QUEM MEM

Description

Biographical informationQuem Mem was born in about 1864 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1889. He was five feet seven and a half inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener at Bibra Lake before travelling overseas in May 1914 (E). On his return to Australia in June 1917, he settled in Sydney (B).Other nameQuem Mem (differentiated name)Lim Nean (also known as)Quen Mem (also known as)Date of birth1864

Quem Mem aged 50 in 1914 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1914/171)

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)Bibra LakeSydneySubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1914NAA Immigration File 1921-1928 Sydney <Not digitised #30527276>

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1864

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1889

UWA Collected

QUEM MEM

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA