YOUNG AH SHING

Description

Biographical informationYoung Ah Shing was born in about 1863 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1895. He was five feet seven and a half inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener at Perth in 1900. He worked as a cook and lived at 173 Newcastle Street, Perth, in 1913 (E).

He travelled overseas twice: June 1901 to June 1902; and October 1913 to May 1915 (D).Other nameYoung Ah Shing (differentiated name)Young Ah Sin (also known as)Date of birth1863

Young Ah Shing aged 50 in 1913 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1913/130)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceChinaDate1863

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1895

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleCookDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)173 Newcastle Street, PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningCookRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1913NAA CoD File 1901

Item information

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

UWA Collected

YOUNG AH SHING

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA