AH YING (3)

Description

Biographical informationAh Ying (3) was born in about 1868 in Canton, China. He migrated to Victoria, Australia in 1889 and moved to Western Australia in 1896. He was five feet and eight inches in height. He left his wife and one child in Canton.

He leased a market garden from George Lionel Throssell of Northam before travelling overseas in February 1904. He returned to Western Australia in December 1904. His assets (horses, drays) were valued at £250 in 1904 (A).Other nameAh Ying, 1868- (differentiated name)Date of birth1868

Ah Ying (3) aged 36 in 1904 from his CoD paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1904/4)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1868

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1889

Connections

Subject (person)George Lionel ThrossellSubject (place)NorthamSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaHorsesMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CoD File 1904

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH YING (3)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA