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Young, Mary (1894 - )

Born
1894
Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia
Alternative Names
  • Young, Mary (commonly used)
  • Young, May (also used)
Summary

Mary Young left Australia for China in June 1900 on S.S. Eastern with her parents and siblings. Despite being born in Australia, her father, George Young, applied for exemption from the 1890 Chinese Act for the whole family although he provided authorities with photographs of himself and his three sons, none were provided of the women in the family. She is last referred to as living with her mother in ‘Gar (or Yar) Yew’ village, near Guangzhou.

Published Resources

Newspaper Articles

  • 'Prosperous Chinese miner [photograph]', Australasian, 31 March 1900, p. 703. Details

Images

Title
George Young (En Young Fun) and family
Type
Photograph
Date
31 March 1900
Place
Australia - Victoria - Eaglehawk
Details

Sources used to compile this entry: 'Prosperous Chinese miner [photograph]', Australasian, 31 March 1900, p. 703; Victorian Births, deaths and marriages; NAA(Vic), MP56/12, item 6; NAA(Vic), B13/0, 1917/3260.

Created: 3 November 2003, Last modified: 20 October 2005