JAN A CHI

Description

Biographical informationJan A Chi (姚亞元) was born in about 1859 in Tin Pak (Kau Chiu), China (廣州田白鎮). He migrated to Western Australia in February 1889.

He was recruited in Singapore to work as a general servant under contract to A & A Hassell, Albany, for three years at S$8 per month (C).Other nameJan A Chi (differentiated name)JAN A CHI John Jimmy (also known as)姚亞元Date of birth1859

Employment

Job titleGeneral servantEmployerA & A HassellDate employedFebruary 1889

Connections

Subject (person)Albert Young HassellSubject (organisation)A & A HassellSubject (place)AlbanySubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaGeneral servantRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkSingapore contract for Chinese laborers to work in Albany Western Australia 1889: 'General Form of Contract for Chinese Engaging to Labour in this Colony and in the Native States'.

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceTin PakDate1859

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate February 1889 (WA)

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceAlbany

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JAN A CHI

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA