Eustratius (Aristides) Eumorfopoulos

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Occupation: Merchant. Listed in 1913 as a member of the Baltic Exchange (representing Eumorfopoulos Bros of 25 St Mary Axe, City of London).

Origin: Chios.

He married (aged 30) Edith Henderson when she appears to have been five months pregnant. It also appears that this may have been a very 'unsuitable' marriage since an outsider (Costa) is found as a marriage witness.

He and his brother Stamatios were merchants in London operating as 'Eumorfopoulos Brothers' until 31 Dec 1910 when Stamatios resigned. The firm continued with Eustratius alone at 87/88 Leadenhall Street, London (London Gazette 3 Jan 1911).

Eustratio Eumorfopoulos was partners with his brother George Eumorfopoulos, Stratty John Scaramanga, Peter John Scaramanga, and Andrew John Scaramanga, as Grain Merchants, at 21 Bishopsgate Street, London; at Marseille and at Rostoff (Don), Russia, as Scaramanga, Eumorfopoulos and Co., until it was dissolved 31 Dec 1901 (London Gazette 28 Jan 1902).

Addresses, England: 1901, 'Belmont,' Midhope Road, Woking, Surrey; 1903-1912, Bullswater Lodge, Pirbright, Surrey; 1922, 70 Belsize Park Gardens, London; 1925, Bentsbrook House, North Holmwood, nr Dorking, Surrey; 1928, 89 Leigham Ct. Road, Streatham, S.W., London; Old Mousers, Dormansland, nr Lingfield, Surrey; 1944-, 'Nurney' [later named 'Wilderness House', Wilderness Ln, Hadlow Down, Uckfield, Sussex; 1946, 160 Ladbrooke Grove, London, W.10.

He arrived 6 Jul 1928 at Southampton, England on the Mauretania from New York City.

The 1891 England census: 1 Kensingston Park Gardens, Kensingston, London, England, household headed by Aristides Eumorfopoulos, 66, retired merchant; wife Mariora, 50, both b. Syros, Greece; son George, 27, Russia Merchant, b. Liverpool; daughter-in-law Julia, 26, b. London Paddington; daughters Esmeralda, 26, b. Liverpool; Elpiniki, 23; sons Eustratius, 21, merchant's clerk; Nicholas, 18, science student; Stamati, 16, scholar; all b. London St. Mary Abbots; & 4 servants.

The 1901 England census: 'Belmont,' Midhope Road, Woking, Surrey, household headed by Eustratios Eumorfopoulos, 31, grain merchant, b. Kensington, London; wife Edith, 22, b. Scotland; daughter Esmeralda, 8 months, b. Woking, Surrey; and 2 servants.

1911 England census for Bullswater Lodge, Pirbright, Surrey, household headed by Eustratio Eumorfopoulos, 41, b. London; married 12 years; 3 children, all living; corn merchant and commission agent; wife Edith, 32, b. Edinburgh; daughters Esmeralda, 10, b. Woking, Surrey; Mimica, 7, b. Pirbright; son Aristides, 2, b. Pirbright; 7 servants.

He was co-executor of the estate of his sister Esmeralda.

(1922) member of the Zoological Society of London, from 1897.

Eustratio Eumorfopoulos [10 Eton Houses, 70 Belsize Park Gardens] appears on the 1922 UK electoral register, Hampstead parliamentary division, Camden county/borough; [89 Leigham Court Road] 1926 Lambeth/Lambeth; [305 Leigham Court Road] 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936 Norwood and North/Lambeth; [Bevis Marks House, abode 305 Leigham Court Rd SW16] 1933, 1934, [7/8 Bury Street, abode Old Mousers, Lingfield] 1937, 1938, 1939 City of London/City of London.

His residence, 'Nurney', according to his granddaughter Edith Baker, was set on six acres with stables and a woodlands belonging to the house. It was beautifully built in a French style with balcony and veranda, and a huge grape vine.

His residence, 'Nurney', according to his granddaughter Edith Baker, was set on six acres with stables and a woodlands belonging to the house. It was beautifully built in a French style with balcony and veranda, and a huge grape vine.

The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address Old Mansers, Godstone, Surrey, lists Eustratio Eumorfopoulos, Married, b. 2? Jan 1870, Merchant; and Mimica Eumorfopoulos, single, b. 23 Feb 1904, Artist.

Christened:
God-parents: Julia G. Scaramanga.

Name:
or Eustratios

Died:
DOD from grave stone

Buried:
burial plot 39287, sq 42, no. 269 on Greek plan, reg. pg. 19251, no. 83171

Eustratius married Edith (William) Henderson on 26 Apr 1899 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK. Edith (daughter of William Ernest (Walter) Henderson and Elizabeth Atkins) was born on 31 Mar 1879 in Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland UK; died on 21 May 1944 in Kettlewell, Woking, Surrey, England UK; was cremated in Stoke Poges Garden of Remembrance, Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
According to a descendant, Edith Baker, her marriage was 26 April 1899 (engraved on a wedding ring) though Metaxa's Greek church records state 15 Feb 1900.

Church register says marriage was 15 Feb 1900; Marriage Witnesses: Smaragda A. Eumorfopoulos and Triantafyllos Costa; A. Paraschis presiding; entry 218

Marriage registered Apr-May-Jun 1899, Islington District, Vol. 1b, Page 676. Certificate not examined.

According to parish records, they were married on the same date at the Parish Church of St. George, Tufnell Park, Islington. Marriage witnesses: Stamati Eumorfopoulos and Alice Henderson.

At some point he lived at 'Old Mousers' and she on the Isle of Wight, with the children shuffling between.

1. Smaragda (Eustratius) Eumorfopoulos was born on 16 Jul 1900 in Woking, Surrey, England UK; was christened on 23 Nov 1900 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK; died on 14 Apr 1954 in Brighton, Sussex, England UK; was buried in Brighton, Sussex, England UK.
2. Miminia (Eustratius) Eumorfopoulos was born on 23 Feb 1904 in Surrey, England UK; was christened on 18 Jun 1904 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK; died on 23 Oct 1981 in Homelands Nursing Home, Cowfold, Sussex, England UK; was cremated in Stoke Poges Garden of Remembrance, Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, England UK.
3. Aristides (Eustratius) Eumorfopoulos was born on 22 May 1908 in Surrey, England UK; was christened on 31 Oct 1908 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK; died after 1954; was cremated in Stoke Poges Garden of Remembrance, Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, England UK.
4. Mariora (Eustratius) Eumorfopoulos was born on 14 Jun 1912 in Bullswater Lodge, Pirbright, Surrey, England UK; was christened on 16 Nov 1912 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK; died on 22 Feb 2003 in Berkshire, England UK; was cremated in Stoke Poges Garden of Remembrance, Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, England UK.

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Residence: 1863-64, 43 Bedford Street, Liverpool, England; 1891, London, England; 1897-1899, 1 Kensington Park Gardens, Notting Hill, Middlesex, London.

Occupation: Merchant.

UK Naturalisation: Greece, 1 Dec 1891, residence London; home office paper B11583; certificate A6927; (also London Gazette 3 Jun 1892).

A member of the Constitution Committee for the building of St Sophia's church, London.

He was in business with his brother-in-law John E. Scaramanga and Demetrius Manoussi from 1 March 1883, at 88 Bishopsgate Street, London, Marseille, Taganrog, and Rostoff-on-the-Don, as Merchants, under the style of Scaramanga, Manoussi and Co. Their previous partners included Peter P. Scaramanga, Andrew P. Scaramanga and John P. Scaramanga under Scaramanga and Co. He retired from the business 28 Feb 1891, by which time George Eumorfopoulos and Eustratius J. Scaramanga had joined the firm (London Gazette 23 Mar 1883, 3 Mar 1891; The Times (London) 2 Mar 1883).

Aristides G. Eumorphopulos was listed as a member of the Baltic Exchange, 1886 (Harlaftis, A History of Greek-owned Shipping, p. 58).

The 1851 England Census reports the household living at 3 Ducie Place, Manchester comprises three lodgers, all shipping merchants, born in Greece: Aristides Eumorfopoulos, 26, unmarried; D.E. Rodocanachi, 29, unmarried; and D.T. Calvocoressi, 38, widower. The last appears unknown to Argenti.

According to the 1871 census, the family lived at 1 Kensingston Park Gardens, London, with 5 servants. Household comprised (correcting for misspelling): Aristides Eumorfopoulos, 46 b. Greece, Black Sea [products?]; wife Mariora, 36, b. Greece; her mother Despina Scaramanga, 62, b. Greece; children: Georgios, 7 b. Hereford; Smaragda, 6 b. Liverpool, Despina, 5 b. Liverpool, Maria, 4 b. London; Mimina, 2 b. London; Elpiniki, 2 b. London; Eustratius, 1 b. London.

According to the 1881 census, the family lived at 1 Kensingston Park Gardens, London, with 4 servants. The household comprised (correcting for misspelling): Aristides Eumorfopoulos, 56 b. Greece, merchant with Scaramanga & Co.; wife Mariora, 41, b. Greece; her mother Despina Scaramanga, 70, b. Greece; children Georgios, 17 b. Liverpool; Smaragda, 16 b. Liverpool; Despina, 15 b. Liverpool; Maria, 14 b. London; Mimina, 13 b. London; Elpiniki, 13 b. London; Eustratius, 11 b. London; Nicolas, 8 b. London; Stamatios, 6 b. London.

The 1891 England census: 1 Kensingston Park Gardens, Kensingston, London, England, household headed by Aristides Eumorfopoulos, 66, retired merchant; wife Mariora, 50, both b. Syros, Greece; son George, 27, Russia Merchant, b. Liverpool; daughter-in-law Julia, 26, b. London Paddington; daughters Esmeralda, 26, b. Liverpool; Elpiniki, 23; sons Eustratius, 21, merchant's clerk; Nicholas, 18, science student; Stamati, 16, scholar; all b. London St. Mary Abbots; & 4 servants.

A. G. Eumorfopulo chaired the organizing committee of Manchester's 1860 Greek Bachelors' Ball, attended by 260 guests (Manchester Guardian, 25 Feb 1860, p 4).

Aristides Eumorphopoulos gave an icon of the Annunciation to the Greek Church of Manchester, 1858.

A G Eumorphopoulos, 4 Kensington Park Gardens, London, was a general member, from 1867, Association for the Encouragement of Greek Studies, Paris, France.

Died:
Estate valued at £9352 7s 1d, administered at London 29 Jul 1897, went to widow.

Buried:
burial plot no. 21662, the family plot of his brother-in-law Stamati Dimitrius Scaramanga, no. 6 on the Greek plan, reg. pg. 11449, no. 20753.

Archimandrite A. Paraschis officiating; Greek Gazette records death 19 Mar 1897, burial 23 Mar 1897.

Aristides married Mariora (Eustratius) Scaramanga on 11 Jul 1861 in Athens, Attica, Greece. Mariora (daughter of Eustratius (Petros) Scaramanga and Despina (Stamati) Psycha) was born on 09 Oct 1840 in Syros, Cyclades Islands, Greece; died on 20 Nov 1908 in London, England UK; was buried on 26 Nov 1908 in Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mrs. Mary Eumorfopoulos [33 Gloucester Square] appears on the 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1909 UK electoral register, Kensington South parliamentary division, Westminster county/borough.

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

Died:
Probate information with DOD appeared in The Times (London) 29 Dec 1908, pg. 9.

Argenti says 28 Nov 1908.

Her estate, administered by Lucas Eustratio Ralli, Pandely Leonidas Argenti and her eldest son George, was valued at £51,886 gross, with net personalty £51,186.

Buried:
burial plot no. 21662, reg. pg. 14035, no. 41445, with her husband in the family site of her brother Stamati Dimitrios Scaramanaga

Notes:

Founder of Ralli & Agelasto, 1837, Tabreez, Persia.

Georges married Esmeralda (Dimitri) Rodocanachi. Esmeralda (daughter of Dimitrios (Emmanuel) Rodocanachi and Marietta (Nicolas) Mallia) was born in 1801 in Chios, Greece; died on 24 Jun 1881 in Piraeus, Attica, Greece. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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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

Nicolo married Despina Sepsis. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Dimitrios married Marietta (Nicolas) Mallia. Marietta was born on 4 Nov 1778 in Chios, Greece; died on 16 Mar 1822 in Chios, Greece. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Stamati married Marouko (Dimitrios) Ralli. Marouko (daughter of Dimitrios (Zannis) Ralli and Catherine (Pericles) Negroponte) died in Syros, Cyclades Islands, Greece. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]