AH KING (3)

Description

Biographical informationAh King (3) was born in about 1861. He migrated to Western Australia in September 1890.

He worked as a cook on Tambrey Station, Tableland, in 1916. He visited Broome in 1918 before working for Dunsons at Carnarvon in 1919. In April 1920, Ah King travelled to Perth and stayed with Ah Sam & Co. in Barrack Street, for a month. In May 1920 he commenced work at Onslow.

He applied for a CEDT in 1918 but never used it.Other nameAh King, 1861- (differentiated name)Date of birth1861

Organisation

Ah Sam & Co., Perth

Photograph of Ah King (3) aged 57 in 1918 from his unused CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1918/77)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1861

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateSeptember 1890

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceCarnarvonDate[date unknown]

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceOnslowDate[date unknown]

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceTambrey Station, TablelandDate[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleCookDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Tambrey Station, TablelandAh Sam & Co., PerthDunsonsSubject (place)TablelandCarnarvonOnslowBarrack Street, PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaShop assistantCookRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1918 unused

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH KING (3)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA