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LENG DEAN
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Biographical information
Leng Dean (aka Leng Deen) was born in October 1864 in Canton, China. He was five feet five and a quarter inches in height.
He was working as a market gardener at Roebourne in 1919 (B).
He travelled overseas from November 1918 to October 1919.
Other name
Leng Dean (differentiated name)
Leng Deen (also known as)
Date of birth
October 1864
Leng Dean aged 54 in 1918 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1918/112)
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Relation
Place of birth
Place
Canton
Date
1864
Significant place
Relation
Travelled to
Place
Roebourne
Date
[date unknown]
Employment
Job title
Gardener
Date employed
[date unknown]
Connections
Subject (place)
Roebourne
Subject (topic)
Chinese heritage in Western Australia
Market gardening
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Anne Atkinson Collection
Related link
NAA CEDT File 1918
NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #5113219>
Item information
Contributor
School of Social Sciences
Source of information
Asian immigrants to Western Australia, 1829-1901 (Atkinson, 1988)
LENG DEAN
([date unknown]). UWA Collected, accessed 23/04/2025, https://collected.uwa.edu.au/nodes/view/17715