AH SHOOT

Description

Biographical informationAh Shoot was born in 1866 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1900. He was five feet five and a quarter in height.

He worked as a market gardener at Perth before travelling overseas in March 1912. He returned to Western Australia in June 1913 (E).Other nameAh Shoot (differentiated name)Date of birth1866

Ah Shoot aged 46 in 1912 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1912/45)

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1912

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1866

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1900

UWA Collected

AH SHOOT

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA