Lived at No. 41 Heeren Street in Malacca with a stable house at No. 25 Heeren Street. In his will and testament dated 18 August 1888, he left behind substantial landed properties and money for his wife and children. TTG himself inherited a lot from his father, TTS. Apparently, TTG alone inherited a 50-acre piece of land at Tanjong Pagar ‏(where the railway station is)‏ as well as another piece of land stretching from the Padang, along High street down to Tank Road. The rest of TTS landed properties were shared equally by his other two sons, Kim Ching and Swee Lim. TTS's daughters were each given $36,000. TTG spent most of his time in Malacca. He was a Chinese scholar and like his father was well versed in the English language. He was very interested in botany and was appointed by the Royal Horticultural Society to collect rare species of plants from the Malayan jungles. Received many certificates of awards in horticulture from the Australian Government. According to Sir Song Ong Siang, TTG's offer of scholarship for students at the high school in Malacca was the first of its kind in the Straits Settlements. In 1876, TTG and his friend, Chan Teck Chiang received a glowing tribute from all leading Malacca Chinese merchants for succeeding in settling a dispute between two rival secret societies. The tribute in the form of a signed letter by all the merchants was puiblished in the Daily Times on 14th April 1876. TTG was made a JP in 1879.