TAN TONG JIOK

Description

Biographical informationRecruited in Singapore to work as a cook under contract in WA for three years for £1 10s 0d per month. On arrival he was employed by the Rev. W. Allen who reported that Tan Tong Jiok was very ill and suffering from haemoptysis. It was recommended that he be admitted to the Mt Eliza Poor House as a pauper and returned to Singapore by the Government at the earliest opportunity (C).Other nameTan Tong Jiok (differentiated name)

Document

AAC_Box-007_0018

Person

W. Allen

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceMacaoDate[date unknown]

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate June 1881 (WA)

Employment

Job titleCookEmployerW. AllenDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (person)W. AllenSubject (organisation)Mount Eliza DepotSubject (place)Mt Eliza Poor HouseSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaPoor ReliefRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

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

UWA Collected

TAN TONG JIOK

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA