KIE FOW

Description

Biographical informationKie Fow (aka Kie Foo) was born in about 1871 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1893. He was five feet six and a quarter inches in height.

He worked as an importer and business owner at 398 Murray Street, Perth, in 1902. In 1911 he was a shop keeper at Wing Hing's store, 207 William Street, Perth. He moved to Collie and, in 1916, was recorded as market gardening at Collieburn.

He returned to Perth in 1919 and lived at 21 Lake Street, Perth.

Kie Fow travelled overseas four times: February 1903 to February 1904; December 1911 to November 1912 [this looks to be another person]; February 1917 to June 1918; and August 1927 to December 1928. He left Western Australia permanently in April 1930.Other nameKie Fow (differentiated name)KIE FOO (also known as)Date of birth1871

Document

AAC-Box-007-8-0187

Box-007-Sorb-Box-0277

Organisation

Collie Burn Market Garden, Collie

Wing Hing & Co., Perth

Person

AH SHIUE

KIE SHEO

Kie Fow around the age of 44 in 1917 pictured on his Certificate Exemption him from the Dictation Test (source: National Archives, K1145, 1917/23).

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1871

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1893

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceCollieDate[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleShopkeeperDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Collie Burn Market Garden, CollieWing Hing & Co., PerthSubject (place)398 Murray Street, Perth207 William Street, Perth21 Lake Street, PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaImporterShop keeperMerchantMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1903NAA CEDT File 1911NAA CEDT File 1917NAA CEDT File 1927NAA CEDT File 1930

Item information

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

UWA Collected

KIE FOW

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA