WONG KOW KEE

Description

Biographical informationWong Kow Kee was born in about 1858 in China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1892.

He leased a market garden from Harry Brown in Fitzgerald Street, Perth, from 1895. He was a partner of WONG DICK Samuel and lived at 261 William Street, Perth.

He visited China in May 1898 when he heard that there was sickness in his family and became ill there. He returned to Western Australia in October 1899 (C).Other nameWong Kow Kee (differentiated name)Ah Key (also known as)Date of birth1858

Document

AAC-Box-004-Binder-1-0342

AAC-Box-004-Binder-1-0343

Ah Key 1898-1222

Box-007-Sorb-Box-0681

Person

WONG DICK Samuel

WONG KOW KEE, 1898, from his immigration certificate. Courtesy State Records Office WA: S675, Cons 527, 1898/1222

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (person)Harry BrownSubject (place)Fitzgerald Street, PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceChina Date1858

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1892 (WA)

UWA Collected

WONG KOW KEE

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA