LOH A INN

Description

Biographical informationLoh A Inn (羅亞恩) was born in about 1864 in Sin Hoi, China (廣府新會縣). He migrated to Western Australia in July 1890.

He was recruited in Singapore to work as a general servant under contract to John Wyborn Parker, York, for two years at £1 11s 6d per month (C).

In 1891 he was working for John's brother, Edward Parker, at Boonmul, York. One of his Chinese co-workers, Li Chung, was charged in court with attempting to commit suicide by cutting his throat with a razor. Lo A Inn acted as a witness at the trial Other nameLoh A Inn (differentiated name)LOH AH INN (also known as)羅亞恩Date of birth1864

Document

AAC-Box-007-0170

Eastern Districts Chronicle 11 July 1891, page 2

Person

CHIN HOANG

John Wyborn Parker

Employment

Job titleGeneral servantEmployerJ. W. ParkerDate employedJuly 1890

Employment

EmployerEdward Read ParkerDate employed1891

Connections

Subject (place)YorkBoonmul, YorkSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaSuicideGeneral servantRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceSin HoiDate1864

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateJuly 1890 (WA)

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceYorkDate[date unknown]

UWA Collected

LOH A INN

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA