TAN AH SENG

Description

Biographical informationTan Ah Seng (陳亞清) was born in about 1859 in Hailam [Hainan Island], China. He migrated to Western Australia in June 1881.

He was recruited in Singapore to work as a boundary rider and stockman under contract in Western Australia, location and employer unrecorded, for one year at £1 10s 0d per month (C).Other nameTan Ah Seng (differentiated name)陳亞清Date of birth1859

Document

AAC-Box-007-8-0112

Connections

Subject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaFarm labourerBoundary riderStockmanRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceHailamDate1859

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateJune 1881 (WA)

UWA Collected

TAN AH SENG

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA