AH SING (14)

Description

Biographical informationAh Sing (14) was born in about 1869 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1889. He was five foot four inches in height.

He worked as a cook at Broome before travelling overseas from April 1906 to June 1907 (D). He left Western Australia permanently in March 1919 (E).Other nameAh Sing, 1869- (differentiated name)Date of birth1869

Photograph of Ah Sing (14) in 1918 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1918/89)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1869

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1889

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceBroomeDate[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleCookDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)BroomeSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaCookRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1906NAA CEDT File 1918

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH SING (14)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA