AH HON (1)

Description

Biographical informationAh Hon (1) was born in about 1871 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1900. He was five feet two and a quarter inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener in Perth (E).

He travelled overseas twice: January 1927 to December 1927; and January 1929 to May 1930 (D).Other nameAh Hon (differentiated name)Date of birth1871

Ah Hon (1) in 1926 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1926/9)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1871

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1900

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1926NAA CEDT File 1929

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH HON (1)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA