JOOK YEENG

Description

Biographical informationJook Yeeng was born in about 1877 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1900. He was five feet six inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener at Havelock Street, Perth, in 1916 (E).

He travelled overseas three times: May 1907 to September 1908; August 1916 to December 1917; and February 1921 to August 1923 (D).Other nameJook Yeeng (differentiated name)Date of birth1877

Jook Yeeng aged 45 in 1921 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1921/24)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1877

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1900

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)Havelock Street, PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1907NAA CEDT File 1916NAA CEDT File 1921

Item information

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

UWA Collected

JOOK YEENG

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA