LIM FONG

Description

Biographical informationLim Fong (aka Morgan, William Samuel) was born in about 1849 in Hong Kong, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1889. He was the uncle of Lim Soon.

He worked as a market gardener at Albany from 1891. He leased land from Mrs Muir and employed Ah Loo (2) to assist in the market garden.

In March 1899 he applied for a CEDT and permission to return from China with his wife and children. Permission was granted although there is no known evidence of their entry into Western Australia.

Lim Fong died in Albany in March 1901 (C).Other nameLim Fong (differentiated name)MORGAN William Samuel (also known as)Date of birth1849Date of deathMarch 1901

Document

AAC-Box-004-Binder-1-0315

AAC-Box-004-Binder-2-0007

AAC-Box-004-Binder-2-0026

Box-007-Sorb-Box-0349

Box-007-Sorb-Box-0389

Lim Fong 1899-0661

Person

AH LOO (2)

LIM SOON

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Family

Other relativeLIM SOON

Connections

Subject (person)AH LOO (2)Subject (place)AlbanySubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceHong KongDate1849

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1889 (WA)

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceAlbanyDate[date unknown]

UWA Collected

LIM FONG

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA