WONG YING

Description

Biographical informationWong Ying was born in October 1870 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1898. He was five feet four inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener in Suburban Road, South Perth, from at least 1908 to 1922 (E).

He travelled overseas three times: August 1908 to December 1910; March 1915 to July 1916; and February 1922 to May 1923 (D).Other nameWong Ying (differentiated name)Date of birthOctober 1870

Wong Ying aged 44 in 1915 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1915/25)

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)Suburban Road, South PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1908NAA CEDT File 1915NAA CEDT File 1922NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #4278004>

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1870

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1898

UWA Collected

WONG YING

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA