AH GOEY (1)

Description

Biographical informationAh Goey (1) was born in July 1879 in Canton, China. He migrated to Melbourne, Victoria in about 1898 and then moved to Western Australia soon after. He had a wife (Wong) and two children (AH Cheong and Ah Hang) in China. His height measurement vary but average around five feet and seven inches.

He leased a property to market garden in Bayswater before he travelled overseas in April 1902 (A). On his return, Ah Goey market gardened at Cannington until January 1909 when he made his second trip overseas (E). He returned in July 1911.

In 1916 he was recorded as working on a market garden in Government Street, Osborne Park (B). Between March 1918 and May 1920 he travelled overseas, after which he worked on Kong Hong Sing's market garden in Lake Street, Perth (D). In 1921 he moved to Victoria Park (B). His final overseas visit was made between May 1926 and January 1928 (D).

In 1939 and 1948 he was retired and was living at 131 James Street, Perth. He died at Royal Perth Hospital on 27th October 1951.Other nameAh Goey, 1879- (differentiated name)CHUNG SHU (also known as)Ah Gouey (also known as)Date of birth1879Date of death27th October 1951

Photograph of Ah Gouey (2) in 1926 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1926/45)

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1898

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Kong Hong Sing's Market Garden, Lake Street, PerthSubject (place)BayswaterCanningtonGovernment Street, Osborne ParkLake Street, PerthVictoria Park131 James Street, PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CoD File 1902NAA CEDT File 1918NAA CEDT File 1926NAA War Registration File 1939-1948

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH GOEY (1)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA