- Born
- 1913
Wah Lock Lee, Taishan, Guangdong Province, China - Died
- 1980
Bendigo, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- restauranteur and storekeeper
Details
Jan O'Hoy was born in the village of Wah Lock Lea, Taishan county, Guangdong in 1913. His mother in the village and extended family in Hong Kong cared for him until he was ten. He arrived in Bendigo on a student passport to attend the Central State School with the support of his father, Que O’Hoy, who operated the local general store, Sun Ack Goon.
In 1928 he returned to Hong Kong for a classical Chinese education. While there, he married Thelma Fung Chan, who gave him three children, So Ang, Shee Fat (Graham) and Josephine (So Lun). In 1934, Jan returned to Bendigo where he became highly respected as the manager of Sun Ack Goon and secretary of the Chinese Easter Fair organising committee. In 1954, he purchased the New Dragon Café, which he ran successfully until his death. In 1967, Thelma, who had joined Jan in Bendigo in 1950, died suddenly, and Jan married again to Ng Shui Kui in 1969. His death in 1980 was mourned by many friends.
Sources used to compile this entry: Bendigo Golden Dragon Museum collection; interview with Dennis O'Hoy; interview with Mrs Myrtle Wong; various NAA immigration files.
Prepared by: Amanda Rasmussen, La Trobe University
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Images
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- Claude Pang, Jean and Dorrie Shang, Jan O'Hoy in Bendigo
- Type
- Photograph
- Date
- c. 1937
- Place
- Australia - Victoria - Bendigo (Sandhurst)
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- Frank (Tung Foo) Chinn and Jan O'Hoy (a friend from Bendigo) taken in Melbourne
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- Photograph
- Place
- Australia - Victoria - Melbourne
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- Jan O'Hoy, Ming Balintong and friend holding 1955 pennants
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- Photograph
- Date
- c. 1960
- Place
- Australia - Victoria?
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Created: 15 May 2005, Last modified: 28 October 2005
