LOONG KEE

Description

Biographical informationLoong Kee was born in about 1868 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1890. He was five feet four inches in height.

He worked as a cook at Roebourne before travelling overseas in April 1911. He returned to Western Australia (landing in Cossack) in June 1913 (E).Other nameLoong Kee (differentiated name)Date of birth1868

Loong Kee aged 43 in 1911 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1911/42)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1868

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1890

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceRoebourneDate[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleCookDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)RoebourneSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaCookRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1911

Item information

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

UWA Collected

LOONG KEE

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA