AH CAN (1)

Description

Biographical informationAh Can (1) was born in about 1866 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1892. He was just over five feet and nine inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener in Bayswater in 1913 then Nedlands in 1916 (B).

He made two visits overseas: August 1913 to August 1915; and July 1920 to April 1922 (D).Other nameAh Can, 1866- (differentiated name)CHEN CAN (also known as)Date of birth1866

Document

Box-007-Sorb-Box-0076

Photograph of Ah Can (1) in 1913 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1913/139)

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)BayswaterNedlandsSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT 1913NAA CEDT 1920

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1866

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1892

UWA Collected

AH CAN (1)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA