LEE HANG (1)

Description

Biographical informationLee Hang (1) was born in about 1866 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in February 1889. He was five feet eight inches in height.

He travelled overseas from November 1912 to July 1916.

From July 1916 he worked as a shop assistant for the Kwong Hong Shing store, 380 Murray Street, Perth. He moved to Vincent Street, Leederville, in 1917 and worked as a market gardener. He moved to Collie in 1920 (B).

Other nameLee Hang, 1866- (differentiated name)Date of birth1866

Lee Hang (1) aged 46 in 1912 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1912/224)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1866

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateFebruary 1889

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceCollieDate[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Kwong Hong Shing & Co., PerthSubject (place)380 Murray Street, PerthVincent Street, LeedervilleCollieSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaShop assistantMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1912NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #5143551-5143552>

Item information

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

UWA Collected

LEE HANG (1)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA