CHEN CHEW

Description

Biographical informationChen Chew was born in November 1864 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1896. He was five feet and six inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener at 14 Brisbane Street, Perth, from at least 1913 to 1918 when he became a hawker and resided at 176 Fitzgerald Street, Perth (B).

He travelled overseas between June 1913 and December 1916 (D). He left Western Australia permanently in February 1921 (B).Other nameChen Chew (differentiated name)CHEN CHEU (also known as)Date of birthNovember 1864

Chen Chew aged 49 in 1913 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1913/124)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1864

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1896

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)14 Brisbane Street, Perth176 Fitzgerald Street, PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningHawkerRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1913NAA CEDT File Extension 1916NAA War Registration File 1916-1920

Item information

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

UWA Collected

CHEN CHEW

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA