AH YIN (5)

Description

Biographical informationAh Yin (5) was born in about 1851 in China (exact location not specified). The date of his migration to Western Australia needs further research.

He worked as a market gardener for Ah Chong (16) at Perth in 1888 (C).

An Ah Yin, who worked as a market gardener, died on 14th December 1896 at Perth Public Hospital of pneumonia. It is likely (but not certain) that this was Ah Yin (5). He was buried in East Perth Cemetery in the Chinese Section (see SRO file #Acc 1156 V24).Other nameAh Yin, 1851-1896 (differentiated name)Date of birth1851Date of death14th December 1896

Document

AAC-Box-007-6-0429

AAC-Box-007-8-0117

Page21 1888, Collector of Customs - Return of Chinese

Organisation

Ah Chong's Market Garden, Perth

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (person)AH CHONG (16)Subject (organisation)Ah Chong's Market Garden, PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningpneumoniaRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkEast Perth Cemetery burial record

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH YIN (5)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA