AH SHEW (2)

Description

Biographical informationAh Shew (2) was born in 1861 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1894.

He worked as a cabinetmaker at Perth in 1909.

He was working at Ching Hop Lee's furniture factory in Duke Street, Perth, in 1916.

In March 1920, he moved to 65 Melbourne St, Perth, and, in October 1920, to 40 Marquis St. West Perth.

Travelled overseas between April 1909 and December 1910.Other nameAh Shew, 1861- (differentiated name)Date of birth1861

Organisation

Hop Lee Furniture Factory, West Perth

Ah Shew pictured around the age of 48 on his Certificate Exempting him from the Dictation Test (source: National Archives, K1145, 1909/87).

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1861

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1894

Employment

Job titleCabinet makerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Hop Lee Furniture Factory, West PerthSubject (place)Duke Street, PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaCabinet makerRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1909

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH SHEW (2)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA