TAN GUAN HENG

Description

Biographical informationTan Guan Heng (陳元興) was born in about 1860 in Chan An (Hokkien), China (泉安縣). He migrated to Western Australia in March 1888.

He was recruited in Singapore to work as a general servant under contract to W. H. Monger, location unrecorded, for two years at S$9 per month (C).Other nameTan Guan Heng (differentiated name)陳元興Date of birth1860

Document

AAC-Box-007-0149

Person

W. H. Monger

Employment

Job titleGeneral servantEmployerW. H. MongerDate employedMarch 1888

Connections

Subject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaGeneral servantRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceChan An (Hokkien)Date1860

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateMarch 1888 (WA)

UWA Collected

TAN GUAN HENG

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA