CHONG WEE Alice (female)

Description

Biographical informationChong Wee Alice was born in 1901 in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. She was the eldest daughter of Chong Wee and Chong Hay Pearl. She was the sister of Chong Wee George, Chong Wee Tommy, Chong Wee Jack and Fong Kee Mary.

Sometime before 1917 she married Thomas Sarib in Darwin and they had at least six children:
1) Daisy Sarib (b. 5/7/1917 Darwin, d. 21/9/1063 Alice Springs), married 1/12/1939 Les Ruthven;
2) Anne Sarib (b. 1921 Darwin, d. 9/12/2001 Darwin), married Allen Masters (b. 1921 Darwin, d. 18/9/2001 Darwin);
3) Mona Sarib (b. 1/1/1924 Darwin, d. 8/4/1992) married 1939 William Wing Sang Tong Lee (b. 1920, d. 1979 Darwin);
4) Norma Sarib - worked as a waitress at the Victoria Hotel before Darwin was evacuated;
5) George Richard Sarib (b. 19/7/1928 Darwin, d. 21/10/2010);
6) Joseph Gung Tsang Sarib (b. 6/10/1930 Darwin, d. 21/10/2010), married Marian Ng Sik Choy Wu (b. 6/10/1930, d. 2/7/2016).

She died in Perth in 1943. Her last place of residence was given as 473 Newcastle Street, West Perth, which was the home of her brother, Jack Chong Wee. She must have chosen to stay with her brother in Perth after being evacuated from Darwin.Other nameChong Wee Alice 1901-1943Sarib Alice (also known as)Date of birth1901Date of death22nd September 1943

Person

CHONG WEE

CHONG WEE Pearl (female)

SARIB Thomas

Family

ParentCHONG WEECHONG WEE Pearl (female)SpouseSARIB ThomasSiblingCHONG WEE George MichaelCHONG WEE ThomasCHONG WEE JackFONG KEE Mary (female)

Connections

Subject (place)CarnarvonDarwin473 Newcastle Street, West PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaInter-racial marriageRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionCelebrating 200 Years - National Foundation for Australia-China Relations Project

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CHONG WEE Alice (female)

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