AH BOW (1)

Description

Biographical informationAh Bow (1) (aka as Charlie Bow) was born in September 1861 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1891.

In 1916 he worked on a market garden in Teddington Road, Victoria Park. Then he was working as a market gardener in Market Street, Victoria Park, in 1917 (E).

He left Western Australia permanently in April 1917 and Ah Chin (6) took over his market garden.Other nameAh Bow, 1861- (differentiated name)BOW Charlie (also known as)Date of birth1861

Person

AH CHIN (6)

BOW Charlie

Document

AAC_Box-007-8_0115

Bow Charlie aged 57 in 1917 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1917/51)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1861

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1891

Connections

Subject (person)AH CHIN (6)Subject (place)Teddington Road, Victoria ParkMarket Street, Victoria ParkSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1917

Item information

ContributorSchool of Social SciencesSource of informationAsian immigrants to Western Australia, 1829-1901 (Atkinson, 1988)

UWA Collected

AH BOW (1)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA