AH KIN (2)

Description

Biographical informationAh Kin (2) was born in about 1872 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1898. He was about five feet and six inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener at Perth from 1898 to possibly 1933.

He travelled overseas four times: October 1901 to October 1902; December 1906 to January 1908; December 1922 to January 1924; and May 1927 to December 1928. Applied for a CEDT in 1933 but did not use it (D).Other nameAh Kin, 1872- (differentiated name)Date of birth1872

Photograph and slide

Ah Kin (2) in 1901

Photograph of Ah Kin (2) aged 54 in 1927 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1927/49)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1872

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateDate? (WA)

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA Imm Travel File 1901NAA CEDT File 1906NAA CEDT File 1922NAA CEDT File 1927NAA CEDT File 1933

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH KIN (2)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA