GOG DOW

Description

Biographical informationGog Dow was born in September 1879 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1896. He was five feet eight and a half inches in height.

He was a merchant for Wing Hing & Co., 207 William Street, Perth, from at least 1909 to 1923 (E).

He travelled overseas three times: December 1909 to October 1912; November 1913 to January 1919; and February 1923 to February 1926 (D). Between January and September 1919 he lived in Sydney (B).Other nameGog Dow (differentiated name)Date of birthSeptember 1879

Gog Dow aged 45 in 1923 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1923/33)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1879

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1896

Employment

Job titleMerchantDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Wing Hing & Co., PerthSubject (place)207 William Street, PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaShop keeperMerchantRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1909NAA CEDT File 1913NAA CEDT File 1923NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #5102751 & 5102491>

Item information

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

UWA Collected

GOG DOW

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA