AH CHOON (2)

Description

Biographical informationAh Choon (2) was born in about 1880 in China (exact location unspecified). He migrated Western Australia in 1899. He was five feet four and a half inches in height. His front teeth were recorded as broken in 1910.

He worked as a shop assistant in Perth before making one overseas visit between March 1911 and January 1914 (E).Other nameAh Choon, 1880- (differentiated name)Date of birth1880

Photograph of Ah Choon (2) in 1910 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1910/165)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceChinaDate1880

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1899

Employment

Job titleShop assistantDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaShop assistantRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1910NAA CEDT Extension 1914

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH CHOON (2)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA