AH BOY

Description

Biographical informationAh Boy was born in about 1859 in Amoy (Xiamen), China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1890.

He worked as a market gardener for Gok Dean at Bardeen, Northam in 1916 then for Luey Wah at Albany in 1918.

He was at Katanning until June 1920 then with Luey Wah at Albany. He resumed gardening work at Northam in 1921 and was still there during the massive floods of 1926 (The Eastern Recorder 23/07/1926, pg 3).Other nameAh Boy (differentiated name)Date of birth1859

Document

AAC-Box-007-8-0162

The Avon River in Flood 1926

Organisation

Ah Wah's Market Garden, Albany

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (person)GOK DEANSubject (organisation)Ah Wah's Market Garden, AlbanySubject (place)Bardeen, NorthamKatanning AlbanySubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

ContributorSchool of Social SciencesSource of informationAsian immigrants to Western Australia, 1829-1901 (Atkinson, 1988)Additional research by David Mizen

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RelationPlace of birthPlaceAmoyDate1859

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RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1890

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RelationTravelled toPlaceKatanningDate[date unknown]

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RelationTravelled toPlaceAlbanyDate[date unknown]

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RelationTravelled toPlaceNorthamDate[date unknown]

UWA Collected

AH BOY

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA