2 Quotes & Sayings By Marie Ferranti

Marie Ferranti was born in 1843 in Calvi, Corsica. She emigrated to Australia in 1856 at the age of eight, where she lived with her family in the bush until 1862 when they moved to Melbourne. She married James Ferranti in 1866, and in 1870 their only son was born, Harry. Harry studied law at Melbourne University, but never practiced Read more

At the age of twenty-five Harry was sent to England to work for his brothers in the family's shipping business. He returned to Australia in 1896 and became a successful businessman in his own right. The family home, Caulfield House, still stands on Caulfield Road today.