KING KEE (2)

Description

Biographical informationKing Kee (2) was born in about 1868 in Canton, China. He migrated to Australia, in 1891. He spend four years in Victoria before moving to Western Australia in 1895.

He worked as a market gardener. He shared the lease of a garden at Perth with Ah Young (4) owned by Mr M.J. Fennell. He travelled overseas in January 1903. He returned to Western Australia in March 1905 (A).Other nameKing Kee, 1868- (differentiated name)CHONG AH DI (also known as)AH KING (5) (possibly same as)Date of birth1868

Person

AH KING (5)

AH YOUNG (4)

Photo of King Kee (2) in 1904 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1904/2)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1868

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1891 (Vic)

Connections

Subject (person)AH KING (5)M.J. FennellAH YOUNG (4)Subject (place)PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1904

Item information

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

UWA Collected

KING KEE (2)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA