SHEN LUN

Description

Biographical informationShen Lun (or Sheu Lun) was born in about 1880 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in March 1895. He was five feet four and three quarter inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener in Marlee Street, Bayswater, in 1916 (B).

He applied for a CEDT in 1921 but did not use it (D).Other nameShen Lun (differentiated name)SHEU LUN (also known as)Date of birth1880

Shen Lun aged 41 in 1921 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1921/137)

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)Marlee Street, BayswaterSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1921 unusedNAA Immigration File 1921-1926 <Not digitised #4317034>NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #4272533>

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1880

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateMarch 1895

UWA Collected

SHEN LUN

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA