AH LIM (6)

Description

Biographical informationAh Lim (6) was born in 1878 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1892 or 1898. He was five feet five and a half inches in height.

He worked as a gardener on C. Ham's market garden at Belmont in 1914. He worked on Sam Lee's market garden in Suburban Road, South Perth, in 1916 (E).

He travelled overseas twice: June 1914 to July 1915; and March 1921 to August 1922. He applied for a CEDT in 1916 but did not use it (D).Other nameAh Lim, 1878- (differentiated name)Date of birth1878

Document

AAC-Box-007-8-0205

Ah Lim (6) aged 35 in 1916 from his unused CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1916/48)

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)C. Ham's Market Garden, BelmontSam Lee's Market Garden, South PerthSubject (place)Suburban Road, South PerthBelmontSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1914NAA CEDT File 1916NAA CEDT File 1921

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1878

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1892 or 1898

UWA Collected

AH LIM (6)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA