AH SOON (4)

Description

Biographical informationAh Soon (4) was born in about 1878 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1894 or 1896. He was five feet and six inches in height.

He leased a market garden at Bayswater before travelling overseas in April 1902 (A). He returned to Western Australia in March 1903 and worked on a market garden at Guildford until 1915 (E). In 1918 he worked on a market garden in Guildford Road, Maylands (B).

Ah Soon made a further four visits overseas: May 1909 to November 1911; June 1915 to March 1918; July 1922 to July 1926; and May 1932 to June 1937 (D).Other nameAh Soon, 1878- (differentiated name)Date of birth1878

Document

Box-007-Sorb-Box-0027

Ah Soon (4) aged 22 in 1902 from his CoD paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1902/80)

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)BayswaterGuildford Road, MaylandsSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CoD File 1902NAA CEDT File 1908NAA CEDT File 1915NAA CEDT File 1922NAA CEDT File 1932NAA CEDT Extension File 1935

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1894 or 1896

UWA Collected

AH SOON (4)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA