Migrants- Stypsi

 

Family Name: Samaras 
Name: Nikolaos
Year of Birth:   1936
Father's Name: Eleftherios (Stypsi)
Mother's Name:   Rodoklia Sgournelli (Stypsi)
Siblings:  Georgios, Marianthi (Topouzaki), Sophia (Moschou), Ekaterina, Lemonia 
Year of Arrival in Australia: 1966
Sponsor:    Marianthi Topozaki (my sister)
Married:  Irini Tsoupi (Agiassos) 
Children:  Eleftherios  
Livelihood:  Construction Work 
Year of Return to Greece:  1998
City of Residence: Mytilene, Lesvos, Greece 

 

Above: Excursion  with my sisters and friends. L-R: Spyridonas Polyzonis, my sister, Marianthi, Xanthipi (from Kalloni), Andonia, my sisters, Sophia and Ekaterina (Kathy) and myself. 

Above Right: My brother, Georgios and friends. L-R: Georgios Kouzellis, Pandelis Vafiotis, himself and Theodoros Poutarellis. 

  

Above: For many years, I played football for local teams such as "Mytilinaikos". In the photograph, I am with my fellow player, Ioannis.

Above Middle: A portrait taken during my National Service. 

Above Right: With my wife, Irini, and friends, Georgios Kouzellis, Georgios and Haralambos Vafiades. Irini and I are on the right. 

 

Above: With my wife, Irini, and our son, Eleftherios. 

Above Right: At a social party in Sydney. L-R: Mihailis, Fofo, myself, Fofo, Maro, Kathy and Stella.

 

Above: For many years, I was an active member of the Mytilenian Brotherhood of Sydney (NSW), and in the mid- 1980's I was Vice President. In this photograph, I am with fellow Committee Member, Andonios Savvas. 

Above Right: With my sisters, Ekaterina (Kathy) and Sophia.