WAY CHEW

Description

Biographical informationWay Chew was born in about 1864 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1890. He worked as a gardener in Belmont. He travelled overseas from March 1915 to May 1917 (E).Other nameWay Chew (differentiated name)Date of birth1864

Photograph of Way Chew in 1915 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1915/40)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1864

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1890

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1915

Item information

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

UWA Collected

WAY CHEW

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA