FUN Charlie

Description

Biographical informationFun Charlie was born in about 1869 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1894. He was five feet five and a half inches in height.

He worked as a shop keeper at Bunbury from at least 1914 to 1919.

He travelled overseas twice: June 1914 to October 1915; and April 1917 to October 1919 (D).Other nameFun, Charlie (differentiated name)Date of birth1869

Fun Charlie aged 45 in 1914 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1914/91)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1869

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1894

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceBunburyDate[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleShopkeeperDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)BunburySubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaShop keeperRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1914NAA CEDT File 1917

Item information

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

UWA Collected

FUN Charlie

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