AH WEN

Description

Biographical informationAh Wen was born in about 1881 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia 1899. He was five feet and eight inches in height.

He worked as a greengrocer in Alexandra Road, Fremantle, from at least 1907 to 1915 (E). In 1917, Ah Wen resided in Swan Street, North Fremantle and was recorded as still being there in 1923 (B).

He travelled overseas four times: September 1907 to September 1908; June 1911 to November 1912; July 1915 to November 1917; and April 1923 to April 1926. Ah Wen left Western Australia permanently in April 1931 (D).Other nameAh Wen (differentiated name)Date of birth1881

Ah Wen aged 41 in 1923 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1923/27)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1881

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1899

Employment

Job titleGreen grocerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)Alexandra Road, FremantleSwan Street, North FremantleSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaGreengrocerShop keeperRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1907NAA CEDT File 1911NAA CEDT File 1915NAA CEDT File 1923NAA CEDT File 1931

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH WEN

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA