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DE JESUS, Perpetua

Born 30 November 1921

Origin Madeira Portugal
Accompanying Family Mario (son)
First settled in Carnarvon WA
Original Occupation Embroiderer
Occupation in Australia Banana Plantations, Carnarvon

ROMA

Departure Port Naples, Italy
Arrival Year 1958

Fremantle

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Migrated with no education. Could not read or write or even sign name. Travelled by ship from Madeira to Lisbon then via train from Lisbon (through Spain and France) to Northern Italy, taking ship from Naples to Fremantle (via Suez Canal).

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