AH KEE (6)

Description

Biographical informationAh Kee (6) was born in 1879 in Canton, China. He migrated to Victoria in 1897 and moved to Western Australia in October 1898.

He worked as a cabinet maker for See Wah & Co Furniture Factory in West Perth from 1911 to 1918. In 1918 Ah Kee he worked on a market garden in Stubberfield Street, Balcatta. In 1920 he worked at 46 Melbourne Road, Perth (B).

In 1939 he was living in York and still working as a market gardener. By 1948 he had moved to 98 Roe Street, Perth and was still working as a market gardener.Other nameAh Kee, 1879- (differentiated name)Chen A Chi (also known as)Date of birth1879

Organisation

See Wah & Co. Ltd Furniture Factory

Ah Kee (6) in 1939 from his War Register paperwork (source: NAA: K1331, 1950/AH KEE)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1879

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateOctober 1898

Employment

Job titleCabinet makerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)See Wah & Co. Ltd Furniture FactorySubject (place)Stubberfield Street, Balcatta46 Melbourne Road, PerthYork98 Roe Street, PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaCabinet makerMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA War Register File 1939-1948

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH KEE (6)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA