AH KIM (5)

Description

Biographical informationAh Kim (5) was born in about 1867 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1896. He was just over five feet tall.

He was working as a market gardener in Bayswater in 1911 (E). He travelled overseas twice: December 1904 to September 1906; and September 1921 to April 1922. Ah Kim applied for a CEDT in 1911 but did not use it (D).Other nameAh Kim (Of Bayswater, W.A.) (differentiated name)Date of birth1867

Photograph of Ah Kim (5) aged 54 in 1921 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1921/12)

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)BayswaterSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1904NAA CEDT File 1911NAA CEDT File 1921

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1867

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1896

UWA Collected

AH KIM (5)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA