AH YOU (5)

Description

Biographical informationAh You (5) was born September 1864. He migrated to Western Australia in March 1896. He lived in Melbourne, Victoria, before moving to Western Australia. Ah You's father (?name) had a grocery shop in Murray Street, Perth, before returning to China in 1897. He also had a brother (?name) who lived at Fremantle in the 1890s.

Ah You was twice charged with breaches of the Health Act in 1897 and 1898. He was also sentenced to three months imprisonment with hard labour for selling lottery tickets at 131 Murray Street, Perth (date not known). Ah You was working in a laundry in Wellington Street, Perth, when he applied for a CEDT in 1898. His application was refused.

In 1916 he was working as a market gardener for Kwong Fung at Maylands and in 1917, for Ah Sam in Middleton Road, Albany. In 1918 he returned to Perth and worked on Loo Sing's (Ping) market garden, Osborne Park. He moved to Northam in 1920.

Ah You was fined 20 shillings in June 1918 for 'Being Found in a Gaming House' in Perth.Other nameAh You, 1864- (differentiated name)Date of birth1864

Document

AAC_Box-007-8_0246

AAC_Box-007-8_0270

AAC_Box_004_Binder-1_0346

AAC_Box_004_Binder-1_0347

Organisation

Ah Sam's Market Garden, Albany

Kwong Fung / Kwong Tung Market Garden, Maylands

Loo Sing's (Ping's) Market Garden, Osborne Park

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate March 1896 (WA)

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceNorthamDate[date unknown]

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceAlbanyDate[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Kwong FungKwong Fung / Kwong Tung Market Garden, MaylandsAh Sam's Market Garden, AlbanyLoo Sing's (Ping's) Market Garden, Osborne ParkSubject (place)131 Murray Street, Perth Middleton Road, AlbanyMaylandsOsborne ParkSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaLaundryMarket gardeningGamblingRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH YOU (5)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA