AH TOY (4)

Description

Biographical informationAh Toy (4) was born in about 1868 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1888.

He worked as a cook and market gardener at Onslow.

He applied for a CEDT in 1914, but he died in Onslow before he could use it (E).Other nameAh Toy, 1868-1914 (differentiated name)Date of birth1868Date of death1914

Ah Toy (4) aged 46 in 1914 from his unused CEDT paperwork, submitted just before he died (source: NAA: K1145, 1914/73)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1868

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1888

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceOnslowDate[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleCookDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)OnslowSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaCookMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1914

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH TOY (4)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA