AH YICK (5)

Description

Biographical informationAh Yick (5) was born in 1872 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in August 1891. He was five feet and two inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener at Bayswater in 1911 (E). In 1916 he was working on a market garden at Belmont (B).

He travelled overseas four times: March 1901 to February 1902; February 1911 to June 1912; November 1921 to September 1923; and January 1934 to April 1937 (D).Other nameAh Yick, 1872- (differentiated name)Date of birth1872

Document

AAC-Box-007-6-0319

Ah Yick (5) aged 39 in 1911 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1911/40)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1872

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateAugust 1891

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)BayswaterBelmontSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA Imm. File 1901NAA CEDT File 1911NAA CEDT File 1921NAA CEDT File 1934

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH YICK (5)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA