AH DECK

Description

Biographical informationAh Deck was born in about 1874 in Hong Kong. He migrated to Western Australia in 1887. He was about five feet and six inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener in Broome from at least 1910 to 1930.

He made four visits to China: January 1911 to September 1913; March 1917 to August 1919; May 1924 to October 1925; and May 1930 to June 1931 (D).Other nameAh Deck (differentiated name)AH DEEK (also known as)Date of birth1874

Photograph of Ah Deck in 1916 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1916/153)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceHong KongDate1874

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1887

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceBroomeDate[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)BroomeSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1910NAA CEDT File 1916NAA CEDT File 1924NAA CEDT File 1930

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH DECK

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA