AH GEE (2)

Description

Biographical informationAh Gee was born in 1859 in Foochow (Fuzhou), Fujian, China. He was brough to Western Australia as a coolie by Aubrey Brown of Carnarvon in 1879. In 1887, when he applied for naturalisation, Ah Gee was a market gardener at the Causeway, Perth. Approval for naturalisation was given in October 1887 (C), but the certificate withheld because the one pound fee was not paid.

His application for naturalisation included this statement: “That I reside next the Protestant orphanage next the Perth Causeway in the City of Perth where I carry on my trade of Market Gardener. That I am 28 years of age. That I am in this Colony since 1879 and was imported in that year by Mr Aubrey Brown. That I am desirous of obtaining the rights and capacities of a natural born British subject within the Colony of Western Australia.”Other nameAh Gee, 1859- (differentiated name)Ah Gee (8) (may also be)Date of birth1859

Document

AAC_Box-007_0038

AAC_Box_004_Binder-1_0164

Box 007 Miscellaneous Notes 0023

Person

Aubrey Brown

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceFoochowDate[date unknown]

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1879

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceCarnarvonDate[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleGardenerEmployerAubrey BrownDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (person)Aubrey BrownSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH GEE (2)

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