AH WAY (4)

Description

Biographical informationAh Way (4) was born in about 1877 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1899. He was five feet seven and a quarter inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener at Osborne Park in 1916 (B).

He travelled overseas from June 1917 to March 1920 (D).Other nameAh Way, 1877- (differentiated name)Date of birth1877

Photograph of Ah Way (4) aged 40 in 1917 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1917/87)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1877

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1899

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)Osborne ParkSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1917

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH WAY (4)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA