AH QUAN (4)

Description

Biographical informationAh Quan (4) (aka Ah Quon) was born in about 1879 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in either 1887 or 1900. He was just over five feet and three inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener at Perth in 1910, at Toodyay in 1914 and at 21 Lake Street, Perth, in 1926 (E).

He travelled overseas two times: March 1910 to February 1911; and April 1926 to September 1928 (D).Other nameAh Quan, 1879- (differentiated name)AH QUON (also known as)Date of birth1879

Ah Quan aged 41 in 1910 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1910/71)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceChinaDate1879

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1887 or 1900

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceToodyayDate[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)Toodyay21 Lake Street, PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1910NAA CEDT File 1926

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH QUAN (4)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA