AH KEE (2)

Description

Biographical informationAh Kee (2) was born in about 1865. He migrated to Western Australia in 1899. He was around five feet and seven inches in height.

He worked as a laundryman at the Sam Lee Laundry, 193 St Georges Terrace, Perth from 1905 to 1915.

He travelled overseas from December 1909 to November 1912 and then left WA in November 1915, possibly to settle in Victoria.

[Ah Kee's Certificate Exempting him from the Dictation Test (CEDT) files can be accessed via the 'Related Links' below.]Other nameAh Kee, 1865- (differentiated name)LEE KEE (also known as)Date of birth1865

Ah Kee pictured in 1909 on his CEDT (source: National Archives, K1145, 1909/76).

Employment

Job titleLaundrymanDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Sam Lee Laundry, PerthSubject (place)193 St Georges Terrace, PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaLaundryRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1909NAA CEDT File 1915

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1899

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AH KEE (2)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA