AH HOCK (1)

Description

Biographical informationAh Hock (1) was born in about 1851 in Canton China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1885.

He worked as a cook at Minilya Station, Carnarvon, in the 1890s (C). He was then recorded as a cook at Port Hedland in 1916 and that he 'bears good character' (B).Other nameAh Hock, 1851- (differentiated name)Date of birth1851

Document

AAC_Box-007_0143

Organisation

Minilya Station

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1851

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1885

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlacePort HedlandDate[date unknown]

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceMinilya StationDate[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleCookEmployerMinilya StationDate employed1890

Connections

Subject (organisation)Minilya StationSubject (place)CarnarvonPort HedlandSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaCookRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH HOCK (1)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA