LUNG SEE SHING

Description

Biographical informationLung See Shing (亞松) was born in July 1874 in Canton, or Hong Kong, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1892.

He worked as a greengrocer and draper. He lived with Gee See Shing at 373 King Street, Perth, in 1898. He applied for naturalisation on 19 May 1898 which was refused.

He travelled overseas between June 1898 and 20 March 1900, returning per "SS Australind" (C).Other nameLung See Shing (differentiated name)亞松Tong See Shing (also known as)Date of birthJuly 1874

Document

AAC-Box-004-Binder-1-0344

AAC-Box-004-Binder-1-0348

AAC-Box-007-6-0428

Ah Yid, Ah Shoo 1898-1689

Box-007-Sorb-Box-0190

Box-007-Sorb-Box-0371

Gee See Shing & Tung See Shing 1898-1284

Tung See Shing 1898-1446

Person

AH ON (6)

AH SHOO (1)

AH YID

GEE SEE SHING

Organisation

See Shing's Garden, Wanneroo

See, Shing & Co

Lung See Shing, 1898, taken from his immigration certificate. Courtesy State Records Office WA:S675, Cons 527 , 1848/1446

Employment

Job titleGreen grocerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (person)GEE SEE SHINGSubject (organisation)See, Shing & CoSubject (place)373 King Street, PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaGreengrocerShop keeperRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA Imm. Travel File 1898

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1874

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1892 (WA)

UWA Collected

LUNG SEE SHING

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA