CHEONG SHING

Description

Biographical informationCheong Shing was born in June 1878 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in February 1898. He was just under five feet four inches in height.

He worked on a market garden in Fitzgerald Street, Perth, from at least 1909 to 1925 (B).

He travelled overseas twice: February 1909 to May 1910; and April 1925 to April 1927 (D).Other nameCheong Shing (differentiated name)Date of birthJune 1878

Cheong Shing aged 46 in 1925 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1925/53)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1878

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateFebruary 1898

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)Fitzgerald Street, PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1909NAA CEDT File 1925NAA War Registration File 1916-1920

Item information

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

UWA Collected

CHEONG SHING

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA