CHEN BACK

Description

Biographical informationChen Back was born in February 1872 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in May 1895. He was five feet seven and half inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener at Bayswater in 1911 and South Perth in 1917 (E).

He was fined 20 shillings for 'Being Found in a Gaming House' in Perth in December 1918 (B).

He travelled overseas four times: April 1907 to April 1908; March 1911 to June 1912; December 1915 to December 1916; and February 1921 to April 1922 (D); Other nameChen Back (differentiated name)Date of birth1872

Chen Back aged 44 in 1915 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1915/168)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1872

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateMay 1895

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)BayswaterSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningGamblingRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1907NAA CEDT File 1911NAA CEDT File 1915NAA CEDT File 1921NAA War Registration File 1916-1920

Item information

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

UWA Collected

CHEN BACK

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA