AH CHEW (6)

Description

Biographical informationAh Chew (6) was born in about 1873 in Canton, China. He migrated to Australia in 1896, spent three and a half years in Sydney and then migrated to Western Australia in 1899. He was five feet six and a half inches in height and was blind in his right eye. He was married and left his wife and two children in Canton, China. His children's names were Ah Hay (b. 1912) and Ah Chin (b. 1917).

From 1900 to 1915 he was a market gardener in Osborne Park, residing at 134 James Street, Perth. He travelled overseas from May 1915 to June 1917. In 1918 he worked on Sun Yu Sang's market garden, Charles Street, North Perth.

He moved to Ah Yick's market garden, West Guildford for 4 months in 1919 then to Ah Wah's market garden in Albany. He returned to Sun Yu Sang's market garden in Charles Street, North Perth in 1920 (B). Before he left Western Australia for an overseas trip in July 1923 he was working at 28 Geddes Street, Victoria Park (E).

He returned in June 1924. From 1924 to 1932 he was a market gardener in Bayswater and living at 130 James Street, Perth. He went overseas again in May 1932 and returned in January 1933 (D).Other nameAh Chew, 1873- (differentiated name)Date of birth1873

Document

AAC-Box-007-8-0162

AAC-Box-007-8-0164

AAC-Box-007-8-0197

AAC-Box-007-8-0326

Organisation

Ah Wah's Market Garden, Albany

Ah Yick's Market Garden, West Guildford

Market Garden, 28 Geddes St, Victoria Park

Sun Yu Sang's Market Garden, North Perth

Photograph of Ah Chew (6) in 1923 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1923/80)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1873

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1896

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceAlbanyDate[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Ah Yick's Market Garden, West GuildfordAh Wah's Market Garden, AlbanyMarket Garden, 28 Geddes St, Victoria ParkSam Sing's Market Garden, North PerthSun Yu Sang's Market Garden, North PerthSubject (place)134 James Street, PerthCharles Street, North Perth130 James Street, PerthOsborne ParkBayswaterSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1914NAA CEDT File 1923NAA CEDT File 1932NAA Immigration File 1914-1933

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH CHEW (6)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA