CHEN CHIN Charlie

Description

Biographical informationChen Chin Charlie was born in about 1873 in Canton, China. He migrated to Australia in 1892 and moved to Western Australia in 1897. He left a wife in Canton. He was five feet and five inches in height.

He leased a shop in Hampton Road, Fremantle, before travelling overseas in January 1904. It is not known if he returned to WA (A).Other nameChen Chin (Charlie) (differentiated name)Date of birth1873

Chen Chin Charlie aged 30 in 1903 from his CoD paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1903/95)

Connections

Subject (place)Hampton Road, FremantleSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaShop keeperRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CoD File 1903

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1873

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1892

UWA Collected

CHEN CHIN Charlie

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA