Reference numberLH002103DescriptionAdelaide Rita Dorothy Samson was born on 21.10.1897 to Michael and Mary Samson, of Samson House, Ellen Street. In the late 1920s she married Robert Bruce Laurie at St John's and the couple went to live in Melbourne. In 1953, Rita returned to Fremantle to act as Lady Mayoress for her brother, William Frederick Samson.Date1920Photograph FormatPhotographDigital ItemYes
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Adelaide Rita and Robert Bruce Laurie (1920). City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 07/02/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/17659
