AH COO

Description

Biographical informationAh Coo migrated to Cossack with 27 other Chinese on the 'Pet' from Singapore on 13 September 1880.

He worked for Alexander William Pead for three days before injuring his foot. Soon after he was sent, with three other Chinese, to work for Joseph Charles Clarkson. Ah Coo absconded from Clarkson's employment in December 1880, claiming he had been horsewhipped. He spent four months in Roebourne until he was sent to Perth to enter the Mount Eliza Depot as a pauper in April 1881.

In January 1882, Ah Coo was sent back to Singapore on the 'Spinaway' (C).Other nameAh Coo (differentiated name)GOH AH QUAY (also known as)GO A CHOE (also known as)

Employment

EmployerAlexander William PeadDate employed1880

Connections

Subject (person)Joseph Charles ClarksonAlexander William PeadSubject (organisation) J & R ClarksonSS SpinawayMount Eliza Depot (Poor House)SS PetSubject (place)RoebourneCossackSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaPoor reliefRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate13 September 1880 at Cossack

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceRoebourneDate[date unknown]

Start typing here to find a location	Latitude	Longitude	Zoom	Actions

loading google map....

Save Cancel

UWA Collected

AH COO

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA