AH FENN

Description

Biographical informationAh Fenn was born in about 1877 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1897. He was five feet nine and a half inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener at Osborne Park until April 1911 when he went overseas. Ah Fenn returned to Western Australia in June 1912 (E).Other nameAh Fenn (differentiated name)Date of birth1877

Photograph of Ah Fenn in 1911 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1911/85)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1877

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1897

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)Osborne ParkSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated itemAH FENRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1911

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH FENN

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA