LAM SANG

Description

Biographical informationLam Sang was born in about 1870 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1894. He was about five feet two inches in height.

He worked as a cook at Roebourne from at least 1912 to 1930 (E).

He travelled overseas three times: December 1912 to April 1914; October 1925 to September 1926; and May 1930 to November 1932 (D).Other nameLam Sang (differentiated name)Date of death1870

Lam Sang aged 55 in 1925 from his CEDT paperwork (source:
NAA: K1145, 1925/79)

Employment

Job titleCookDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)RoebourneSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaCookRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1912NAA CEDT File 1925NAA CEDT File 1930NAA Immigration File 1912-1933 <Not digitised #4317617>

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1870

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1894

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceRoebourneDate[date unknown]

UWA Collected

LAM SANG

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA