AH WING (11)

Description

Biographical informationAh Wing (11) was born in May 1877 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1897. He was about five feet seven and a half inches in height.

He leased a market garden at Wanneroo before travelling overseas in May 1902. He returned to Western Australia in November 1902.

He was market gardening in Beechboro Road, Bayswater, in 1916.

Ah Wing (11) was fined 20 shillings for 'Being Found in a Gaming House' in Perth in June 1919 (B).

He travelled overseas twice more: February 1913 to June 1915; and February 1922 to June 1924 (D).Other nameAh Wing, 1877- (differentiated name)Date of birth1877

Ah Wing (11) aged 38 in 1913 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1913/20)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1877

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1897

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)WannerooBeechboro Road, BayswaterSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningGamblingRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CoD File 1902NAA CEDT File 1913NAA CEDT File 1921

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH WING (11)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA