WON JACK

Description

Biographical informationWon Jack (aka Ah JaAck) was born in January 1861 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1898. He was five feet five inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener in Albert Street, Osborne Park, in 1916. In 1917 he moved to a market garden at Kalamunda. From 1918 to 1927 he was working at a market garden in Walliston (P.O. Directories). Ah You (14) worked for him in 1921. He lived behind the big shed on Halleendale Road.

He travelled overseas from May 1927 to March 1930.Other nameWon Jack (differentiated name)Won Ah Jack (also known as)Ah Jack (also known as)Date of birthJanuary 1861

Document

Box-007-Sorb-Box-0666

Person

AH YOU (14)

Won Jack aged 66 in 1927 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1927/68)

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (person)AH YOU (14)Subject (place)Albert Street, Osborne ParkKalamundaWallistonSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1927NAA Immigration File 1927-1930 <Not digitised #4317085>NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #4283720>

Item information

ContributorSchool of Social SciencesSource of informationAsian immigrants to Western Australia, 1829-1901 (Atkinson, 1988)Pat Wallis - Memories of WallistonAdditional research by David Mizen

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1861

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1898

UWA Collected

WON JACK

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA