CHEONG FAT

Description

Biographical informationCheong Fat was born in about 1861 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1889. He was five feet and two inches in height.

He worked as a cook at Roebourne before leaving Western Australia permanently in February 1908 (E).Other nameCheong Fat (differentiated name)Date of birth1861

Photograph of Cheong Fat aged 46 in 1907 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1907/196)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1861

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1889

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceRoebourneDate[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleCookDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)RoebourneSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaCookRelated 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

CHEONG FAT

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA