SPREADBOROUGH, E Matilda
7 March 1869 – 14 September 1934
Origin Bentworth, Southampton, England, UK
First settled in Fremantle, WA
Occupation in Australia Housemaid then Wife
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Departure Port Liverpool via Plymouth
Arrival Year 1886
Fremantle
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Used name Matilda. Came as a paying passenger. Was born in a Workhouse. Married one of first Greeks in WA - Antoni Fossilo (was Phasoulas). They had eight children. Antonio had a 'Master' Certificate and worked as a lighterman at Fremantle Harbour. He saved children from drowning and is acknowledged in the Battye Library.
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