AH TONE

Description

Biographical informationAh Tone probably arrived before August 1877 per the 'Good Luck' with 9 other Chinese men under contract to work for settlers in the North West

In 1880 he was employed as a servant by Mrs John Frederick (Mary) Hancock, Roebourne. He absconded from Hancock's employment but subsequently returned. Mrs Hancock agreed to feed him without requiring work as Ah Tone was partially paralysed. However Ah Tone left again and, after being found wandering, was placed in the Roebourne lock-up.

A request to have Ah Tone admitted to the Mount Eliza Depot, in Perth was sent on 13 April 1880. In May 1880, whilst in the Depot and through Ah Cum, an interpreter, Ah Tone claimed to have come from Amoy [Xiamen]. He was diagnosed as being an 'imbicile' [sic] and suffering from rheumatism (C).Other nameAh Tone (differentiated name)

Document

AAC_Box-007-6_0387

AAC_Box-007-6_0388

AAC_Box-007_0090

Person

John Frederick Hancock

Mary Hancock

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDatebefore August 1877 per 'Good Luck'

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceRoebourneDate[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleservantEmployerMary HancockDate employed1880

Connections

Subject (person)Ah CumJohn Frederick HancockSubject (organisation)Mount Eliza DepotSubject (place)RoebourneSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaDomestic serviceRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH TONE

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA