WON MOY

Description

Biographical informationWon Moy was born in January 1859 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1882. He was five feet three inches in height.

He worked as a cabinet maker employed in Wah Hing's Furniture Factory, 43 Lord Street, Perth [46 Stirling Street?] (B).

He travelled overseas from August 1915 to June 1917 and left Western Australia permanently in February 1921 (D).Other nameWon Moy (differentiated name)Date of birthJanuary 1859

Organisation

Wah Hing & Co., Furniture Factory, Perth

Won Moy aged 59 in 1915 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1915/122)

Employment

Job titleCabinet makerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Wah Hing & Co., Furniture Factory, PerthSubject (place)46 Stirling StreetSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaCabinet makerRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1915NAA CEDT File 1921 ?NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #4283722>

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1859

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1882

UWA Collected

WON MOY

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA