AH GUM

Description

Biographical informationAh Gum was born in about 1876 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1889. He was five feet and two inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener in Perth before visiting China in September 1896 (C). It is not known when Ah Gum returned, but in 1905 he applied for a CEDT and left Western Australia permanently in June of that year (A).Other nameAh Gum (differentiated name)AH GUN (also known as)Date of birth1876

Document

Ah Gum in 1905 from CoD paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1905/61)

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CoD File 1905

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1874

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1889

UWA Collected

AH GUM

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA