Othon (Alexander) Condostavlo / Contostavlos

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Contostavlos on birth certificate

Residence: at DOD, 21 Ypsilantis Street, Athens, Greece.

Othon married Myrto Catherine (Jean) Metaxa on 11 Oct 1928 in Greek Church, rue Maurice Korsec 13, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Marriage announced in The Times [London], 13 Oct 1928, p. 1.

1. Living
2. Minna (Othon) Condostavlo / Contostavlos was born on 28 Apr 1933 in Athens, Attica, Greece; died after 1973.

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Twenty beds in La Vieille-chapelle, villa 'Le Ruisselet,' were endowed by the Fondation de la Colonie Grecque de Marseille, of which A-O Contostavlos was listed as an honored member, Livre d'or / de l'Assistance aux convalescents militaires, rattachée au Ministère de la guerre, XVe région, 1916, Marseille, p. 210.

Residence: 1902, allées des Capucines 18, Marseille, France.

Birth:
A birth certificate could not be found in the Marseille registers/index.

Buried:
Cemetery 1918 register midi carré 2, ter grec, no. 2, 52 years old, bd Sevier, '27/10/1984' date given without explanation.

Alexander married Julie (Ioannis) Scaramanga on 30 Sep 1897 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France. Julie (daughter of Ioannis (Eustratius) Scaramanga and Julie (Andreas) Argenti) was born on 25 Jul 1872 in allées des Capucines 18, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Name:
Name on birth certificate reads Julie Jean.

Birth:
DOB is from birth certificate. Argenti says 26 Jul 1872.

Witnesses to her birth include Etienne Ralli, [Stephanos (Zannis) Ralli].

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Married:
Marriage witnesses included E. Philon, 47, consul general of Greece; Stamatty Scaramanga, 30, merchant, rue de l'Arsenal 25; Etienne Ralli, 61, rentier, place Maleherbes 24, Paris; Michel Rodocanachi, 61, rentier, allees des Capucines 10.

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1871 England census [West Derby]: household at 'Athenian Villa,' Oak Hill Park, Liverpool, was headed by Pantaleon A. Contoslavlos, 43; merchant; wife Julia, 33; brother Leonard A., 38, retired merchant; Erato J., sister-in-law, 34; Angelica, 7, niece, all b. Greece; nephews Alexander, 5, and Pandia A., 4; niece Angelica A., 2, all b. France; brother Athont [Ashorite], 36, widower, merchant, b. Greece, & 5 servants. Located next to the Negroponte family's 'The Ferns' and close to the Rodocanachi family's 'Hawthorn House.'

He was a signatory witness at the 1876 Marseille marriage of Emmanuel Rodocanachi & Esmeralda Ralli.

Othon Kontostavlos, Marseille, was a donating member, Association for the Encouragement of Greek Studies, Paris, France.

Othon Kontostavlo was involved in establishing the Greek community organization Syllogue in Marseille, founded 1871.

Name:
His name on both his and his wife's death certificate reads Contostavlos.

Died:
DOD on death certificate. Argenti says 20 Jun 1886.

Othon married Mina (Pandia) Scaramanga. Mina (daughter of Pandia Petros (Petros) Scaramanga and Arghyro (Nicolas) Argenti) was born on 02 Dec 1844 in St Petersburg, Russia; died on 03 May 1870 in allées de Meilhan 25, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Residence: at DOD 25 allees de Meilhan, Marseille, France.

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Jean E. Scaramanga, Marseille, deceased, is listed as a member in Revue des études grecques (Paris), 1897.

Name:
Name on daughter Julie's birth certificate is Eustratio.

Birth:
Birth/baptism registered on Syros (no substantive data other than year given)

Died:
Death notice in La Vedette [Marseille], 8 Dec 1894, p. 765.

Ioannis married Julie (Andreas) Argenti on 19 Jun 1866 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France. Julie (daughter of Andreas Nicolas (Nicolas) Argenti and Loula (Alexander) Ralli) was born on 05 Apr 1845 in Syros, Cyclades Islands, Greece; died on 06 Dec 1921 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Julie Scaramanga (née Argenti) by Camille Silvy; albumen print, 29 June 1862; Purchased, 1904; Photographs Collection; NPG Ax59915; National Portrait Gallery (UK).

Name:
Name on daughter Julie's birth certificate is Julie Andre Argenti.

Birth:
Her death certificate says she was born on Syros, Greece, 5 Apr 1845. Argenti says 30 Sep 1845, Marseille, France. The latter date is not indexed in the Marseille birth registers, but that date appears on her marriage certificate.

Died:
Place of death is given as cours Pierre Puget 10, Marseille, France.

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Married:
Witnesses included Pantia Pierre Scaramanga, 61, merchant, groom's uncle, rue de la grande Armee 11; Etienne Alexandre Rall, 50, merchant, bride's uncle, rue Senac 33; Auguste Etienne Ralli, 71, rentier, bride's great uncle, allees des Capucines 12; Pantia Leonidas Argenti, 67, rentier, rue Senac 27.

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Residence: 1825, Office: 37 Commercial Sale Rooms, Mincing Lane, City of London, England

Owner of Condostavlo & Co. Merchants, London. Played an important role during the Greek War of Independence and later in Greek politics after the founding of the Greek state. (Christopher Long)

Member of the Philiki Hetairai of Trieste. In 1818 he was corresponding from London with Adamantios Koraïs. Raised funds in London for the Greek cause and provided ammunition, etc.

In 1826 he oversaw the controversial construction of Greek warships in the USA. The two frigates generated substantial cost overruns and the matter went to arbitration, which he largely lost. He published a widely-distributed account of the events: A narrative of the material facts in relation to the building of the two Greek frigates, which generated a lot of press coverage in both the USA and Europe. In 1828 Capodistrias appointed him to acquire a mint for coin production (Malta). In 1856 he was Greek Finance minister and in 1857 President of the Greek parliament.

Alex. Contostavlo was in partnership with Stephen Franghiadi, as Contostavlo & Co., merchants, until 31 Aug 1824 and then continued the business alone (London Gazette 28 May 1825).

Alexander married Angeliki (Zannis) Rodocanachi. Angeliki (daughter of Zannis (Matthew) Rodocanachi and Despina (Ioannis) Tsitsekli) was born on 11 Jul 1803 in Chios, Greece; died on 18 Jun 1870 in Athens, Attica, Greece. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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They had 13 children. Only those connecting to the Negroponte-Agelasto bloodline are shown. The full account appears in Argenti/Long.

His brother Jean is married to a bloodline Agelasto.

Residence: 1863, rue de la grande Armee 11, Marseille, France.

He was a signatory witness to the 1863 marriage of Stephanos Ralli and Polymnia Argenti.

He was a signatory witness to the 1866 marriage of his nephew Jean Scaramanga and Julie Argenti.

(Makarana) Jane Blake says her her great-grandfather escaped from the 1822 massacre as a baby by being rowed out to sea by his nurse, was picked up by a passing boat and appears to have ended up in Marseilles. But Pandia would have been aged about 17. (Christopher Long)

Knight of the Order of The Saviour. Appears to have settled in France. (Christopher Long)

Occupation: merchant

Domicile: at DOD, Marseille, France

Pandia married Arghyro (Nicolas) Argenti. Arghyro was born on 18 Jul 1818 in Chios, Greece; died on 18 Apr 1878 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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They had 13 children. Only those connecting to the Negroponte-Agelasto bloodline are shown. The full account appears in Argenti/Long.

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Order of the Greek Constitution. Established himself in Russia.

1 Dec 1834: Eustratios Scaramanga, 38, married, arrived Syros 1825, born Chios, merchant, swore allegiance to the Greek government at The Orthodox Church of Christ's Transfiguration (Metamorphosis), Ermoupolis, Syros.

Residence: 1825-1840 Syros.

Eustratius married Despina (Stamati) Psycha. Despina (daughter of Stamati (George) Psycha and Marouko (Dimitrios) Ralli) was born in 1812 in Chios, Greece; died on 12 Aug 1890 in Shernfold, Frant, Sussex, England UK; was buried on 16 Aug 1890 in Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Residence: 1866, London.

Buried:
burial plot no. 216625, sq 28-42, Greek plan no. 6, reg. pg. 9609, no. 6029

Monk A. Moschovakis officiated

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Occupation: merchant.

Residence, Marseille, France: 1830, allees de Meilhan 51; 1837, allees de Meilhan 6; 1838, allees de Meilhan 8; 1842, rue Senac 2; 1843-63, allees des Capucines 18/allee de Meilhan 18.

Signatory witness, Marseille: 1830 birth of Etienne Petros Schilizzi; 1833 marriage of George (Demetrius) Zizinia and Batou (Thomas) Galatti; 1838 birth of Angélique Erato (Georges) Zizinia; 1842 birth of Marie Pénélope (Georges) Zizinia and births of twin sisters Marigo (Petros) Vlasto and Angelique (Petros) Vlasto; 1846 birth of Ménandre Périclès Zizinia; 1848 wedding of Cleopatre (Georges) Zizinia and Theodore (Emmanuel) Rodocanachi; 1849 Ralli-Rodocanachi marriage; 1850 marriage of Aglaïa (Georges) Zizinia; 1851 marriage of his cousin Leonidas - Julia Ralli; 1854 marriage of Michael Sevastopoulos & Smaragda Zizinia;1857 birth of Virginie Sechiari; 1865 marriage of Pandia A Ralli & Jenni Rodocanachi.

According to the 1841 Marseille census the Argenti household at rue Senac 2 consisted of Andre, merchant; wife Julia; Nicolas; Alexandre; Poulatei [Pandely]; Fanni [Theophanie]; and four domestic servants. The 1856 census reports the family, now at allees des Capucines, 18, comprised Andre, merchant; wife Julia Ralli; Theodora Galati, 75 [his mother, a martyr's widow]; Paulymini, 12 1/2 [Polymnia]; Julie, 10 1/2; a governess and four servants. Lived next to Augustus Stephanos & Sozonga Stephanos Ralli, allees des Capucines 14.

Andre Argenti was among the twenty-one founding members of the Greek church, Marseille, in 1836, a group which also included Paraschewa Sechiari, Emmanuel Rodocanachi, George D. Zizinia, Michel Dromocaiti, Michel Petrocochino [probably Michel Dimitrios Petrocochino, rather than Michel Andre Petrocochino], George M. Zizinia, Michel Agelasto, Jean Baltazzi, George Petrocochino and George Grimanelli (Echinard).

Resided in Marseille since 1822. French naturalization (see particulars)

He is likely being referred to as "An Argenti (related to the Ralli family by marriage) was in charge in Marseilles..." in regards to the Ralli merchant network.

Married to Julia Ralli, he was head of the Ralli merchant house in Marseille, under the name of Ralli Schilizzi Argenti.

Ralli Schilizzi & Argenti integrated Auguste Ralli…and his two sons-in-law Andre Nicholas Argenti and Pierre Emmanuel Schilizzi.

Andreas married Loula (Alexander) Ralli on 31 Oct 1832 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France. Loula was born in Jun 1808 in Chios, Greece; died in Dec 1870; was buried on 28 Dec 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Four children of Alexander Antonios Ralli and Ploumou Stephanos Ralli -- Loula and her brothers Pandia, Michalis and Antonios -- are on the Negroponte-Agelasto tree.

Died:
Due to an illness according to Dr. Palmvanis.

Buried:
Priest: Vasilios Moros, presbyter: M. Oeconomos.

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Another son, Nicolas, is on the main Agelasto tree.