LOI IU NGI

Description

Biographical informationLoi Iu Ngi (黎有義) was born in about 1847 in Bun Sio (Hailam) [Hainan Island], China (文昌縣). He migrated to Western Australia in October 1887.

He was recruited in Singapore to work as a cook under contract to Captain Edward Henry Fothergill, location unrecorded [but almost certainly the Cleopatra Hotel, 24 High Street, Fremantle], for two years at £4 per month (C).Other nameLoi Iu Ngi (differentiated name)黎有義Date of birth1847

Employment

Job titleCookEmployerEdward Henry FothergillDate employedOctober 1887

Connections

Subject (organisation)Cleopatra Hotel, FremantleSubject (place)24 High Street, FremantleSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaCookRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceBun Sio (Hailam)Date1847

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateOctober 1887 (WA)

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LOI IU NGI

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA