SOON LEE (1)

Description

Biographical informationSoon Lee (1) was born in about 1866 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1894. He was about five feet six inches in height.

He was working as a market gardener at Perth in 1910 (E). He worked on a market garden at Leederville in 1916 and at Jarrahdale in 1917. In 1921, he was employed by J. Spiers, Wanneroo, as a market gardener (B).

He travelled overseas between March 1910 and May 1912 (D). He applied for a CEDT in 1921 but did not use it.Other nameSoon Lee, 1866- (differentiated name)Date of birth1866

Document

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Soon Lee (1) aged 44 in 1910 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1910/60)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1866

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1894

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceJarrahdaleDate[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)J. Spiers Market Garden, WannerooSubject (place)PerthLeedervilleJarrahdaleWannerooSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1910NAA CEDT File 1921 unused

Item information

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

UWA Collected

SOON LEE (1)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA