GO A MIN

Description

Biographical informationGo A Min （吳亞美） was born in about 1859 in Kheng Toa, Hailam [Hainan Island], China. He migrated to Western Australia in October 1887.

He was recruited in Singapore to work as an assistant cook under contract to Captain Edward Henry Fothergill, Fremantle, for two years for £3 per month (C).Other nameGo A Min (differentiated name)GO A MIU (also known as)吳亞美Date of birth1859

Document

AAC-Box-004-Binder-1-0168

AAC-Box-007-0080

Person

Edward Henry Fothergill

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceKheng Toa (Hailam)Date1859

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate October 1887 (WA)

Employment

Job titleCookEmployerEdward Henry FothergillDate employedOctober 1887

Connections

Subject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaCookRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

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

UWA Collected

GO A MIN

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA