AH SOON (1)

Description

Biographical informationAh Soon (1) was born in about 1868 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1885. He was five feet and eight inches in height.

In 1902 he held the leased on a market garden in Peninsula Road, Maylands. He was also working as a market gardener in Perth in 1910 (E).

He travelled overseas four times: April 1902 to March 1903; March 1906 to June 1907; March 1910 to November 1911; and July 1915 to May 1918 (D).Other nameAh Soon, 1868- (differentiated name)Ah Son (also known as)Date of birth1868

Ah Soon (1) aged 34 in 1902 from his CoD paperwork (NAA: K1145, 1902/81)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1868

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1885

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)Peninsula Road, MaylandsSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CoD File 1902NAA CEDT File 1906NAA CEDT File 1910NAA CEDT File 1915

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH SOON (1)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA