AH SAM (14)

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Biographical informationAh Sam (14) was probably born in 1863. He worked as a market gardener at Key Sam's market garden, Perth, in 1888 (C).

This is probably the Ah Sam who died of suspected bubonic plague in South Perth on the 6th October 1903 (aka Wong Sam). At the time of his death he was working on a market garden in South Perth and living there with ten other Chinese men. The market garden supplied vegetables to a greengrocer shop in William Street, Perth, owned by a Chinese man. After a post-mortem had linked his death to bubonic plague his body was removed to Woodman Point quarantine station and incinerated. All close contacts were quarantined. A Perth doctor disagreed with the plague diagnosis and stated that Ah Sam had died of syncope.

Ah Sam (aka Wong Sam) worked for Ah Key & Co. Ten Chinese men - all close contacts - were quarantined at Woodman Point: Kung Tack and Ah Fong (from Ah Key's shop in William St, Perth) and the other 8 men were all from the South Perth market garden: Ah Hong, Ah Sing, Ah Quing, Ah Top, Ah Teong, Ah Chue, Ah War and Ah Dun.Other nameAh Sam 1863-1903 (differentiated name)Wong Sam (may also have been known as)Date of birth1863Date of death6th October 1903

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Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

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Subject (organisation)Key Sam's Market Garden, PerthWoodman Point Quarantine StationSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningBubonic plagueRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkTrove articleSRO, Cons 752, 1903/0871

Item information

ContributorSchool of Social SciencesSource of informationAsian immigrants to Western Australia, 1829-1901 (Atkinson, 1988)Register of Deaths, Burials & Cremations at Woodman Point Quarantine Station

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AH SAM (14)

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