FONG William

Description

Biographical informationFong William was born in December 1885 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1899. He was five feet six inches in height [his height increases with each CEDT].

He worked at Perth from 1899 to 1901, then he moved to Geraldton to work for Sydney Fong as a shop keeper until 1932 (E).

He travelled overseas five times: November 1911 to June 1912; August 1915 to September 1916; January to November 1920; June 1923 to July 1926; and December 1928 to November 1929. He left Western Australia permanently in April 1932 (D).Other nameFong, William (differentiated name)Date of birthDecember 1885

Fong William aged 30 in 1915 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1915/115)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1885

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1899 (WA)

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceGeraldtonDate[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleShopkeeperDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Sydney Fong & Co.Subject (place)PerthGeraldtonSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaShop keeperRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1911NAA CEDT File 1915NAA CEDT File 1919NAA CEDT File 1923NAA CEDT File 1928NAA CEDT File 1932 ?NAA CEDT Extension File 1937NAA CEDT Extension File 1939

Item information

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

UWA Collected

FONG William

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA