CHEW CHEE (2)

Description

Biographical informationChew Chee (2) was born in about 1872 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1891. He was five feet and six inches in height.

He worked as a shop keeper at 9 Bannister Street, Fremantle, in 1912.

He applied for a CEDT in 1912 but he left Fremantle on the 21st August 1912 bound for Hong Kong, before the CEDT paperwork had been issued. It is not known whether he returned. The certificate was eventually issued but withheld.Other nameChew Chee, 1872- (differentiated name)Date of birth1872

Chew Chee (2) aged 40 in 1912 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1912/83)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1872

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1891

Employment

Job titleShopkeeperDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)9 Bannister Street, FremantleSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaShop keeperRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1912 withheld

Item information

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

UWA Collected

CHEW CHEE (2)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA