AH CHEW (5)

Description

Biographical informationAh Chew (5) was born in about 1872 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1894. He was five feet three and three quarter inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener at Northam from before 1902 to at least 1912 (E). He market gardened at Bunbury in 1916 (B).

He made four visits overseas: 1902, 1912, 1915, 1919 (D).Other nameAh Chew, 1872- (differentiated name)Date of birth1872

Photograph of Ah Chew (5) in 1919 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1919/61)

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1894

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceBunburyDate[date unknown]

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceNorthamDate[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)NorthamBunburySubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarkey gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA Immigration File 1902NAA CEDT File 1912NAA CEDT File 1915 ?NAA CEDT File 1919

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH CHEW (5)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA