CHEN SING (1)

Description

Biographical informationChen Sing (1) (aka Sing Chen) was born in August 1876 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in October 1895. He was five feet two and a half inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener in Garratt Road, Bayswater, in 1916 (B).

He travelled overseas between February 1909 and July 1910 (D). He moved to Brisbane in January 1918 (B).Other nameChen Sing, 1876- (differentiated name)SING CHEN (also known as)Date of birthAugust 1876

Chen Sing (1) aged 33 in 1909 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1909/15

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1876

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateOctober 1895

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)Garratt Road, BayswaterSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1909NAA War Registration File 1916-1920NAA CEDT File 1918 ?

Item information

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

UWA Collected

CHEN SING (1)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA