AH TWONG

Description

Biographical informationAh Twong was born in about 1857. He migrated to Western Australia in 1894. He was five feet six and a half inches in height.

He leased a market garden at Leederville before travelling overseas in March 1902. He returned to Western Australia in June 1903 (A).Other nameAh Twong (differentiated name)Date of birth1857

Ah Twong aged 45 in 1902 from his CoD paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1902/112)

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1894

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)LeedervilleSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CoD File 1902

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH TWONG

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA