AH JUN Andrew Jim

Description

Biographical informationAh Jun Andrew Jim was born in about 1867 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1886. He was five feet and five inches in height.

He worked as a vegetable hawker whilst living at the corner of Bulwer and William Streets, North Perth, in 1916. In 1918 he was residing at 62 Pier Street, Perth. Between 1919 and 1921 he worked as an hotel cook at Katanning, Perth, Mandurah and South Perth (B).

He travelled overseas three times: November 1904 to November 1905; April 1911-June 1912; and April 1915 to November 1916.Other nameAh Jun (Andrew Jim) (differentiated name)Ah Jim (also known as)Ah Jam (also known as)Date of birth1867

Ah Jun aged 43 in 1911 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1911/83)

Employment

Job titleCookDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)Cnr Bulwer & William Street, North Perth62 Pier Street, PerthKatanningMandurahSouth PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaCookVegetable hawkerRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CoD File 1904NAA CEDT File 1915NAA CEDT File 1911NAA War Registration File 1916-1920

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1867

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RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1886

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RelationTravelled toPlaceKatanningDate[date unknown]

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceMandurahDate[date unknown]

UWA Collected

AH JUN Andrew Jim

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