AH YORK (1)

Description

Biographical informationAh York (1) was born in about 1871 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1898. He was five feet three and a half inches in height.

He worked as a shop keeper in Market Street, Fremantle, before travelling overseas in July 1913. He returned to Australia through Townsville in March 1915 (D).Other nameAh York (differentiated name)Date of birth1871

Ah York (1) aged 42 in 1913 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1913/132)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1871

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1898

Employment

Job titleShopkeeperDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)Market Street, FremantleSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaShop keeperRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1913

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH YORK (1)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA