AH SAM (5)

Description

Biographical informationAh Sam (5) was born in May 1864 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in September 1892. He was five feet and seven inches in 1906, but got somewhat shorter through time.

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: July 1906 to March 1908; August 1909 to December 1910; and June 1913 to June 1915. He applied for a CEDT in 1934 but did not use it (D).Other nameAh Sam, 1864 May- (differentiated name)Date of birth1864

Ah Sam (5) aged 49 in 1913 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1913/106)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1864

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateSeptember 1892

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 1909NAA CEDT File 1913NAA CEDT File 1934 unused

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH SAM (5)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA