JOW HOO Charlie

Description

Biographical informationJow How Charlie was born in about 1862 in SunLee, Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1899. He was five feet and five inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener at Havelock Street, Leederville in 1916 (B).

He travelled overseas between October 1900 and February 1902 (A).Other nameJow Hoo (Charlie) (differentiated name)Date of birth1862

Document

Box-007-Sorb-Box-0263

Jow Hoo 1900-2029

Jow Hoo Charlie aged 31 in 1900 from his CoD paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1900/182)

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)Havelock Street, LeedervilleSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CoD File 1900NAA War Registration File 1916-1920

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceSunLeeDate1862

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1899

UWA Collected

JOW HOO Charlie

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA