CHU LEN

Description

Biographical informationChu Len was born in about 1882 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1895. He was just under five feet seven inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener at Osborne Park from at least 1910 to 1918 (B).

He travelled overseas four times: July 1904 to October 1905; March 1910 to June 1912; April 1914 to September 1915; and March 1918 to November 1922 (D).Other nameChu Len (differentiated name)CHU LENN (also known as)Date of birth1882

Chu Len aged 33 in 1915 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1915/145)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1882

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1895

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)Osborne ParkSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CoD File 1904NAA CEDT File 1910NAA CEDT File 1915NAA CEDT File 1918NAA Immigration File 1918-1931 <Not digitised #4317284>NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #5102320>

Item information

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

UWA Collected

CHU LEN

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA