AH LOY (2)

Description

Biographical informationAh Loy (2) was born in about 1858 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1896. He was five feet and five inches in height.

He worked as a shopkeeper at 19 Bannister Street, Fremantle, in 1916 (B).

He travelled overseas twice: in May 1912 to April 1915 (when his gave another date of birth - 1864) and in June 1919 to May 1921. He applied for a CEDT in 1927 but did not use it (D).Other nameAh Loy, 1858- (differentiated name)Date of birth1858

Ah Loy (2) aged 68 in 1927 from his unused CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1927/76)

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1896

Employment

Job titleShopkeeperDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)19 Bannister Street, FremantleSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaShop keeperRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1912NAA CEDT File 1919NAA CEDT File 1927

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH LOY (2)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA