CHEN GEE

Description

Biographical informationChen Gee was born in about 1872 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1893. He was five feet five and a half inches in height.

He worked as a shop keeper at Fremantle before travelling overseas in 1905. He returned to Western Australia in June 1907 (D).Other nameChen Gee (differentiated name)Date of birth1872

Document

AAC-Box-001-0105

Handprint of Chen Gee aged 35 in 1907 from his CEDT paperwork (the paperwork is missing his photograph) (source: NAA: K1145, 1907/94)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1872

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1893

Employment

Job titleShopkeeperDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)FremantleSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaShop keeperRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1907

Item information

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

UWA Collected

CHEN GEE

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA