 They were nomadic farmers, planting rice and crops, and moved from one part of the New Territories to another before finally settling down in its current location towards the end of the Qing dynasty.Prior to migrating southward to the New Territories, they previously settled in the Bao'an County at the beginning of the Qing dynasty.The family tree of the Lee Clan in the Kau Tam Tso Village is documented in the Village Name List Book ().