AH WONG (4)

Description

Biographical informationAh Wong (4) was born in about 1876 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1901. He was five feet and four inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener at Osborne Park in 1911 (E). He resided at 21 Lake Street, Perth, in 1924 (E).

He travelled overseas three times: May 1904 to July 1905; February 1911 to July 1913; and February 1924 to November 1924 (D).Other nameAh Wong (Gardener) (differentiated name)Date of birth1876

Ah Wong (4) aged 35 in 1911 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1911/31)

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)Osborne Park21 Lake Street, PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CoD File 1904NAA CEDT File 1911NAA CEDT File 1924

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1876

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1901

UWA Collected

AH WONG (4)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA