AH TOW (3)

Description

Biographical informationAh Tow (3) was born in 1874 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1895.

He worked as a market gardener in Suburban Road, South Perth, in 1916. In 1921, he moved to a market garden in Maylands.

Ah Tow was fined £10 for 'Smoking Opium' in Perth in June 1918 (B).

He applied for a CEDT in 1913 but did not use it.Other nameAh Tow, 1874- (differentiated name)Date of birth1874

Ah Tow (3) aged 40 in 1913 from his unused CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1913/119)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1874

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1895

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)Suburban Road, South PerthMaylandsSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningOpiumRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1913

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH TOW (3)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA