LIM A KANG

Description

Biographical informationLim A Kang (林亞江) was born in about 1838 in Liong Khe (Hokkien), China (龍溪縣). He migrated to Western Australia in December 1888.

He was recruited in Singapore to work as a general servant under contract to Charles Wilkerson, Northam, for two years at S$8 per month (C).Other nameLim A Kang (differentiated name)林亞江Date of birth1838

Document

AAC-Box-007-0218

Person

Charles Henry Wilkerson

Employment

Job titleGeneral servantEmployerCharles Henry WilkersonDate employedDecember 1888

Connections

Subject (place)Glen Avon, NorthamSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaGeneral servantRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceLiong Khe (Hokkien)Date1838

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceNorthamDate[date unknown]

UWA Collected

LIM A KANG

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA