AH LIN (4)

Description

Biographical informationAh Lin (4) was born in about 1881 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1900. He was five feet and five inches in height.

He worked as a waiter at Port Hedland from at least 1907 to 1912 (E). He had links with the Darwin Chinese community.

He travelled overseas twice: July 1907 to November 1908; and November 1912 to March 1915 (D).Other nameAh Lin, 1881- (differentiated name)Date of birth1881

Ah Lin (4) aged 26 in 1907 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1907/21)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1881

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1900

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlacePort HedlandDate[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)Port HedlandSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaWaiterRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1907NAA CEDT File 1912

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH LIN (4)

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