WOON YING

Description

Biographical informationWoon Ying was born in 1869 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1889. He was five feet four and a half inches in height.

He worked as a shop assistant at Perth before travelling overseas in May 1910. He returned to Western Australia in May 1911 (E).

He rented a house at 176 Palmerston Street, Perth from Quan Wan Ying around 1914-1917.Other nameWoon Ying (differentiated name)Date of birth1869

Document

AAC-Box-007-9-0040

AAC-Box-007-9-0043

Woon Ying pictured around the age of 41 in 1910 on his Certificate of Exemption from the Dictation Test (source: National Archives, K1145, 1910/105).

Employment

Job titleShop assistantDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (person)QUAN WAN YINGSubject (place)176 Palmerston Street, PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaShop assistantRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1910

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceChinaDate1869

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1889

UWA Collected

WOON YING

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA