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AH SAM (8)
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Biographical information
Ah Sam (8) was born in about ?1869 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1889.
He worked as a market gardener at Irish Town, Northam, in 1916 (B).
Other name
Ah Sam, 1869?- (differentiated name)
Date of birth
?1869
Employment
Job title
Gardener
Date employed
[date unknown]
Connections
Subject (place)
Irish Town, Northam
Subject (topic)
Chinese heritage in Western Australia
Market gardening
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Anne Atkinson Collection
Item information
Contributor
School of Social Sciences
Source of information
Asian immigrants to Western Australia, 1829-1901 (Atkinson, 1988)
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Relation
Place of birth
Place
Canton
Date
?1869
Significant place
Relation
Immigrated to
Place
Australia
Date
1889
Significant place
Relation
Travelled to
Place
Northam
Date
[date unknown]
AH SAM (8)
([date unknown]). UWA Collected, accessed 15/01/2026, https://collected.uwa.edu.au/nodes/view/16284