Sheila Margaret (Edwin) Amies

Notes:

1980 Australia Electoral Rolls: Thomas Alfred King, welder; Sheila Margaret King, home duties; Leslie John King, apprentice; Martin Anthony King, assistant; Nicholas Austen King; 8 Towers St., Beaumaris, Victoria.

Birth:
The birth of Sheila M Amies (mother's maiden name: Eumorfopoulos) was registered 1928, Epsom, Surrey, v. 2a, p. 13.

Died:
Obituary, Herald Sun [Melbourne], 13 Jan 2014.

Buried:
LePage Lawn, Row 88, Grave 146

Sheila married Thomas Alfred (unknown) King in aut 1949 in Brighton, Sussex, England UK. Thomas was born in 1916 in [England, UK]; died on 16 Jul 2009 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; was buried on 23 Jul 2009 in Bunurong Memorial Park, Bangholme, Greater Dandenong City, Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
The marriage of Thomas A King and Sheila M Amies was registered Oct-Nov-Dec 1949, Brighton, Sussex, v. 5h, p. 170.

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Notes:

Edwin Leslie Amies (116022) appointed Lt. 5 Jun 1940, Infantry, Green Howards (London Gazette, 9 Jul 1940).

The 1901 England census for the household at 55 Newport Road, Gnosall, Staffordshire, headed by Edwin Amies, 30, b. Staffordshire, England, cabinet maker; wife Margaret A Amies, 29, b. Saltaire, Yorkshire; son Edwin Leslie Amies, 6, b. Manchester; daughter Kathleen Mgt Amies, 3, b. Gnosall, Staffordshire; and 1 servant.

The 1911 England census for the household at 71 Thornton Avenue, Chiswick, Middlesex, headed by Edwin Amies, 38, b. Stafford, Staffordshire, England, Shopfitter Manager; wife Margaret Anderson Amies, 38, b. Saltaire, Yorkshire; son Edwin Leslie Amies, 15, b. Manchester, Clerk Shipping Officer; daughter Kathleen Margaret Amies, 12, b. Gnosall, Staffordshire; son Cleve Russell Amies, 7, b. Gnosall; 1 servant.

Edwin Leslie Amies with Esmeralda Amies* appears on the London electoral registers: (1923,1926) 23 Linkenholt Mansions, Stamford Brook Avenue, Chiswick, Bedford Park; (1927,1928,1931*,1937*,1938*) Hilsyde, Woodmansterne Road, Wallington, Mitcham, Surrey.

Residence, England: 1901, 55 Newport Road, Gnosall, Staffordshire; 1911, 71 Thornton Avenue, Chiswick, Middlesex; 1923-26, 23 Linkenholt Mansions, Stamford Brook Avenue, Chiswick, Bedford Park; 1927-38, Hilsyde, Woodmansterne Road, Wallington, Mitcham, Surrey; at DOD 96 Martindale Road, Hounslow, West Middlesex.

The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address Hileyde, Woodmansterne Road, Carshalton, Surrey, England, lists Edwin L Amies, b. 9 Sep 1894, Marine Insurance Clerk Shipping Steam; wife Esmeralda Amies, b. 16 Jul 1900, Unpaid Domestic Duties; Elisabeth A Amies, b. 6 Feb 1926, At School.

Birth:
The birth of Edwin Leslie Amies was registered in Jul-Aug-Sep 1894, Chorlton, Lancashire, v 8c, p 831.

Died:
The death of Edwin L Amies, 62, was registered in 1956, Surrey, v 5g, p 491.

Edwin married Smaragda (Eustratius) Eumorfopoulos on 02 Sep 1922 in St. Peter's Church, Belsize Park, London UK. Smaragda (daughter of Eustratius (Aristides) Eumorfopoulos and Edith (William) Henderson) 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. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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.

Edwin Leslie Amies with Esmeralda Amies* appears on the London electoral registers: (1923,1926) 23 Linkenholt Mansions, Stamford Brook Avenue, Chiswick, Bedford Park; (1927,1928,1931*,1937*,1938*) Hilsyde, Woodmansterne Road, Wallington, Mitcham, Surrey.

The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address Hileyde, Woodmansterne Road, Carshalton, Surrey, England, lists Edwin L Amies, b. 9 Sep 1894, Marine Insurance Clerk Shipping Steam; wife Esmeralda Amies, b. 16 Jul 1900, Unpaid Domestic Duties; Elisabeth A Amies, b. 6 Feb 1926, At School.

Christened:
God-parents: Smaragda Eurmorfopoulos.

Birth:
Birth registered Jul-Aug-Sep 1900, Guildford District, Surrey, Vol. 2a, Page 70. Certificate not examined.

Died:
DOD from grave stone

Notes:

Married:
Marriage notice appeared in The Times (London) 5 Sep 1922, pg. 1.

There was a second ceremony afterwards at St Sophia Cathedral, London; Witnesses/Sponsors: E. Eumorphopoulos & Margaret Aimes; entry 448.

The marriage of Edwin L Amies and Esmeralda Eumorfopoulos was registered Jul-Aug-Sep 1922 at Hampstead, Middlesex, v 1a, p 1648.

Notes:

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]

Notes:

The 1881 Scotland census: 8 North Bridge Street, Edinburgh, household headed by William E. Henderson, 32, b. Glasgow, unemployed waiter; wife Eliza, 27, b. England; daughter Edith, 2; son William E., 4, both b. Edinburgh; and Thomas Robertson, a boarder.

The 1891 Scotland census: B R 2 Road, Edinburgh, household headed by William E. Henderson, 42, b. Glasgow, hotel keeper; daughter Edith, 12; son William E., 14; Alice A., 9; Grace, 8; Emma, 7; Jessie, 3; all b. Edinburgh; and 1 servant.

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.

Residence, England: 1903-1912, Bullswater Lodge, Pirbright, Surrey; 1922, 70 Belsize Park Gardens, London; 1925, Bentsbrook House, North Holmwood, nr Dorking, Surrey; Isle of Wight; at DOD, Haddon House, Oatlands Park, Weybridge, Surrey.

Edith Eumorfopoulos [Bevis Marks House, abode 305 Leigham Court Road SW16] appears on the 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935; [7/8 Bury Street, abode Haddon House, Weybridge] 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939 City of London/City of London.

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.

The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address Haddon House, Victoria Road, Walton and Weybridge, Surrey, lists
Edith Eumorfopoulos, married, b. 31 Mar 1879 and Mariora Eumorfopoulos, single, b. 14 Jun 1912, both Unpaid Domestic Duties.

Birth:
Another source says 24 Mar 1878.

Notes:

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.

Notes:

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]

Notes:

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:

The 1881 Scotland census: 8 North Bridge Street, Edinburgh, household headed by William E. Henderson, 32, b. Glasgow, unemployed waiter; wife Eliza, 27, b. England; daughter Edith, 2; son William E., 4, both b. Edinburgh; and Thomas Robertson, a boarder.

The 1891 Scotland census: B R 2 Road, Edinburgh, household headed by William E. Henderson, 42, b. Glasgow, hotel keeper; daughter Edith, 12; son William E., 14; Alice A., 9; Grace, 8; Emma, 7; Jessie, 3; all b. Edinburgh; and 1 servant.

Occupation: hotel keeper

Residence: 1881, 8 North Bridge Street, Edinburgh, Scotland; 1891, B R 2 Road, Edinburgh; 1899, 14 Tufnell Park Road, Islington; 1901, 241 Brick Lane, Duke of York Pub, Bethnal Green, London.

The 1901 England census: household at 241 Brick Lane, P[ublic] House, "Duke of York," Bethnal Green, London headed by William Henderson, 52, b. Scotland, licensed ??aller, own account; wife Eliza, 47, b. London; daughters Alice A., 19, electrical accessories assistant; Grace, 18; Emma C. 17, electrical accessories assistant; Jessie, 13; Minnie, 7; sons Archie, 15, junior clerk builder; Norman, 11, all b. Scotland; Gordon M, 5, b. Kensington, Greenwich; Louis C., 3, b. Kensington, Calford.

William married Elizabeth Atkins. Elizabeth was born on 31 Jul 1853 in Slough, Berkshire England UK; died on 22 Dec 1942 in Stoke Newington, Hackney, London, England UK; was buried in Hertfordshire, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The 1901 England census: household at 241 Brick Lane, P[ublic] House, "Duke of York," Bethnal Green, London headed by William Henderson, 52, b. Scotland, licensed ??aller, own account; wife Eliza, 47, b. London; daughters Alice A., 19, electrical accessories assistant; Grace, 18; Emma C. 17, electrical accessories assistant; Jessie, 13; Minnie, 7; sons Archie, 15, junior clerk builder; Norman, 11, all b. Scotland; Gordon M, 5, b. Kensington, Greenwich; Louis C., 3, b. Kensington, Calford.


The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address Cherry Tree Cottages, Buckland Common, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, lists Eliza Henderson, b. 31 Jul 1852, Widowed, Unpaid Domestic Duties.

Birth:
from Cornwall originally, according to her daughter as related to her daughter.