WING HING WAH

Description

Biographical informationWing Hing Wah was born in about 1876 in China (exact location not specified). He migrated to Australia in 1880 and moved to Western Australia in 1890. He was five feet five and a half inches in height.

He worked as a tailor at Derby before travelling overseas from April 1910 to July 1911 (E).Other nameWing Hing Wah (differentiated name)Date of birth1876

Wing Hing Wah aged 34 in 1910 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1910/78)

Connections

Subject (place)DerbySubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaTailorRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1910

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceChinaDate1876

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1880

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceDerbyDate[date unknown]

UWA Collected

WING HING WAH

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA