AH KING (9)

Description

Biographical informationAh King (9) was born in about 1879 in Canton China. He migrated to Western Australia in December 1897. He was five feet three and a half inches in height.

He worked as laundry keeper of the Soon Lee Laundry, 489 Hay Street, Perth. In 1912, he unsuccessfully attempted to sell the business. He was recorded as being a laundryman in Perth until 1940 .

Ah King travelled overseas five times: April 1907 to September 1908, January 1911 to January 1912, June 1912 to January 1916, August 1919 to June 1921 and October 1930 to March 1933. Ah King left WA permanently in March 1940.Other nameAh King, 1879- (differentiated name)Date of birth1879

Photograph of Ah King (9) in 1930 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1930/80)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate[date unknown]

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateDecember 1897

Employment

Job titleLaundrymanDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Soon Lee Laundry, PerthSubject (place)489 Hay Street, PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaLaundryRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1907NAA CEDT File 1912NAA CEDT File 1919NAA CEDT File 1930NAA CEDT File 1940

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH KING (9)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA