AH KIT (3)

Description

Biographical informationAh Kit (3) was born in about 1863 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in March 1892.

He worked as a market gardener in Hammersley Street, Broome, in 1916.

He moved to Yee Kwong's market garden in Britannia Street, Leederville in July 1921 and lived with Gee Quong in Oxford Street, Leederville until he left Western Australia to visit China in 1921 (B).Other nameAh Kit, 1863- (differentiated name)Date of birth1863

Document

AAC-Box-007-8-0367

Organisation

Yee Kwong's Market Garden, Leederville

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1863

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateMarch 1892

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceBroomeDate[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (person)Gee QuongSubject (organisation)Yee Kwong's Market Garden, LeedervilleSubject (place)Hammersley Street, BroomeBritannia Street, LeedervilleOxford Street, LeedervilleSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH KIT (3)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA