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QUAN SING AH WING KIMBLY (female)

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YEE LOCK QUAN SING

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Anne Atkinson Collection

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School of Social Sciences

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QUAN SING YEE CHUN

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Biographical informationBorn 11 October 1867 in Hong Kong. Commonly known as Quan Sing.
Brother of Yee Lock Quan Sing.
Husband of Quan Sing Ah Wing Kimbly and father of thirteen children (two children died in infancy).

Arrived in 1886 and spent two years in Cossack as a bookkeeper for See Sing & Co.
Moved to Derby in 1889 and worked as a storekeeper with his brother Yee Lock Quan Sing. Traded under the name of Quan Sing & Co.

Applied for naturalisation in 1901. Refused on the grounds, "naturalisation is not granted to Asiatic of African aliens." (SRO, S675, Cons 752, 1901/0158.)

Returned to Australia in August 1915. The date he left has not been determined but a note on his retrospectively issued CEDT stated, "readmitted at Derby by permission of External Affairs". (CEDT 1915/128)

Travelled overseas between September 1916 and February 1917 (CEDT 1916/136).

A note on the CEDT for Kinton and Susy Quan Sing (NAA Item ID: 4317581) indicates that Yee Chun travelled to China between December 1917 and April 1919 (CEDT not located). Yee Chun appeared to have left on the basis that his 'Trade Certificate' would be sufficient paperwork to let him back in the country. The Collector of Customs confirmed that a 'Trade Certificate' did not exist and that Quan Sing was under the mistaken impression his previous CEDT could be used. As he travelled twice within a three year period he may have assumed (as three years was the usual limit for CEDTs) that it could be used for multiple visits (but CEDTs were strictly enforced as single-use documents).

“Yee Chun Quan Sing was away most of the time as a travelling salesman. The family came to Carnarvon approximately 1919, to the back part of the Port Inn (Port Hotel) to start their business of tailoring, hardware etc.” (information from Pioneering Women of the Gascoyne 1999 Calendar.)

Based on the recollections of his niece Suyu Coakley, in August 1929, Quan Sing Yee Chun and Yee Lock Quan Sing left for China. At this time Yee Lock Quan Sing was a storekeeper and Baker in Port Hedland. The brothers remained in China for several years. When Yee Lock Quan Sing returned in May 1933 he advised Kimbly that Quan Sing Yee Chun had died in November 1932. (SRO, S59, Cons 3458, 1946/372). [Note: CEDTs would suggest that Yee Lock and Quan Sing left in November 1928 and Yee Lock returned in April 1930 (1928/84).]

Believed to have died in China in November 1932 (but more likely to have died in 1930).

Travelled overseas:
(date unknown) to August 1915 (1915/128)
September 1916 to February 1917 (1916/136)
December 1917 to April 1919 (travel unconfirmed but 'Change of Abode' form on Alien Registration file implies an intended move to Singapore)
November 1928 or August 1929 returned to China and died in China.
Other nameQUAN SING QUAN SING YEE CHUN (also known as)

Person

QUAN SING AH WING KIMBLY (female)

QUAN SING EAHO - Ena (female)

QUAN SING Ganae (female)

QUAN SING James

QUAN SING Kinton

QUAN SING Kinverns (aka Lanky)

QUAN SING Kinwell (Kinevell) (aka Nugget)

QUAN SING Moyho (female)

QUAN SING Sideral (female)

QUAN SING Susy (female)

QUAN SING Winson

QUAN SING Yuanho - Una (female)

QUAN SING Zephyr Suithor (female)

QUANG SING Suyu (female)

YEE LOCK QUAN SING

Document

1913 - A Licensing Matter

1914 - A Belated Cargo

AAC_Box_004_Binder-1_0324

Box_003_Notes_Leads_0047

Box_003_Notes_Leads_0062

Box_007_Green_Box_0017

Quan Sing & Co Carnarvon Advertisement

Quan Sing & Co., Derby letterhead

Quan Sing Yee Chun's estate, 1947

Yee Lock Quan Sing & Co., Carnarvon

Organisation

Quan Sing & Co., Derby

Yee Lock Quan Sing & Co., Carnarvon

Photograph and slide

Quan Sing Yee Chun portrait based on 1916 photo

Quan Sing, as he was commonly known as, pictured around the age of 45 on his Certificate Exempting him from the Dictation Test (source: National Archives, K1145, 1916/136).

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RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate[date unknown]

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RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1888

Employment

Job titleShopkeeperDate employed[date unknown]

Family

SpouseQUAN SING AH WING KIMBLY (female)SiblingYEE LOCK QUAN SINGChildQUAN SING Yuanho - Una (female)QUAN SING Moyho (female)QUAN SING EAHO - Ena (female)QUAN SING Zephyr Suithor (female)QUAN SING Kinverns (aka Lanky)QUAN SING Kinwell (Kinevell) (aka Nugget)QUANG SING Suyu (female)QUAN SING JamesQUAN SING KintonQUAN SING Susy (female)QUAN SING Sideral (female)QUAN SING Ganae (female)QUAN SING WinsonOther relativeHedland Yee Lock QUAN SINGGeorge Hedland QUAN SING

Connections

Subject (organisation)See Sing & Co.Quan Sing & Co., DerbySubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1915NAA CEDT File 1916

Item information

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

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QUAN SING YEE CHUN

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