AH JAW (3)

Description

Biographical informationAh Jaw (3) was born in about 1875 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1897. He was about five feet and seven inches in height.

He owned land at Canning (see details in 1903 CoD File) which he gardened before travelling overseas in May 1903 (A). On his return in August 1904, he gardened in Osborne Park. He travelled overseas again between April 1909 and September 1911 (D).Other nameAh Jaw, 1875- (differentiated name)Date of birth1875

Document

AAC_Box-007-6_0227

Photograph of Ah Jaw (3) aged 34 in 1909 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1909/84)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1875

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1897 (WA)

Connections

Subject (place)CanningOsborne ParkSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CoD File 1903NAA CEDT File 1909

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH JAW (3)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA