AH TOOEY

Description

Biographical informationAh Tooey was born in about 1860 in China. The date of his migration to Western Australia needs further research but it is likely to be around 1880.

He was charged with stealing money from a dwelling on 15 December 1883. He was sentenced at Albany Magistrates Court to 18 months imprisonment with hard labour.

In April 1890, he was a witness at the inquest of Ah Sing (30) who died at Albany on 17 April 1890. Ah Tooey gave his occupation then as "labourer" (C).

He died in Albany in 1911.Other nameAh Tooey (differentiated name)Date of birth1860Date of death1911

Document

AAC-Box-004-Binder-1-0035

AAC-Box-004-Binder-1-0204

AAC-Box-007-6-0325

AAC-Box-007-6-0355

AAC-Box-007-6-0395

AAC-Box-3-Primary-Photocopies-0007

Box-007-Sorb-Box-0346

Person

AH POON (1)

AH SING (30)

LIM CHOW

Employment

Job titleLabourerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (person)AH SING (30)Subject (place)PlantaganetAlbanySubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaTheftLarcenyLabourerRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

ContributorSchool of Social SciencesSource of informationAsian immigrants to Western Australia, 1829-1901 (Atkinson, 1988)Additional research by Ron Milton

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceAlbanyDate[date unknown]

UWA Collected

AH TOOEY

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA