AH SHONG

Description

Biographical informationAh Shong was born in about 1868 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1898. He was five feet five and a half inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener. In 1916 his garden was at 176 Fitzgerald Street, West Perth (B).

He travelled overseas twice: August 1912 to January 1914; and April 1917 to October 1920. He left Western Australia permanently in May 1940 (D).Other nameAh Shong (differentiated name)Date of birth1868

Ah Shong aged 49 in 1917 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1917/74)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1868

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1898

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)176 Fitzgerald Street, West PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1912NAA CEDT File 1913NAA CEDT File 1917NAA CEDT Extension File 1920NAA CEDT File 1940

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH SHONG

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA