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AH TAY
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Biographical information
Ah Tay was born in September 1854 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in October 1885.
He worked as a market gardener residing at Yankee Town, Carnarvon, in 1916. It was noted in 1916 that he had 'knife marks to his throat'.
He was fined £1 10s 0d for 'Disorderly Conduct' in Carnarvon in November 1917.
He died at Carnarvon in October 1919 (B).
Other name
Ah Tay, 1854-1919 (differentiated name)
Date of birth
September 1854
Date of death
October 1919
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Place of birth
Place
Canton
Date
1854
Significant place
Relation
Immigrated to
Place
Australia
Date
October 1885
Significant place
Relation
Travelled to
Place
Carnarvon
Date
[date unknown]
Employment
Job title
Gardener
Date employed
[date unknown]
Connections
Subject (place)
Yankee Town, Carnarvon
Subject (topic)
Chinese heritage in Western Australia
Market gardening
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Anne Atkinson Collection
Item information
Contributor
School of Social Sciences
Source of information
Asian immigrants to Western Australia, 1829-1901 (Atkinson, 1988)
AH TAY
([date unknown]). UWA Collected, accessed 25/04/2025, https://collected.uwa.edu.au/nodes/view/16394
