TAN A CHHENG

Description

Biographical informationTan A Chheng (陳亞清) was born in about 1858 in Liong Khe (Hokkien), China(龍溪縣). He migrated to Western Australia in June 1887.

He was recruited in Singapore to work as a labourer under contract to T & H Carter & Co., Fremantle, for three years at S$8 per month (C).Other nameTan A Chheng (differentiated name)陳亞清Date of birth1858

Organisation

T. & H. Carter and Co.

Employment

Job titleLabourerEmployerT. & H. Carter and Co.Date employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)FremantleSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaLabourerRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceLiong Khe (Hokkien)Date1858

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateJune 1887 (WA)

UWA Collected

TAN A CHHENG

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA