AH YICK (1)

Description

Biographical informationAh Yick (1) (亞莹) was born in May 1869 in Hong Kong. He migrated to Western Australia in 1897. He was about five feet and six inches in height.

He worked as a laundryman at the Ying Lee Laundry, 947 Hay Street, Perth, from at least 1911 to 1921 (E).

He was fined 22 shillings in April 1918 for 'Being Found in a Gaming House' in Perth (B).

He travelled overseas twice: July 1911 to September 1912 and February 1919 to May 1921 (D). He applied for but never used a CEDT in 1923.Other nameAh Yick, 1869 May- (differentiated name)亞莹Date of birth1869

Ah Yick (1) aged 49 in 1919 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1919/19)

Employment

Job titleLaundrymanDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Ying Lee Laundry, PerthSubject (place)947 Hay Street, PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaLaundryGamblingRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1911NAA CEDT File 1919NAA CEDT File 1923

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceHong KongDate1869

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1897

UWA Collected

AH YICK (1)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA