CHOW KEN

Description

Biographical informationChow Ken (or Chew Ken) was born in May 1874 in Canton, China. He migrated to Australia in 1887 and moved to Western Australia in September 1891. He was just over five feet five inches in height.

He worked as a cook in Carnarvon Street, Broome, from at least 1912 to 1921 (B).

He travelled overseas twice: January 1914 to April 1915; and September 1915 to November 1916 (D).Other nameChow Ken (differentiated name)CHU KEN (also known as)CHEW KEN (also known as)Date of birthMay 1874

Document

Photograph of Chow Ken aged 40 in 1915 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1915/140)

Employment

Job titleCookDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)Carnarvon Street, BroomeSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaCookRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1912NAA CEDT File 1915NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #5102271>

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1874

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1887

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceBroomeDate[date unknown]

UWA Collected

CHOW KEN

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA