LOUEY SAY

Description

Biographical informationLouey Say was born in about 1878 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1897. He was five feet eight inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener in Fitzgerald Street, Perth. In 1910 he was charged with having shot Clarence Barrett, a boy who was in his market garden stealing oranges. The boy was not seriously injured. Louey say was remanded in custody for eight days (Black Range Courier And Sandstone Observer, 13 May 1910, pg 2).

He travelled overseas in June 1912. He returned to Western Australia in December 1912 (E).Other nameLouey Say (differentiated name)Date of birth1878

Louey Say aged 34 in 1912 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1912/88)

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)Fitzgerald Street, PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningTheftShootingRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1912Boy Shot While Stealing Oranges

Item information

ContributorSchool of Social SciencesSource of informationAsian immigrants to Western Australia, 1829-1901 (Atkinson, 1988)Additional research by David Mizen

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1878

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1897

UWA Collected

LOUEY SAY

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA