LEE YING Charlie

Description

Biographical informationLee Ying was born in 1866 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1891 or 1897. He was five feet five and a half inches in height. His wife and two sons remained in China.

He worked as a cook at York where he owned a property in 1903 (A). He was a partner with Chen Shung in the York Laundry, Avon Terrace, York, from 1908 (F). He moved to Melbourne in 1916 (B).

He travelled overseas twice: November 1903 to November 1904; and November 1908 to July 1910 (D).Other nameLee Ying (Charlie) (differentiated name)Yee Hing (also known as)Date of birth1866

Document

AAC-Box-007-7-0120

Organisation

York Laundry, York

Lee Ying Charlie aged 42 in 1908 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1908/144)

Employment

Job titleCookDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (person)CHEN SHUNG (1)Subject (organisation)York Laundry, YorkSubject (place)MelbourneAvon Terrace, YorkSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaCookLaundryRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CoD File 1903NAA CEDT File 1908NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #5143601>NAA Imm. File Melbourne 1921 <Not digitised #5964751>

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1866

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1891 or 1897

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceYorkDate[date unknown]

UWA Collected

LEE YING Charlie

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA