AH TOY (5)

Description

Biographical informationAh Toy (5) was born in about 1872 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1895 or 1900. He was five feet three and a half inches in height.

He was a partner in Soon Lee's laundry, 489 Hay Street, Perth, from at least 1906 to 1919.

He moved to Narrogin and worked in Wing Kee's laundry, Egerton Street, in 1919.

He was fined 20 shillings for 'Being Found in a Gaming House' in Perth in June 1918.

He travelled overseas twice: March 1914 to September 1916 and April 1929 to July 1930.Other nameAh Toy, 1872- (differentiated name)

Document

'Through the Fanlight'

Ah Toy (5) aged 42 in 1914 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1914/89)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate[date unknown]

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1895 or 1900

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceNarroginDate[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Soon Lee Laundry, PerthWing Kee's laundry, NarroginSubject (place)489 Hay Street, PerthEgerton Street, NarroginSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaLaundryGamblingRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1914NAA CEDT File 1929

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH TOY (5)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA