FONG Daniel

Description

Biographical informationFong Daniel was born in July 1881 in Canton, China, son of Fong Hong and Yee Shee. He migrated to Western Australia in 1898. He was five feet two inches in height.

He worked as a shop assistant at Fremantle in 1910 (E). He then worked as a shop assistant at Broome and Roebourne from at least 1915 to 1921. In Broome he worked for Jock Sign (B).

He travelled overseas twice: November 1910 to February 1911; and June 1915 to November 1916 (D).

He died in Broome in 1923.Other nameFong, Daniel (differentiated name)Date of birthJuly 1881

Fong Daniel aged 33 in 1915 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1915/32)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceChinaDate1881

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1898

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceBroomeDate[date unknown]

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceRoebourneDate[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleShop assistantDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Jock Sign & Co. (later Ah Ming's Store)Subject (place)FremantleBroomeRoebourneSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaShop assistantRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1910NAA CEDT File 1915NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #5102563>

Item information

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

UWA Collected

FONG Daniel

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA