AH YIN (3)

Description

Biographical informationAh Yin (3) was born in about 1872 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1892. He was five feet and four inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener at Osborne Park in 1916. He resided at 14 Lake Street, Perth, in 1918.

He was was fined £5 for conducting a lottery in Perth in April 1918 and again in 1921 (B).

He travelled overseas three times: 1897 to 1898; May 1905 to June 1907; and May 1919 to June 1921. He left Western Australia permanently in 1928 (D).Other nameAh Yin, 1872- (differentiated name)Date of birth1872

Ah Yin (4) aged 48 in 1919 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1919/45)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1872

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1892

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)Osborne Park14 Lake Street, PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningGamblingRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA Imm. Travel File 1897NAA CoD File 1905NAA CEDT File 1919NAA CEDT File 1928

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH YIN (3)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA