WONG TOY (2)

Description

Biographical informationWong Toy (2) was born in about 1870 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1894. He was five feet six and a half inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener at Osborne Park before travelling overseas in April 1908. He returned to Western Australia in January 1909 (E).Other nameWong Toy, 1870- (differentiated name)Date of birth1870

Wong Toy (2) aged 38 in 1908 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1908/52)

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)Osborne ParkSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1908

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1870

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1894

UWA Collected

WONG TOY (2)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA