TOY KEN KET

Description

Biographical informationToy Ken Ket was born in January 1876 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in January 1894. He was five feet five and a half inches in height.

He worked as a shop keeper at Broome in 1913 (E). In 1916 he worked as a cook at the Continental Hotel, in Broome (B). In 1929 he was recorded as a cook at Port Hedland (E).

He travelled overseas four times: March to November 1917; January 1920 to April 1921; March 1924 to November 1925; and December 1929 to July 1930. He left Western Australia permanently, in June 1932 (D).Other nameToy Ken Ket (differentiated name)Date of birthJanuary 1876

Toy Ken Yet aged 48 in 1924 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1924/1)

Employment

Job titleShopkeeperDate employed[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleCookDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Continental Hotel, BroomeSubject (place)BroomePort HedlandSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaCookShop keeperRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1913NAA CEDT File 1917NAA CEDT File 1919NAA CEDT File 1924NAA CEDT File 1929NAA Immigration File 1913-1933 <Not digitised #4317338>NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #4283473 & 5131739>

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1876

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateJanuary 1894

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceBroomeDate[date unknown]

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlacePort HedlandDate[date unknown]

UWA Collected

TOY KEN KET

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA