AH JAW (1)

Description

Biographical informationAh Jaw (1) was born in about 1863 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1898. He was a little more than five feet and seven inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener.

He travelled overseas twice: June 1917 to May 1920; and March 1925 and June 1929. He gave his postal address as c/o Ah Kwong & Co, 124 James Street, Perth.Other nameAh Jaw, 1863- (differentiated name)Date of birth1863

Photograph of Ah Jaw (1) aged 54 in 1917 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1917/85)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1863

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1898

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1917NAA DECT File 1925

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH JAW (1)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA