AH DON

Description

Biographical informationAh Don(昔阿，亞?) was born in about 1875 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1875.

He worked as a market gardener at Gooseberry Hill in 1916.

In 1918, Ah Don was recorded as a cook for Ah Kwong & Co., 124 James Street, Perth before moving to cook at 16 Lake Street, Perth in 1919.

See: NAA: PP14/3, CHINESE/AH D; Item ID 4303612Other nameAh Don (differentiated name)昔阿Date of birth1875

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleCookDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Ah Kwong & Co., PerthSubject (place)Gooseberry Hill124 James Street, Perth16 Lake Street, PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaCookMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1875

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1898

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AH DON

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA