LEE ON (2)

Description

Biographical informationLee On (2) was born in November 1880 in Sun Ming, China. He migrated to Western Australia in December 1898. He was around five feet four inches in height.

He was a partner in the Sam Lung Laundry from at least 1906 to 1913 when he moved to the Wood Sing Laundry at 139 James Street, Perth (F).

He travelled overseas three times: October 1908 to December 1910; March 1914 to September 1915; and April 1917 to December 1918 (D).Other nameLee On, 1880- (differentiated name)Date of birthNovember 1880

Organisation

Sam Lung Laundry, Perth

Lee On (2) aged 36 in 1917 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1917/66)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceSunMingDate1880

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateDecember 1898

Connections

Subject (organisation)Wood Sing Laundry, PerthSam Lung Laundry, PerthSubject (place)139 James Street, PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaLaundryRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1908NAA CEDT File 1914NAA CEDT File 1917

Item information

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

UWA Collected

LEE ON (2)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA