My Great Grandpa 我的曾祖父

這張1912年加拿大政府簽發的"人頭稅"文件是我的曾祖父花了500加元拿取的.
This is the "Head Tax" document issued by the Canadian government in 1912. My great grandpa paid CAN$500 for it.

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This is the only picture that we can locate which shows my great grandpa as a young adult. He actually came to Canada in 1910 or 1911 - before the establishment of Republic of China - that means it was in the last years of the Qing Dynasty!

This document also shows several interesting things:
1. It says "Dominion of Canada".
2. It lists my great grandpa as a native of "Chee Kai, Sun Wui" (新會縣, 慈溪鄉), with no mention of Guangdong (the province). It's very interesting.

Though none of my (direct) family ended up in Canada, his stay in Canada made a great impact on my grandpa's family.

This is history.