AH JAM (1)

Description

Biographical informationAh Jam (1) was born in about 1881 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1897. He was five feet and seven inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener in Osborne Park before travelling overseas in May 1911. He returned to WA in November 1912 (E).Other nameAh Jam, 1881- (differentiated name)Date of birth1881

Document

AAC-Box-001-0625

Photograph of Ah Jam (1) aged 30 in 1911 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1911/123)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1881

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1897

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)Osborne ParkSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1911NAA Immigration File 1911-1932

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH JAM (1)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA