Somdej Chao Phya Borom Maha Sri Suriyawongse (Chuang) passed away on 19th January 1882 at the age of 75. He left one son Chao Phya Surawongse (Worn) and three daughters.His palatial residence in Dhonburi as a memorial was turned into a Teachers Training College known to day as 'The Witayalai Kru Ban Somdej Chao Phya'.Khun Chai Tuam, another of Somdej Ong Yai's (Dit) sons, and the one whose line we are following has the distiction of being the last to hold the position held by his family for eight generations from 1610, in the reign of King Somdej Chao Song Dhum, right up to 1875 in the reign of King Chulalongkorn the Great, Rama V. The position was that of Chao Khun Kromma Tha. He was likewise the first Siamnese Foreign Minister or Cabinet Minister (1875 - 1885) to be able to speak English fluently as he had travelled aboard representing Siam in many Diplomatic Missions, to England, France and the neighbouring countries.Khun Chai Tuam was born in Petchaburi in 1830, and was the seventh son of Somdej Chao Phya Borom Maha Prayoorawongse (Dit), he and one of his elder brothers, Phya Montri Suriyawonge (Dit), he and one of his elder brothers, Phya Montri Suriyawongse (Choom), were pupils of Mrs. S.G. Bradley of the American Presbyterian Mission. Phya Montri Suriyawongse (Choom) had to give up his foreign education sooner than Khun Chai Tuam owing to the call of State duty. Khun Chai Tuam taking the advantage of being able to learn longer, proved himself a very apt student, and became proficient in English, which served him well in his later positions in working in the various government offices.