Village- Vatousa
Family Name: | Kontellis |
Name: | Ioannis |
Year Of Birth: | 1927-2015 |
Father' Name: | Paleologos |
Mother's Name: | Ekaterini Stamatelli |
Siblings: | Vasilios, Fotis, Pavlos, Giorgos, Eleni (Mihalakellis), Andonios, Efstratios, Fotini (Douros) |
Year of Arrival in Australia: | 1963 |
Sponsor: | Andonios Kontellis (my brother-in-law) |
Married: | Myrta Konstantelli (Vatousa) |
Children: | Fotios |
City of Residence: | Sydney |
Livelihood: | Dept. Of Main Roads- Supervisor |
Above: My father, Paleologos (1891- 1975)who was the first in Vatousa to bring a Ford five-seater passenger car. We used to take people to and fro Mytilene, and he often transported the mail around nearby villages- as far as Andissa.
Above Right: My mother, Ekaterini, holding me as a child. Next to us is standing my brother, Vasilios.
Above: With my two older brothers, Fotios (left) and Vasilios (right).
Above: The Kontellis Family. In the late 1960's, my father, Paleologos, came to Australia for a holiday. From left, we are: my brother, Giorgos; myself; my sister, Fotini; our father, Paleologos; and my brothers, Vasilios, Andonios and Stratis.
Above: With my wife, Myrta.
Above Right: With my wife, Myrta, our son, Fotios, our daughter-in-law, Athina, and our grandson, Ioannis.