AH WAIN

Description

Biographical informationAh Wain was born in 1861 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1892. He was five feet and four inches in height.

He owned property in Cannington and worked on a market garden at Gooseberry Hill before travelling overseas in June 1903. He returned to Western Australia in January 1905 (A).Other nameAh Wain, 1861- (differentiated name)Date of birth1861

Document

Box-007-Sorb-Box-0363

Handprint of Ah Wain in 1905 from his CoD paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1903/28)

Connections

Subject (place)CanningtonGooseberry HillSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

ContributorSchool of Social SciencesSource of informationAsian immigrants to Western Australia, 1829-1901 (Atkinson, 1988)NAA CoD File 1903

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1861

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceWestern AustraliaDate1892

UWA Collected

AH WAIN

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA