AH KIN (7)

Description

Biographical informationAh Kin (7) was born in about 1883 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in June 1899. He was five feet and two inches in height.

He worked as a cook at Fremantle in 1910. In 1916 he worked as a laundryman at Hop War's laundry, 63 Point Street, Fremantle.

Ah Kin travelled overseas between March 1910 and February 1912. In 1918 he applied for a CEDT but his application was refused. In April 1921 the Minister for Immigration issued orders that Ah Kin was not to be issued with a CEDT. He travelled overseas again from May 1932 to December 1935.Other nameAh Kin, 1883- (differentiated name)Date of birth1883

Photograph of Ah Kin (7) aged 26 in 1910 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1910/35)

Employment

Job titleCookDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Hop War Laundry, FremantleSubject (place)63 Point Street, FremantleSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaCookLaundryRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1910NAA CEDT File 1918 unusedNAA CEDT File 1932

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1883

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateJune 1899

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AH KIN (7)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA