Christoforos Dimitri Coroneos

CORONEOS, Christoforos Dimitri, b. 28Feb1889 Karavas, landed 6Jun1914 per ‘Caledonia’ after 6yrs Egypt

The six children of Chris Coroneos (Christiforos Dimitriou Koroneos) and Melba Comino (Melpomeni Kosma Komino)

Chris and Melba were born in Karavas, Kythera.

Chris's parents were Anna Kritharis, and Demetrios Melasofaos Koroneos.

Melba's parents were Anna (Kirranni) Tzortzopoulos Douris from Douranika, and Charles Kosma Komino.

Chris Coroneos (Christoforos Dimitriou Coroneos) Melasofaos married Melba Comino (Melpomeni Kosmas Kominos) in Goulburn, NSW, on the 3rd July, 1924. A photograph of the wedding party can be viewed at Photography Diaspora, subsection, Weddings and Proxenia. A copy of their wedding certificate can be viewed at History, subsection, Documents. Other documents pertaining to their life can also be found there.

Soon after they moved to the small town of Gunning, in southern NSW.

They bought the Busy Bee Cafe. Photographs of the Cafe can be viewed at Photography Diaspora, subsection, Cafes, Shops and Cinemas. They worked hard in the Cafe from 1924 to the end of 1951, when they retired to Sydney because of Chris's ill-health.

Two of their sons carried on the business until 1959 (Charles and George).

From Left to Right:

George

Matty

Peter

Anne (deceased, 2001)

Charles

Jim

In birth order:

Jim

Charles

Anne

Matty

George

Peter