AH LOUNG (1)

Description

Biographical informationAh Loung (1) was born in about 1881 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1900. He was around five feet and three inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener. He travelled overseas from June 1912 to October 1913 and again between April 1916 and December 1917 (D). On his return in 1917, Ah Loung worked on a garden in Main Street, Osborne Park. In 1921 he moved to Northam to work (B).Other nameAh Loung, 1881- (differentiated name)Date of birth1881

Ah Loung (1) aged 36 in 1916 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1916/96)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1881

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1900

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceNorthamDate[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)Main Street, Osborne ParkNorthamSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1912NAA CEDT File 1916

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH LOUNG (1)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA