AH SAM (5)

Description

Biographical informationAh Sam (5) was born in c. 1858-1864 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in September 1892. He was five feet and seven inches.

Hugh Hamersley of Lockridge Estate in Guildford wrote Ah Sam a reference in 1900 and it is likely that Ah Sam had been working for him as a gardener from 1897-1900. He worked as a market gardener at Guildford in 1909 (E). He then worked on a market garden in Charles Street, North Perth, in 1916 (B).

He travelled overseas three times: March 1900 to August 1901, July 1906 to March 1908 and August 1909 to December 1910(D).Other nameAh Sam, 1864 May- (differentiated name)Date of birth1864

Document

Ah Sam 1900-0446

AH SAM (5), 1900, taken from his immigration certificate. Courtesy State Records Office WA: S675, Cons 527, 446

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)GuildfordCharles Street, North PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1906NAA CEDT File 1909

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1864

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateSeptember 1892

UWA Collected

AH SAM (5)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA