YEE HING

Description

Biographical informationYee Hing was born in April 1866 in Canton, China. He migrated to Australia in 1885 and moved to Western Australia in 1893. He was just under five feet six inches in height.

He was recorded as a market gardener at Bayswater in 1910 and 1913 and in Britannia Road, Leederville, in 1916 (B).

He travelled overseas twice: June 1910 to November 1911; and January 1915 to August 1916 (D). He applied for a CEDT in 1921 but did not use it.Other nameYee Hing (differentiated name)Date of birthApril 1866

Yee Hing aged 50 in 1921 from his unused CEDT paperwork (NAA: K1145, 1921/41)

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)BayswaterBritannia Road, LeedervilleSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1910NAA CEDT File 1913NAA CEDT File 1921 unusedNAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #4278100>

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1866

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1885

UWA Collected

YEE HING

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA