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Geechoun, Violet Maud Frances (c. 1888 - )

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    Wedding photograph of Violet Gee Choune and Charles Quon Senior, c. 1905, courtesy of Chinese Museum (Museum of Chinese Australian History).
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Born
c. 1888
Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Alternative Names
  • Chonn Gee, Violet Maud Frances (maiden name)
  • Gee Choune, Violet (maiden name)
  • Geechoun, Violet Maud Frances (maiden name)
  • Quon, Violet Maud Frances (married name)
Summary

Violet Maud Frances Gee Choune married Charles Quon Senior in 1905 in an arranged marriage when she was 17 years old.

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Title
Wedding photograph of Violet Geechoun and Charles Quon Senior
Type
Photograph
Date
c. 1905
Details

Sources used to compile this entry: Macgregor, Paul, 'Dreams of Jade and Gold', in Epstein, Anna (ed.), The Australian Family: Images and Essays, Scribe Publications, Melbourne, 1998, pp. 25-35. Personal communication with Ray Quon, 28/4/2006.