AH FIE

Description

Biographical informationAh Fie was born in about 1873 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1893. He was five feet three and a half inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener in Suburban Road, South Perth from 1910 to 1912 (E). He then worked on a market garden in Britannia Road, Leederville from 1914 to 1918 (B). In 1918 Ah Fie was admitted to the Claremont Mental Hospital. On release from hospital in January 1919, he was repatriated to China (B).

Ah Fie made two return visits overseas before repatriation: September 1909 to August 1910; and November 1912 to April 1914 (D).Other nameAh Fie (differentiated name)Date of birth1873

Ah Fie in 1909 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1909/132)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1873

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1893

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Claremont Hospital for the InsaneSubject (place)Suburban Road, South PerthBritannia Road, Leederville Subject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMental health issuesLunacyMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1909NAA CEDT File 1912

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH FIE

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA