AH ONE (2)

Description

Biographical informationAh One (2) was born on 26 October 1866 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in May 1896. He was five feet three and a half inches in height.

He shared the lease of the Sing Cheong Laundry, Fremantle Road, Cottesloe, in 1908.

Moved to the Wing Hai Laundry, Bay View Terrace, Claremont, in 1916.

In 1918, he was working in the Sing Kee Laundry at Fremantle before becoming a partner in the Hop War Laundry at 63 Point Street, Fremantle.

Left WA permanently in October 1919.Other nameAh One, 1866- (differentiated name)Date of birth26th October 1866

Organisation

Hop War's Laundry, Fremantle

Signature of Ah One (3) on his 1916 War Registration paperwork (source: NAA: PP14/3, CHINESE/AH O)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1866

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1896

Connections

Subject (organisation)Sing Cheong Laundry, CottesloeWing Hei (Wing Hai) Laundry, ClaremontSing Kee Laundry, FremantleHop War Laundry, FremantleSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaLaundryRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA Alien Registration File

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH ONE (2)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA