FONG KATSON

Description

Biographical informationFong Katson was born in May 1875 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1896. He was five feet six inches in height.

He was working as a shop keeper in Roebourne in 1907 and Broome, in 1912 (E).

He travelled overseas four times: March 1908 to December 1910; January 1913 to October 1915; January 1919 to December 1921; and in 1924. He left Western Australia permanently in March 1930 (D).Other nameFong Katson (differentiated name)Date of birthMay 1875

Fong Katson aged 43 in 1918 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1918/121)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1875

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RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1896

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RelationTravelled toPlaceBroomeDate[date unknown]

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RelationTravelled toPlaceRoebourneDate[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleShopkeeperDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)RoebourneBroomeSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaShop keeperRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1907NAA CEDT File 1912NAA CEDT File 1918NAA CEDT File 1924 ?NAA CEDT File 1930NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #5102582>

Item information

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

UWA Collected

FONG KATSON

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA