TEP TIE

Description

Biographical informationTep Tie (aka Tap Tie, Tip Tie, Tep Tai) was born in April 1871 in Hong Kong. He migrated to Western Australia in December 1887. He was five feet three and a quarter inches in height.

He worked as a tailor in Carnarvon Street, Broome, from at least 1916 to 1935 (B).

He travelled overseas twice: January 1909 to June 1910; and March 1917 to August 1919. Tep Tie left Western Australia permanently in May 1935 (D).Other nameTep Tie (differentiated name)TIP TIE (also known as)TEP TAI (also known as)TAP TEI (also known as)Date of birthApril 1871

Tep Tie aged 45 in 1916 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1916/151)

Connections

Subject (place)Carnarvon Street, BroomeSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaTailorRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1908NAA CEDT File 1916NAA CEDT File 1935NAA Immigration File 1916-1935 <Not digitised #4317420>NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #4283052>

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceHong KongDate1871

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateDecember 1887

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceBroomeDate[date unknown]

UWA Collected

TEP TIE

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA