AH YOUNG (2)

Description

Biographical informationAh Young (2) was born in about 1856 in Canton, China. He was five feet two inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener at Guildford Road, Maylands before travelling overseas in September 1918. He returned to Western Australia in August 1919.

He was recorded as market gardening in Ferguson Street, Maylands in 1921 (B).Other nameAh Young, 1856- (differentiated name)Date of birth1856

Ah Young (2) aged 62 in 1918 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1918/100)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1856

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)Guildford Road, MaylandsFerguson Street, MaylandsSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1918

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH YOUNG (2)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA