CHAN A LET

Description

Biographical informationChan A Let (鄭亞列) was born in about 1850 in San Wi (Cantonese), China (新會縣). He migrated to Western Australia in June 1887.

He was recruited in Singapore to work under contract as a gardener to C. Conway, location unrecorded, for S$8 per month for two years. The following year, 1888, he was recorded as a station hand on Mount Marmion Station, Derby (C).Other nameChan A Let (differentiated name)鄭亞列Date of birth1850

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Employment

Job titleGardener and station handEmployerC. ConwayDate employed1887

Connections

Subject (organisation)Mount Marmion Station, DerbySubject (place)DerbySubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaGardenerFarm labourerRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceSan Wi (Cantonese)Date1850

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateJune 1887

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceMt Marmion StationDate[date unknown]

UWA Collected

CHAN A LET

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA