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Lee, Alice Percilia [Perilia?] Lavina (1883 - )

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    Wedding photograph of Violet Ah Gee (nee Lee Wah) with husband and descendants of James and Mary Victoria Lee Wah, c. 1915, courtesy of C. Lee (private hands).
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Born
1883
Sandhurst, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
dressmaker and teacher - Sunday school
Alternative Names
  • Lee Wah, Alice Percilia [Perilia?] Lavina (also used)
  • Lee, Alice Percilia [Perilia?] Lavina (also used)
Summary

Alice Percilia (Perilia?) Lavina Lee is believed to have been born in Sandhurst, Bendigo (?). She was a dressmaker and Sunday School teacher. She lived in Maryborough for much of her life. She had a business in Tuaggra street, the main Chinese street in Maryborough. She also owned a house believed to have been in Tuaggra Street, Maryborough.

Published Resources

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  • Lee, Chris, 'Unfolding the silence: James Lee Wah (1832-1909) Chinese goldfields miner and Anglican missionary', in Sophie Couchman (ed.), Secrets, Silences and Sources: Five Chinese-Australian Family Histories (La Trobe Asian Studies Papers), Asian Studies, La Trobe University, 2005, pp. 17-30. Details

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Title
Wedding photograph of Violet Ah Gee (nee Lee Wah) with husband and descendants of James and Mary Victoria Lee Wah
Type
Photograph
Date
c. 1915
Place
Australia - Victoria - Maryborough?
Details

Sources used to compile this entry: Lee, Chris, 'Unfolding the silence: James Lee Wah (1832-1909) Chinese goldfields miner and Anglican missionary', in Sophie Couchman (ed.), Secrets, Silences and Sources: Five Chinese-Australian Family Histories (La Trobe Asian Studies Papers), Asian Studies, La Trobe University, 2005, pp. 17-30.