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| August 22nd | Amelia Georgina Fuller (Death) |
Twice the Mayoress of the City of Adelaide (1866-1869, 1882-1883), Kilkhampton – born Amelia Georgina Fuller, née Harward (1834 – 1926) emigrated to Australia, with her mother, Elizabeth, and two younger sisters, Louisa and Emma, after the premature death of her father, Lawrence, in 1847. Her bereavement coincided with the Cornish potato famine and the discovery of copper near Adelaide where many Cornish miners had also just arrived. In 1853, Amelia married Henry Fuller, son of a surgeon from London, and the couple, married for fifty two years, had twelve children. The youngest, Arthur (born 1878), was twenty-four years younger than his eldest sister, Louise Emma. Amelia’s husband, was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly (1865 – 1870), the Adelaide Legislative Council (1894 – 1900) was, twice, Mayor of Adelaide. Amelia Fuller is not a well-known name but she is a fascinating example of a Cornish – born person, who emigrated due to want and poverty in Cornwall, and made a life and an impact elsewhere as tens of thousands of her compatriots have also done. |