BE LAI CHONG

Description

Biographical informationBe Lai Ching was born in about 1860 in Bugio.

He was working as a labourer when he was admitted to the Lunatic Asylum on 26 September 1884. He was discharged in June 1886. He was residing at the Cleopatra Hotel in Fremantle when he was re-admitted to the Lunatic Asylum. It was reported that he had no relatives in Western Australia.

In January 1891 he was transferred to the Straits Settlements Asylum, Singapore. He contracted beri-beri early in 1896 and died on 31 July 1898 (C).Other nameBe Lai Chong (differentiated name)Date of birth1860Date of death31 July 1898

Document

AAC-Box-004-Binder-1-0049

AAC-Box-004-Binder-1-0088

Box-007-Sorb-Box-0057

Employment

Job titleLabourerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Fremantle Lunatic AsylumCleopatra Hotel, FremantleStraits Settlements Asylum, SingaporeSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaLabourerLunacyMental health issuesRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceBugioDate1860

UWA Collected

BE LAI CHONG

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA