HOP LEE (2)

Description

Biographical informationHop Lee (2) was born in April 1869 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1896. He was just over five feet five and half inches in height.

He worked as a partner in the Hop Wah Laundry, 304 Beaufort Street, Perth, from 1899 to at least 1919.

He travelled overseas twice: May 1907 to September 1908; and May 1921 to August 1922. He applied for a CEDT in 1913 but did not use it.Other nameHop Lee, 1869- (differentiated name)Date of birthApril 1869

Document

Hop Lee CEDT 1921 (NAA item ID:1741669)

Hop Lee (2) aged 40 in 1913 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1913/168).

Connections

Subject (organisation)Hop Wah Laundry, PerthSubject (place)304 Beaufort Street, PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaLaundryRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1906NAA CEDT File 1913NAA CEDT File 1921NAA War Registration Files 1916-1920 for Hop Lee 1 & 2 <Not digitised #5143564-5143566>

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1869

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1896

UWA Collected

HOP LEE (2)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA