AH LOON (1)

Description

Biographical informationAh Loon (1) was born about 1870 in Canton, China. He was five feet seven in height.

He leased a market garden at Bayswater before leaving Western Australia in March 1902. He returned in March 1903 (A) with his son named Ah Chong (born c. 1888).

He travelled overseas again between September 1906 and December 1907 (D).Other nameAh Loon, 1870- (differentiated name)Date of birth1870

Photograph of Ah Loon (1) in 1902 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1902/62)

Employment

Job titleMarket GardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CoD File 1902NAA CEDT File 1906

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1870

UWA Collected

AH LOON (1)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA