CHANG AH CHONG (1)

Description

Biographical informationChang Ah Chong worked as a labourer in Guildford.

He was reported as 'suicidal' before his admission to the Fremantle Lunatic Asylum in 1893. He was transferred to the Straits Settlements Asylum, Singapore, in September 1900. He died from cholera on 14 November 1900 (C).Other nameChang Ah Chong (differentiated name)Date of death14 November 1900

Document

AAC-Box-004-Binder-1-0302

Box-007-Sorb-Box-0071

Employment

Job titleLabourerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Fremantle Lunatic AsylumStraits Settlements Asylum, SingaporeSubject (place)GuildfordSubject (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)

UWA Collected

CHANG AH CHONG (1)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA