AH CHUNG (2)

Description

Biographical informationAh Chung (2) was born in about 1862 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1890. He was five feet and five inches in height.

He travelled to China in 1896. He worked as a market gardener at South Perth before visiting China in March 1908. He returned to Western Australia in December 1909 (E).Other nameAh Chung, 1862- (differentiated name)Chung Ah You (alternative name)Date of birth1862

Photograph of Ah Chung (2) in 1908 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1908/51)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1862

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1890

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)South PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA Immigration Travel File 1896NAA CEDT File 1908

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH CHUNG (2)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA