JONG KEE

Description

Biographical informationJong Kee was born in about 1871. He migrated to Western Australia in 1891.

He was a partner in a market garden at Leederville. He hawked vegetables around Fremantle in the 1890s.

He applied for a CEDT in July 1899 (C).Other nameJong Kee (differentiated name)Jang KeeDate of birth1871

Document

AAC-Box-004-Binder-1-0314

Box-007-Sorb-Box-0261

Jang Kee 1899-1325

Jong Kee, 1899, taken from his immigration certificate. Courtesy State Records Office WA: 675, Cons 527, 1899/1325

Connections

Subject (place)LeedervilleFremantleSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningHawkerRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1891 (WA)

UWA Collected

JONG KEE

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA