AH LING (1)

Description

Biographical informationAh Ling Charlie was born in about 1860 (on his exemption paperwork in 1898 he says 1863). He migrated to Western Australia in 1883. He was five feet and seven inches in height. He was a cousin of Charlie Ling On.

He rented a market garden in South Perth from Justice Stone and also owned the Ah Ling & Co shop in Barrack Street, Perth in 1890. He was recorded as owning a pearling plant under the business name of Ah Ling & Co in Cossack when his application for naturalisation was approved in July 1890.

He applied for a CEDT in 1894. Was known as Charlie Ah Ling, storekeeper, in 1898. He travelled overseas in February 1898 and returned in January 1899 (C).Other nameAh Ling, 1860- (differentiated name)Ah Ling Charlie (also known as)Date of birth1860

Document

AAC-Box-004-Binder-1-0211

AAC-Box-004-Binder-1-0301

AAC-Box-004-Binder-2-0002

AAC-Box-007-6-0267

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AAC-Box-007-6-0278

AAC-Box-007-8-0100

AAC-Box-2-0009

AAC-Box-2-0010

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AAC-Box-2-0018

AAC-Box-2-0024

Box 007 Miscellaneous Notes 13

Person

AH LENG

CHOW YOUKE (2)

HEM BEN YEM

LING ON Charlie

Organisation

Ah Ling & Co., Perth

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1883 (WA)

Family

Other relativeLING ON Charlie

Connections

Subject (person)Justice StoneSubject (organisation)Ah Ling & Co., PerthSubject (place)CossackSouth PerthBarrack Street, PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningPearling industryRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA Exemption from CRA 1898

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH LING (1)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA