SI LAND

Description

Biographical informationSi Land was born in July 1874 in KiKow, Haihow, China. He migrated to Western Australia in November 1892. He was five feet six and half inches in height.

He worked as a cook in hotels and clubs at Perth and in the South West (B).

He travelled overseas twice: September 1908 to June 1910; and February to November 1916 (D).Other nameSi Land (differentiated name)Date of birthJuly 1874

Si Land aged 38 in 1916 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1916/31)

Employment

Job titleCookDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaCookRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1908NAA CEDT File 1916NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #4272567>

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceKiKowDate1874

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateNovember 1892

UWA Collected

SI LAND

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA