AH TOON (3)

Description

Biographical informationAh Toon (3) was born in about 1862 in China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1897. He was five feet six and a half inches in height.

He leased a market garden at South Perth before travelling overseas in March 1904 (A). He returned to Western Australia in May 1908 and worked on a market garden at Bayswater (E).Other nameAh Toon, 1862- (differentiated name)Date of birth1862

Handprint of Ah Toon (3) taken in 1908 on his return from overseas travel (source: NAA: K1145, 1903/57)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceChinaDate1862

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1897

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)South PerthBayswaterSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT Extension File 1908NAA CoD File 1903

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH TOON (3)

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