FONG SUE

Description

Biographical informationFong Sue was born in August 1859 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in June 1897. He was five feet six inches in height. He left his wife and children in China.

He worked as a market gardener and he owned freehold property at Guildford in 1903 (A). In 1911 he worked on a market garden at the corner of William and Newcastle Streets, Perth, and in 1916 was working on a market garden in Beaufort Street, Perth. In 1921 he worked at 176 Fitzgerald Street, Perth (B).

He travelled overseas twice: September 1903 to February 1906; and January 1912 to September 1913. He left Western Australia permanently in March 1922 (D).Other nameFong Sue (differentiated name)FONG SOW (also known as)Date of birthAugust 1859

Fong Sue aged 40 in 1903 from his CoD paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1903/72)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1859

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateJune 1897

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)GuildfordCorner of William and Newcastle Streets, PerthBeaufort Street, Perth176 Fitzgerald Street, PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CoD File 1903NAA CEDT File 1911NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #5102603 & 5102706>

Item information

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

UWA Collected

FONG SUE

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