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FONG May (female)

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Biographical informationFong May was born in about 1895 in Canton, China. She migrated to Western Australia in about 1896 [exact date not recorded] with her mother, Noy Wong, and two brothers.

Her father was Fong Lang. She had many siblings. The family lived at Geraldton.

She left with the family and returned to China in May 1906. She only returned to Australia in October 1922 (D).

In October 1922, May travelled to Sydney aboard the SS Niagara. A special extension to her Certificate Exempting from the Dictation Test was granted, 'to cover period from the 12/3/1909 to the 17/10/1922'.

May married Wu Hong Nam sometime between 1922 and 1924. She travelled, under her married name of May Wu Hong Nam, to China aboard the SS Victoria in May 1924 and departed from Fremantle.Other nameFong, May (differentiated name)May Wu Hong Nam (also known as)Date of birth1895

A young May Fong pictured on her Certificate Exempting from the Dictation Test in 1906 (source: National Archives, K1145, 1906/39).

A young May Fong pictured on her Certificate Exempting from the Dictation Test in 1906 (source: National Archives, K1145, 1906/39).

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ParentFONG LANGWONG NOYSiblingFONG Samuel PaulFONG Samuel ThomasFONG May Eleanor (female)

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Subject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1906NAA Immigration File 1924

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

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RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate[date unknown]

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RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1895

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RelationTravelled toPlaceGeraldtonDate[date unknown]

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