SOONG SET

Description

Biographical informationSoong Set was born in about 1860 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1892. He was five feet four and a half inches in height.

He worked as a laundryman at Perth before travelling overseas in May 1914. He returned to Western Australia in December 1915 (E).Other nameSoong Set (differentiated name)Date of birth1860

Soong Set aged 54 in 1914 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1914/118)

Employment

Job titleLaundrymanDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaLaundryRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1914

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1860

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1892

UWA Collected

SOONG SET

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA