QUAN WAN YING

Description

Biographical informationQuan Wan Ying (aka Quan Wah) was born in October 1869 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in May 1891. He was five feet two and half inches in height.

He worked as a store keeper living at 176 Palmerston Street, North Perth, in 1916 (B).

He travelled overseas from June 1905 to June 1906 (D). He moved to Melbourne in 1918 (B).Other nameQuan Wan Ying (differentiated name)QUAN WAH (also known as)Date of birthOctober 1869

Document

AAC-Box-007-9-0040

AAC-Box-007-9-0043

Person

WOON YING

Quan Wan Ying (aka Quan Wah) aged 32 in 1905 from his CoD paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1905/25)

Connections

Subject (place)176 Palmerston Street, North PerthMelbourneSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaShop keeperRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CoD File 1905NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #4272422>

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1869

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateMay 1891

UWA Collected

QUAN WAN YING

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA