LEE YOUNG (2)

Description

Biographical informationLee Young (2) was born in about 1873 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1897. He was five feet six and a half inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener at Bibra Lake from at least 1913 until 1930 (E).

He travelled overseas twice: February 1914 to June 1915; and January to November 1931 (D). Other nameLee Young, 1873- (differentiated name)Date of birth1873

Lee Young (2) aged 57 in 1930 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1930/90)

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)Bibra LakeSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1913NAA CEDT File 1930NAA Immigration File 1921-1926 <Not digitised #4317042>NAA CEDT File 1926

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1873

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1897

UWA Collected

LEE YOUNG (2)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA