GO A LONG

Description

Biographical informationGo A Long (吳亞廊) was born in about 1864 in Bun Siu, Hailam [Hainan Island], China (文昌縣). He migrated to Western Australia in October 1887.

He was recruited in Singapore to work as an 'indoor boy' under contract to William Mansfield, location unrecorded, for two years for £2 per month (C).Other nameGo A Long (differentiated name)吳亞廊Date of birth1864

Document

AAC-Box-007-0138

Person

William Mansfield

Employment

Job titleIndoor boyEmployerWilliam MansfieldDate employedOctober 1887

Connections

Subject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaDomestic serviceRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceBun Sio (Hailam)Date1864

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate October 1887 (WA)

UWA Collected

GO A LONG

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA