WON LETT

Description

Biographical informationWon Lett (aka Won Let & Won Lit) was born in about 1869 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1901. He was five feet five and three quarter inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener at Osborne Park (E). In 1907 he was charged with stealing rhubarb from the garden of Mr A. Newman.

He went overseas twice: February 1909 to August 1910; and February 1916 to January 1917. He left Western Australia permanently in June 1929 (D).Other nameWon Lett (differentiated name)WON LET, WON LIT (also known as)Date of birth1869

Document

Rhubarb Roots - Won Lett charged with stealing rhubarb

Won Lett aged 58 in 1929 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1929/65)

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)Osborne ParkSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1909NAA CEDT File 1916NAA CEDT File 1929NAA Immigration File 1916-1929 <Not digitised #4317564>

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1869

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1901

UWA Collected

WON LETT

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA