LOUEY LEN

Description

Biographical informationLouey Len was born in about 1851 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1893. He was five feet four and a half inches in height. His wife and son remained in China.

He worked as a market gardener at Bayswater and owned property at Swan (location 70) before travelling overseas in February 1904. He returned to Western Australia in September 1905 (A).Other nameLouey Len (differentiated name)Date of birth1851

Louey Len aged 52 in 1903 from his CoD paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1903/85)

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)BayswaterSwanSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CoD File 1903

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceChinaDate1851

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1893

UWA Collected

LOUEY LEN

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA