SOON WAH

Description

Biographical informationSoon Wah (aka Soon War) was born in June 1868 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1894. He was five feet one and three quarter inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener at Leederville in 1902 (A). He worked on a market garden in Curtis Street, Osborne Park, in 1916. He moved to Charles Street, North Perth, in 1917 (B).

He travelled overseas three times: February 1902 to January 1903; March 1915 to July 1916; and February 1922 to October 1922 (D).Other nameSoon Wah (differentiated name)SOON WAR (also known as)Date of birthJune 1868

Soon Wah aged 53 in 1921 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1921/145)

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)Leederville Curtis Street, Osborne ParkCharles Street, North PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CoD File 1902NAA CEDT File 1914NAA CEDT File 1921NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #4272677>

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1868

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1894

UWA Collected

SOON WAH

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA