AH WON (1)

Description

Biographical informationAh Won (1) was born in about 1866. He migrated to Western Australia in 1889. He was five feet eight and a half inches in height.

He worked as a shopkeeper at 377 Murray Street, Perth, when he applied for a CEDT in October 1897. He returned to Western Australia from a visit to China in September 1898 (C).Other nameAh Won, 1866- (differentiated name)Date of birth1866

Document

AAC-Box-004-Binder-1-0327

AAC-Box-007-6-0417

Ah Won, Ah See, Ah Hing (3), Ah Shick & Ah Hong (6) 1898-2322

Ah Won aged 29 in 1897 from his travel paperwork (source: State Archives CSO 1898-2322)

Employment

Job titleShopkeeperDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)377 Murray Street, PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaShop keeperRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1889

UWA Collected

AH WON (1)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA