LOW KEE

Description

Biographical informationLow Key was born in about 1875 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in January 1896. He was five feet nine inches in height.

He worked as a cabinet maker. He owned a building allotment in Redfern Street, North Perth.

He travelled overseas between July 1903 and October 1905 (A).Other nameLow Kee (differentiated name)Date of birth1875

Document

Box-007-Sorb-Box-0370

Handprint of Low Kee aged 28 in 1903 from his CoD file. No photographs included in file (source: NAA: K1145, 1903/22)

Employment

Job titleCabinet makerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)Redfern Street, North PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaCabinet makerRelated 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 birthPlaceCantonDate1875

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateJanuary 1896

UWA Collected

LOW KEE

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA