AH TOON (4)

Description

Biographical informationAh Toon (4) was born in about 1864 in Canton, China (although the dates given on his CEDTS vary from 1864 to 1867). He migrated to Western Australia in 1896. He was five feet six and a half inches in height.

He leased a market garden at Perth before travelling overseas in March 1902 (A). He returned in January 1903 and resumed work on a market garden at Osborne Park (E).

He travelled overseas again between December 1909 and June 1911. He left Western Australia in 1928 (D).Other nameAh Toon, 1864- (differentiated name)Date of birth1864

Document

AAC_Box_2_0215

Ah Toon (4) aged 42 in 1909 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1909/177)

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1896

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)Osborne ParkPerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CoD File 1902NAA CEDT File 1909NAA CEDT File 1928

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH TOON (4)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA