CHEN NUM

Description

Biographical informationChen Num (aka Chen Nam) was born about 1867 in China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1883. He was five feet five and a half inches in height.

He leased a market garden at North Fremantle before travelling overseas in June 1902 (A). It is not known when he returned to Western Australia. He made another visit overseas between December 1910 and June 1913 (D).Other nameChen Num (differentiated name)CHEN NAM (also known as)Date of birth1867

Chen Num aged 45 in 1910 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1910/219)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceChinaDate1867

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1882

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)North FremantleSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CoD File 1902NAA CEDT File 1910

Item information

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

UWA Collected

CHEN NUM

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA