AH LIK (1)

Description

Biographical informationAh Lik (1) (aka Ah Leck) migrated to Cossack in October 1886 to work for Frederick Wells at Millstream Station, as a general servant for three year.

In an attempt to hide in a well, he slipped and fractured his leg and sustained congestion of the lungs and shock. He died from his injuries on 16 October 1886. At the inquest, station staff described Ah Lik as 'cranky' and said that he had committed suicide (C).Other nameAh Lik (differentiated name)AH LECK (also known as)Date of death16 October 1886

Document

AAC-Box-004-Binder-1-0136

AAC-Box-004-Binder-1-0137

AAC-Box-004-Binder-1-0138

AAC-Box-004-Binder-1-0139

AAC-Box-004-Binder-1-0140

AAC-Box-004-Binder-1-0141

AAC-Box-007-0215

AAC-Box-007-6-0271

AAC-Box-007-6-0315

Person

AH PIKE

Frederick Wells

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateOctober 1886 at Cossack

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceMillstream StationDate[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleGeneral servantEmployerFrederick WellsDate employed1886

Connections

Subject (person)Frederick WellsSubject (organisation)Millstream Station, RoebourneSubject (place)CossackRoebourneSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaFarm labourerRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH LIK (1)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA