AH FOOK (2)

Description

Biographical informationAh Fook (2) was born in about 1864 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1883. He was five feet, one and a half inches in height.

He was working in Broome in 1908 before he travelled overseas between February 1909 and October 1910.Other nameAh Fook, 1864- (differentiated name)Date of birth1864

Photograph of Ah Fook (2) in 1908 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1908/142)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1864

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1883

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceBroomeDate[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)BroomeSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1908

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH FOOK (2)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA