AH KIE (4)

Description

Biographical informationAh Kie (or Ah Kee) was born in 1863 in Canton, China. He arrived in Victoria, Australia in 1889 and then moved to Western Australia in 1896. He was five feet six and half inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener. In 1898 Ah Kie was gardening at Wanneroo. He travelled overseas from 1899 to 1900 and June 1909 to July 1911. From 1911 until 1918 he worked on a garden in Peninsula Road, Maylands. Kathleen Hardy acted as his character witness. He travelled overseas from February 1920 to September 1921.

He moved to New Zealand in the 1920s and sought to return to Western Australia in 1926 to sort out the affairs of his father. It is not clear whether he was able to return.
Other nameAh Kie, 1863- (differentiated name)AH KEE (also known as)Chong Ah Sie (also known as)亚基 (亞基)Date of birth1863

Ah Kie (4) from his Certificate Exempting him from the Dictation Test in 1909 (source: National Archives, K1145, 1909/109)

Connections

Subject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1909NAA Immigration File 1918-1926NAA CEDT File 1919

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1863

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1889

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AH KIE (4)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA