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W.E. Marmion & Co
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Anne Atkinson Collection
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SION NUM
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School of Social Sciences
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SIAU HUN NAM
Description
Biographical information
Siau Hun Nam (蕭薰南) was born in about 1858 in Teo In (Teo Chiu), China (潮州). He migrated to Western Australia in May 1888.
He was recruited in Singapore to work as a general servant under contract to Marmion and Co., Geraldton, for three years at S$8 per month (C).
[See Sion Num],
Other name
Siau Hun Nam (differentiated name)
SION NUM (may also be)
蕭薰南
Date of birth
1858
Document
AAC-Box-007-0139
Organisation
W.E. Marmion & Co
Person
SION NUM
Employment
Job title
General servant
Employer
W.E. Marmion & Co
Date employed
May 1888
Connections
Subject (place)
Geraldton
Subject (topic)
Chinese heritage in Western Australia
General servant
Related collection
Anne Atkinson Collection
Related item
SION NUM
Item information
Contributor
School of Social Sciences
Source of information
Asian immigrants to Western Australia, 1829-1901 (Atkinson, 1988)
Significant place
Relation
Place of birth
Place
Teo In (Teo Chiu)
Date
1858
Significant place
Relation
Immigrated to
Place
Australia
Date
May 1888 (WA)
Significant place
Relation
Travelled to
Place
Geraldton
Date
[date unknown]
SIAU HUN NAM
([date unknown]). UWA Collected, accessed 16/11/2025, https://collected.uwa.edu.au/nodes/view/18200
