AH SIN (1)

Description

Biographical informationAh Sin (1) was born in about 1876 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1891.

He worked as a cook at Roebourne before travelling overseas in July 1908. He returned to Western Australia in October 1909 (E).Other nameAh Sin, 1876- (differentiated name)Date of birth1876

Ah Sin aged 32 in 1908 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1908/69)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1876

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1891

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceRoebourneDate[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleCookDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)RoebourneSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaCookRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1908

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH SIN (1)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA