AH OH

Description

Biographical informationAh Oh was employed by William MacVean, Roebourne, in 1882.

In 1883 Ah Oh absconded from service for which he was cautioned. On 25 January 1883, he was charged with being loose, idle and disorderly and sentenced to one month imprisonment with hard labour. On release, Ah Oh refused to return to MacVean's service. He was charged with the same offence again and received the same sentence in March 1883.

In May 1884, Ah Oh was charged with forgery and sentenced to two years hard labour.

In October 1886, Ah Oh was found guilty of larceny from his master and sentenced to 12 months imprisonment with hard labour (C).Other nameAh Oh (differentiated name)

Document

AAC-Box-004-Binder-1-0042

AAC-Box-004-Binder-1-0043

AAC-Box-004-Binder-1-0044

AAC-Box-004-Binder-1-0142

AAC-Box-007-0134

AAC-Box-007-6-0309

AAC-Box-007-6-0424

Person

AH YAOH

William MacVean

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceRoebourneDate[date unknown]

Employment

EmployerWilliam MacVeanDate employed1882

Connections

Subject (person)AH YAOHSeptimus BurtSubject (place)RoebourneSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaTheftForgeryLarcenyRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH OH

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA