AH HOOK (1)

Description

Biographical informationAh Hook (1) (方福全) was born c. 1855 (or c.1849) in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in February 1878.

He worked as a market gardener in Perth Road, Albany from the early 1880s to 1921. He applied for naturalisation in June 1888 which was approved (C).

His vegetables won prizes in local agricultural shows (Albany Advertiser, 16 October 1909 and 8 November 1913).

In 1921 he was admitted to the Sunset 'Old Mens Home' in Dalkeith (then Claremont) (B).Other nameAh Hook, 1855- (differentiated name)方福全A HookDate of birth1855

Document

AAC-Box-004-Binder-1-0172

AAC-Box-007-0001

Ah Hook - Naturalisation Certificate

Box 007 Miscellaneous Notes 0024

Box-003-Notes-Leads-0078

Naturalization Certificate A Hook

Person

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Organisation

Sunset Rest Home and Hospital, Dalkeith

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Sunset Rest Home and Hospital, DalkeithSubject (place)Perth Road, Albany, WASubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1855

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateFebruary 1878

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceAlbanyDate[date unknown]

UWA Collected

AH HOOK (1)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA