AH CHONG (13)

Description

Biographical informationAh Chong (13) was born in about 1879. He migrated to Western Australia in 1905.

He worked as a market gardener at Hamilton Hill in 1916. In 1918 moved to a market garden in Swan Street, North Fremantle until 1919 when he worked for the firm of Wing Kee, Bannister Street, Fremantle, as a shopkeeper (B).Other nameAh Chong, 1879- (differentiated name)CHONG AH (also known as)Date of birth1879

Document

AAC_Box-007-8_0392

Organisation

Wing Kee Greengrocer, Fremantle

Person

AH MOY (4)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1879

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1905

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleShopkeeperDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Wing Kee Greengrocer, FremantleSubject (place)Hamilton HillSwan Street, North FremantleBannister Street, FremantleSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaShop keeperMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH CHONG (13)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA