AH HAM (1)

Description

Biographical informationAh Ham (1) was born in about 1864 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1898 leaving his wife in China. He was about five feet and seven and a half inches in height (five six in 1903).

He worked as a shopkeeper (grocer) in Fremantle before visiting China in September 1903. He returned to Perth in June 1905 (A). He made a second overseas visit from September 1909 to May 1910.Other nameAh Ham (differentiated name)Date of birth1864

Photograph and slide

Ah Ham (1) in 1903

Ah Ham (1) in 1909 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: NAA: K1145, 1909/139)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1870

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1898

Employment

Job titleShopkeeperDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)FremantleSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaShop keeperGrocerRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CoD File 1903NAA CEDT File 1909

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH HAM (1)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA