WON FAT

Description

Biographical informationWon Fat was born in about 1872 in China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1898. He was five feet six and a half inches in height.

He leased a market garden at Gooseberry Hill (A).

He travelled overseas twice: May 1902 to February 1903; and July 1910 to June 1911 (D).Other nameWon Fat (differentiated name)Date of birth1872

Won Fat aged 30 in 1902 from his CoD paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1902/131)

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)Gooseberry HillSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CoD File 1902NAA CEDT File 1910

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceChinaDate1872

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1898

UWA Collected

WON FAT

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA