KIE KIT

Description

Biographical informationKie Kit (aka Kie Ket) was born in about 1865 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1897. He was five feet seven inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener.

He travelled overseas between April 1905 and June 1907. He left Western Australia permanently in January 1915 (D).Other nameKie Kit (differentiated name)Kie Ket (also known as)Date of birth1865

Kie Kit aged 50 in 1915 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1915/8)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1865

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1897

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CoD File 1905NAA CEDT File 1915

Item information

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

UWA Collected

KIE KIT

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA