LEE FOOK

Description

Biographical informationLee Fook was born in 1865 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in November 1897 leaving his wife and son in China. He was five feet and five inches in height.

He worked as a gardener at Gooseberry Hill and owned property at Guildford valued at £30 when he travelled overseas in October 1901. He returned to WA in November 1902 and made a second trip overseas between August 1903 and August 1905 (A).Other nameLee Fook (differentiated name)Date of birth1865

Lee Fook in 1903 from his CoD paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1903/64)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1865

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateNovember 1897

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CoD File 1903

Item information

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

UWA Collected

LEE FOOK

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA