TEH NAH

Description

Biographical informationMerchant in Singapore before he arrived in WA to work as a shepherd in the Roebourne area. Wife remained in China or Singapore. He gave his religion as Catholic. In August 1890 he was admitted to the Lunatic Asylum from Roebourne and it was claimed that his 'madness [was] due to pecuniary losses'. The Colonial Secretary authorised the payment of £7 16s 2d in Teh Nah's bank account to the Asylum to pay for his maintenance. In September 1896 he was transferred to the Straits Settlements Asylum. He contracted beri-beri in October 1898 and died on 11 May 1899 (C).Other nameTeh Nah (differentiated name)Date of death11 May 1899

Document

AAC-Box-004-Binder-1-0216

AAC-Box-004-Binder-1-0275

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateDate? in WA to work as a shepherd in the Roebourne area

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceRoebourneDate[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleMerchantDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Fremantle Lunatic AsylumSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

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

UWA Collected

TEH NAH

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA