CHUNG YOU (1)

Description

Biographical informationChung You (1) was born in about 1872 in Canton, China. He migrated to Australia in 1885 and moved to Western Australia in 1894. He was five feet seven and a quarter inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener at Perth in 1910 and in Fitzgerald Street, West Perth, in 1916 (E).

He travelled overseas twice: May 1910 to October 1912; and February 1916 to August 1917 (D).Other nameChung You, 1872- (differentiated name)Date of birth1872

Chung You (1) aged 42 in 1916 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1916/41)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1872

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1885

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)Fitzgerald Street, West PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1910NAA CEDT File 1916

Item information

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

UWA Collected

CHUNG YOU (1)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA