Biographical informationLeong Chuck was born in about 1891 in Canton, China. He arrived with his father, Ah Fun (1), in 1899. He father later returned to China.
He was a shop assistant in Point Street, Fremantle from 1899 until 1906 when he moved to Wagin and worked as a house servant and gardener (G). In 1912 he was recorded as working as a shop assistant for Chen Hop & Co., 54 Market Street, Fremantle. He worked in Way Lee's store, 16 South Terrace, Fremantle, in 1916. He returned to Chen Hop's store in 1923 and was recorded as working there until at least 1930 (E). Just before World War II, he opened a vegetable shop in Petra Street, East Fremantle (N). Leong Chuck married in China in 1923 and had a son.
He travelled overseas four times: April 1915 to September 1916; March 1923 to September 1924; May 1930 to December 1932; and April 1936 to March 1939 (D).Other nameLeong Chuck (differentiated name)LEUNG CHEUK YEUK (also known as)