AH SUN Willie

Description

Biographical informationAh Sun Willie was born in about 1879 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1898. He was five feet three and a quarter inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener at Maylands before travelling overseas in December 1914. He returned to Western Australia in December 1917 (E).Other nameAh Sun (Willie) (differentiated name)Date of birth1879

Ah Sun Willie aged 34 years in 1913 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1913/161)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1879

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1898

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)MaylandsSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1913

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH SUN Willie

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA