mandarin:

Pinyin: Chén, Wade–Giles: Ch'en (Chen), Other: Chern,

Cantonese:

Jyutping (Cantonese pronunciation): Can4, Hong Kong Government Cantonese : Chan, Other: Chun,

Min Nan (Hokkien, Taiwanese, Teochew):

Pe̍h-ōe-jī (Church Romanization): Tân, Other: Tan, Chan, Ting

Hakka:

Chin

Start of Surname Chen/Tan/Chin/Chan (陳)

Mǎngōng (滿公) (1045 - 985 BC) was enfeoffed by Zhōu Wǔ Wáng (周武王) to the area known as Chén Guó (陳國) in present day Henan province. Zhou Wu Wang did this after Mangong helped him defeat King Zhou of Shang, Shāng Zhòu Wáng (商紂王). Mangong was the progentior of the Chén family (陳). His posthumous title was Chén Húgōng (陳胡公). He was the First Marquis of Chen Guo. Mangong’s wife Tàijī (太姬) was Zhou Wu Wang’s eldest daughter. Mangong reign for 60 years.

The Early History of Chén (陳) and Chén State (陳國)

From our first generation ancestor Shùn Dí 舜帝 (born in 2255 BC) to one year before Chén Hú Gōng 陳胡公 was enfeoffed as the Marquis of Chén Guó 陳國 (1074 BC) is a period of 1181 years. Dividing this span by 34 generations gives an average of 34.7 years per generation.

When Marquis Huán Gōng 桓公 (of the 43rd generation) died in 719 BC during the Spring and Autumn Period internal conflict and contention for the marquisate ensued. The son of Lì Gōng 厲公, Wán 完 (courtesy name Jìng Zhòng (敬仲) fled to Qí Guó 齊國. From this point on there were frequent changes of marquises.

During the reign of Chéng Gōng 成公 (48th generation) the state was weak and became subservient to Chǔ Guó 楚國. In 480 BC Yuè Guó 越國 destroyed Wú Guó 吳國. Chǔ Huì Wáng 楚惠王 seized this opportunity and marched north to attack Chén Guó 陳國. Mǐn Gōng 湣公 died during his reign. There were a total of 20 generations with 25 marquises lasting for 588 years.