AH LIN (5)

Description

Biographical informationAh Lin (5) was born in about 1887 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1901. He was five feet four and a half inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener at Perth before travelling overseas in September 1909. He returned to WA in July 1911 (E).Other nameAh Lin, 1887- (differentiated name)Date of birth1887

Ah Lin (5) aged 22 in 1908 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1909/151)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1887

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1901

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1908

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH LIN (5)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA