ME LIN CHEOK TAN (female)

Description

Biographical informationMe Lin Cheok Tan (aka May Pon) was born in 1893 in Melbourne, Australia. She was four feet eleven inches in height.

She was the wife of Alex Shem. They were married in Perth in 1917 (BDM 100376/1917). BDM records show that they had four children: 1) Kenneth Sehin (b. 1914, d. 1982); 2) Allen (b. 1916); 3) Queenie (b. 1917); and 4) Joyce (b. 1920).

They lived at 84 Brewer Street, East Perth.

They travelled overseas together from July to November 1924 (E).

She died in July 1962 in Subiaco and was cremated.Other nameMe Lin Cheok Tan (differentiated name)MAY PON (also known as)Mrs Alex SHEM (also known as)Date of birth1893Date of death1962

Person

SHEM Alexander

Me Lin Cheok Tan aged 31 in 1924 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1924/72)

Family

SpouseSHEM AlexanderChildShem Alan

Connections

Subject (place)84 Brewer Street, East PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1924

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceMelbourneDate1893

UWA Collected

ME LIN CHEOK TAN (female)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA