YEK GEE

Description

Biographical informationYek Gee was born in about 1856 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1893. He worked as a gardener at Fremantle. He left WA in April 1911 (E).Other nameYek Gee (differentiated name)Date of birth1856

Photograph of Yek Gee in 1911 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1911/55)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1856

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1893

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1911

Item information

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

UWA Collected

YEK GEE

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA