WASHING Frederick George

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Biographical informationFrederick George Washing was born in 1871 in Victoria, Australia (BDM Vic 122/1871). He was the son of Wah Shing (George Washing) and Louisa Myer(s).

He married Jessie Cuthbert in 1901 (BDM 1270/1901) and they had three children:
1) 1901 Ernest Frederick (BDM 1901/4366)
2) 1903 George Stanley (BDM 1903/5204)
3) 1906 Thelma Maud (BDM 1906/101538)

In 1902 he and his brothers, Alfred and Ernest, were arrested for assaulting Ah Wah. The court case found that Ah Wah and at least four other Chinese men had been trying to kill Frederick Washing for evicting them from a house on the corner of King and Murray Street in Perth. This house had previously been used as a Chinese gambling house. The Washing Brothers had bought the property and the alleged assault occurred when Frederick was trying to forcefully evict the former tenants.

Frederick Washing regularly acted as interpreter in Perth magistrate cases where Chinese interpretation was needed. He could speak Chinese, but not read it (West Australian 1 September 1905 pg 2).

He died in Perth in 1906 at the age of 34 (BDM 100776/1906). Date of birth1871Date of death1906

Family

ParentWASHING GeorgeSpouseWASHING Jessie (female)SiblingWASHING Albert WilliamWASHING Charles JosephWASHING Alfred Louis (Peter)WASHING Ernest JamesChildWASHING Ernest FrederickWASHING George StanleyWASHING Thelma Maud (female)

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ContributorSchool of Social SciencesSource of informationFred Washing action as interpreter in courtAssault on Fred Washing 1902

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WASHING Frederick George

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