Migrants- Ambeliko

 

Surname: Kyriakou 
Name: Irini 
Year of Birth:  1945
Father's Name: Konstantinos 
Mother's Name:   Amerisouda Pandazes 
Siblings:  Panagiotis, Georgios, Ioannis, Stylianos 
Year of Arrival in Australia: 1963
Sponsor:    Ioannis Kyriakou (my brother) 
Married: Evangelos Kougellis (Vatousa) 
Children:  Mihail, Nekatarios, Myrsini
City of Residence: Sydney
Livelihood: Small Business: Shops

 

Above: My father, Konstantinos, with our neighbour and close friend, Nikolaos Hatzigiannis- and his daughter, Sophia. 

Above: My mother, Amerisouda.

 

Above: As a teenager, dressed for Apokries.

Above: On my way to Australia- on board the S.S. Patris. My trip was meant to be a holiday to see my brother, Ioannis and Stylianos (Stan); instead, I settled here.

Above: On my wedding day, with my husband- as we cut the cake.