LEW SHAM

Description

Biographical informationLew Sham (aka Sham Lew) was born in August 1869 or 1872 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in July 1892. He was five feet six inches in height "in his boots".

He worked as a market gardener in Sanford Road, Albany, in 1913 (E). He moved to Lee Tong's market garden, Wellington Street, Perth, in 1917 then to Narrogin in 1918. He returned to Albany in 1919 (B).

He travelled overseas between April 1913 and June 1915 (D).

He died in Northam in 1943.Other nameLew Sham (differentiated name)SHAM LEW (also known as)Date of birthAugust 1869

Document

AAC-Box-007-8-0260

Organisation

Lee Tong's Market Garden, Perth

Lew Sham pictured around the age of 41 in 1913 on his Certificate Exempting him from the Dictation Test (source: National Archives, K1145, 1913/63).

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Lee Tong's Market Garden, PerthSubject (place)Sanford Road, AlbanyWellington Street, PerthNarroginSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1913NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #5113307 & 5113308>"Unlicensed Firearm" Mount Barker and Denmark Record 30 March 1939: 1.

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1869

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateJuly 1892

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceNarroginDate[date unknown]

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceAlbanyDate[date unknown]

UWA Collected

LEW SHAM

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA