AH GAN (1)

Description

Biographical informationAh Gan (1) was born in about 1880 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1890. He was about five feet and six inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener in Hamilton Road, Osborne Park from 1914 to 1920 (B).

He travelled overseas two times: March 1914 to June 1915; and April 1920 to February 1922. He left WA permanently in 1926 (D).Other nameAh Gan, active 1914-1926 (differentiated name)Date of birth1880

Ah Gan (1) in 1926 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1926/5)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1880

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1890

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)Hamilton Road, Osborne ParkSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1914NAA CEDT File 1920NAA CEDT File 1926

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH GAN (1)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA