BARK HOY

Description

Biographical informationBark Hoy was born in about 1876 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1898. He was just under five feet and six inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener at Bayswater in 1918 (B).

He travelled overseas twice: June 1905 to June 1906; and December 1915 to May 1918 (D).Other nameBark Hoy (differentiated name)Date of birth1876

Bark Hoy, around the age of 28, pictured on his Certificate of Domicile paperwork (source: National Archives, K1145, 1905/63).

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1876

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1898

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)BayswaterSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CoD File 1905NAA CEDT File 1915NAA CEDT File 1918 extensionNAA War Registration File 1916-1920

Item information

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

UWA Collected

BARK HOY

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA