CHEN HOO

Description

Biographical informationChen Hoo was born in about 1880 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1891. He was five feet and three inches in height (shorter in 1910).

He worked as a market gardener in Beaufort Street, Perth, in 1914.

He travelled overseas twice: July 1910 to November 1911; and March 1914 to June 1915 (E).Other nameChen Hoo (differentiated name)Date of birth1880

Chen Hoo aged 34 in 1914 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1914/50)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1880

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1891

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)Beaufort Street, PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1910NAA CEDT File 1914

Item information

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

UWA Collected

CHEN HOO

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA