AH CHEONG (3)

Description

Biographical informationAh Cheong (3) was born in about 1868 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1898. He was five feet seven and a quarter inches in height.

He was a partner in the Ying Cheong Laundry, 70 Melbourne Road, Perth in 1906 until 1910 (F). He worked in the Ying Lee Laundry, 328 (or 947?) Hay Street, Perth until leaving Western Australia in January 1917 (E).Other nameAh Cheong (Laundryman) (differentiated name)Date of birth1868

Photograph of Ah Cheong (3) in 1917 from his CEDT paperwork (NAA: K1145, 1917/12)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate[date unknown]

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1898

Employment

Job titleLaundrymanDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Ying Cheong Laundry, PerthYing Lee Laundry, PerthSubject (place)70 Melbourne Road, Perth328 Hay Street, PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaLaundryRelated 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 CHEONG (3)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA