FOOK William

Description

Biographical informationFook William was born in October 1874 in Manila, Philippines. He migrated to Western Australia in July 1894.

He worked as a cook residing with Wong King and working at his boarding house in Fitzgerald Street, Geraldton, in 1916 (B).

In 1817 he was a cook at the Geraldton Hotel (Geraldton Guardian 21st August 1917, pg 2), when he was shot at by Louise Daniels at the hotel. The incident occurred soon after a conversation with her over his reporting of a rival chef, Yen You Charlie, for opium smoking. Louise Daniels tried to suggest that Fook William, or someone else, had stolen a large amount of money from her. Other nameFook, William (differentiated name)Date of birthOctober 1874

Document

The Geraldton Shooting Case - exciting times at a hotel

Person

YEN YOU, Charlie

Employment

Job titleCookEmployerWONG KINGDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (person)YEN YOU, CharlieSubject (organisation)Wong King's Boarding House, GeraldtonGeraldton Hotel, GeraldtonSubject (place)Fitzgerald Street, GeraldtonSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaCookOpiumRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #5102687>

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceManilaDate1874

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateJuly 1894

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceGeraldtonDate[date unknown]

UWA Collected

FOOK William

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