Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Chew, William
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Description area
Dates of existence
1911-1972
History
William H. Chew was born April 15, 1911. He immigrated from Hong Kong, China to Swift Current, Saskatchewan in the late 1930s or early 1940s and became a prominent business man. His two eldest sons, Andrew and Charles Chew, were born in China and received permission to immigrate to Canada in 1948. His youngest son, Victor William Chew, was born in Canada in 1940. In the summer of 1948 Mr. Chew returned to Hong Kong for a year sojourn.
William H. Chew passed away on December 14, 1972 (age 61) and is buried in Memory Gardens Cemetery in Swift Current. His son, Victor William passed away on August 24, 2007 (age 63) and is buried in the same cemetery
Source: http://sites.rootsweb.com/~cansacem/swiftcurrent.html
Places
Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
William Chew was the proprietor of a business called Modern News that opened on Central Avenue in Swift Current, Saskatchewan in 1952.
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Maintained by
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Swift Current Museum
Rules and/or conventions used
ISAAR-CPF
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ISDIAH
Status
Final
Level of detail
Minimal
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2017/10/13 - Creation
2020/11/07 - Last Revision
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
- Latin
Sources
Maintenance notes
Created by William Shepherd (Collections Officer, Swift Current Museum).
Maintenance is the responsibility of the Collections Officer, Swift Current Museum.