AH LET (AH LITT)

Description

Biographical informationAh Let (aka Ah Litt) was born in 1881 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in November 1897. He was five feet six and three quarter inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener in Suburban Road, South Perth, in 1909.

In 1913 he was working on a market garden in Hector Street, Osborne Park.

He returned to Suburban Road, in 1916 and remained there until 1919 when he moved to a garden in Guildford Road, Guildford.

Travelled overseas twice: November 1909 to December 1910 and February 1921 to October 1922.
[Ah Let's Certificate Exempting him from the Dictation Test (CEDT) files can be accessed via the 'Related Link' below.]Other nameAh Let (differentiated name)AH LITT (also known as)Date of birth1881

Document

AAC-Box-007-8-0136

Ah Let around the age of 39 in 1921 from his CEDT (source: National Archives, K1145, 1921/6).

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1881

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateNovember 1897

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)Hector Street, Osborne ParkSuburban Road, South PerthGuildford Road, GuildfordSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1909NAA CEDT File 1921

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH LET (AH LITT)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA