George (Stephanos) Galati

Notes:

Occupation: merchant

Residence: 1860-1870, Ermoupolis, Syros, Greece; 1871, 95 Grove Street, Liverpool; 1881, 25 Mulgrave St., Toxteth Park [visitor]; 1891, 9 Normandy St., Toxteth Park, Liverpool [lodger]; 1894-1895, 88 Mulgrave street, Liverpool; 1899-1900, 27 Sydenham Avenue, Liverpool; 1900, 2 Trentham Avenue, off Smithdown Road, Liverpool, England.

UK Naturalisation: George Stephen Galatti, Greece, 15 Aug 1878, residence Liverpool; home office paper 76004; certificate A2680

The 1860 Census for Ermoupolis, Syros, reports a household consisting of Stephanos Galati, no profession, married, male, parent; Helen St. Galati, 50, female, parent, married; with the following unmarried male children: Constantine, Lysandros, John and George, all merchants; Paul, clerk/writer; and Andreas, student; daughters Marietta, 19; Catherine, 15 [listed as married, merchant, a computer glitch?]; Mimina, 12; also, Margarita, 78, widow. The 1870 Census: Stephanos Galati, merchant, married, male, parent; wife Helen Galati, daughter of John Negroponte, 48, origin Chios with the following male children: Constantine, also married; and Lysandros, John, Paul and George, all merchants, and Andreas, no profession, all unmarried; daughters Marietta, 28, married; Catherine, 24, single; Mimina, 21, single, all origin Ermoupolis.

The 1871 England Census reports the household at 95 Grove Street, Liverpool, headed by Lysander Galatti, 35, and brother George, 24, both unmarried cotton broker, b. Syra, Greece.

The 1881 British Census reports that George S. Galatti, 37, unmarried, hide-tanning material broker, born in Syros, Greece, naturalized British subject, was visiting 25 Mulgrave St., Toxteth Park, Liverpool.

The 1891 British Census reports that George S. Galatti, 47, unmarried, Greek native, commission agent, lodged at 9 Normandy St., Toxteth Park, Liverpool.

Liverpool Electoral Registers, 1894-1895: George Stpehen (sic) Galatti, 88 Mulgrave street (abode); 9 Granville Buildings, 14 Tithebarn Street (counting house); 1899-1900: George Stephen Gallatti, 27 Sydenham Avenue (house).

11 Feb 1865: George S.G. Galati, 21, unmarried, born Ermoupolis, merchant, swore allegiance to the Greek government at the town hall, Ermoupolis, Syros.

3 Apr 1867: George St.K. Galati, 24, unmarried, born Ermoupolis, clerk, swore allegiance to the Greek government at the town hall, Ermoupolis, Syros.

He was in partnership with Constantine James Negreponte [possibly Constantine (Jacob) Negroponte], and his brothers Lysander Stephen Galatti and Andrew Stephen Galatti as cotton brokers, at the Exchange Buildings, Liverpool, England until dissolved 21 Jun 1875 (London Gazette 17 Aug 1875).

Along with brothers Lysander Stephen Galatti, Andrew Stephen Galatti and Richard Willis Wilkinson he was in copartnership as Cotton Brokers, at Exchange Buildings, Liverpool, as Galatti and Co., until it was dissolved 22 June 1876 (London Gazette 4 July 1876).

George Galatti attended the Sep 1897 Liverpool funeral of Ambrose Anthony Vlasto (Liverpool Mercury, 28 Sep 1897).

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

Name:
Surname on Liverpool electoral rolls spelled Galatti and Gallatti.

Buried:
Folio Entry C/N Section Grave Class
1483 29638 N N 171 352 CEM 9/2/5

Died:
The death of George S Galatti --Estimated Birth Year: abt 1844 --was registered Oct-Nov-Dec 1900; Age at Death: 56; Toxteth Park, Lancashire, Volume: 8b, Page: 144.

George S. Galatti, 57, died 13 Nov 1900, at 2 Trentham Avenue, off Smithdown Road, Liverpool, after a short illenss. 'Beloved husband of Lily' (Liverpool Mercury 15 Nov 1900).

Probate: George Stephen Galatti, Trentham Ave, Liverpool, England, died 13 Nov 1900, administration 6 May 1901 to Nellie Galatti widow £461 5s 1d.

George married Nellie Zuick in 1893 in Lancashire, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
George Stephen Galatti and Nellie Zuick registered their marriage Jul-Aug-Sep 1893, Toxeth Park, Lancashire, v 8b, p 468.

Notes:

Stephen Constantine Galatti, of Liverpool, Insurance Broker, Underwriter, and Commission Agent filed for bankruptcy 21 Sep 1858 (London Gazette 26 Nov 1858, 2 Nov 1858, 21 Aug 1860, 24 Sep 1858)

Residence: -1822 Chios; 1829-1833 Smyrna; 1835-1850 Syros; 1858 Liverpool; 1879 Athens.

7 Jul 1853: Stephanos C Galati, 55, married, born Chios, merchant, arrived Syros 1833, swore allegiance to the Greek government at the town hall, Ermoupolis, Syros.

The 1860 Census for Ermoupolis, Syros, reports a household consisting of Stephanos Galati, no profession, married, male, parent; Helen St. Galati, 50, female, parent, married; with the following unmarried male children: Constantine, Lysandros, John and George, all merchants; Paul, clerk/writer; and Andreas, student; daughters Marietta, 19; Catherine, 15 [listed as married, merchant, a computer glitch?]; Mimina, 12; also, Margarita, 78, widow. The 1870 Census: Stephanos Galati, merchant, married, male, parent; wife Helen Galati, daughter of John Negroponte, 48, origin Chios with the following male children: Constantine, also married; and Lysandros, John, Paul and George, all merchants, and Andreas, no profession, all unmarried; daughters Marietta, 28, married; Catherine, 24, single; Mimina, 21, single, all origin Ermoupolis.

Liverpool Electoral Registers, 1855: Stephen Constantine Galatti, Rock ferry (residence); 8 India Buildings (counting house).

Stephanos married Zambelou (Jean) Negroponte. Zambelou (daughter of John (Constantine) Negroponte and Catherine Psiachi) was born in 1816 in Chios, Greece; died on 04 Jun 1875 in Athens, Attica, Greece. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The 1860 Census for Ermoupolis, Syros, reports a household consisting of Stephanos Galati, no profession, married, male, parent; Helen St. Galati, 50, female, parent, married; with the following unmarried male children: Constantine, Lysandros, John and George, all merchants; Paul, clerk/writer; and Andreas, student; daughters Marietta, 19; Catherine, 15 [listed as married, merchant, a computer glitch?]; Mimina, 12; also, Margarita, 78, widow. The 1870 Census: Stephanos Galati, merchant, married, male, parent; wife Helen Galati, daughter of John Negroponte, 48, origin Chios with the following male children: Constantine, also married; and Lysandros, John, Paul and George, all merchants, and Andreas, no profession, all unmarried; daughters Marietta, 28, married; Catherine, 24, single; Mimina, 21, single, all origin Ermoupolis.

Birth:
1800 according to LDS International Genealogical Index: batch #T000137, sheet 00, source call #TIB.

Died:
Death certificate for this date not found in central Athens Vital Statistics Bureau (2011).

Notes:

Held Hostage and hanged by the Turks, 23 Apr 1822, Chios (6 May 1822, according to Sturdza).

Constantine married Marietta (Laurentios) Ralli. Marietta was born in 1781 in Chios, Greece; died on 6 Mar 1864 in Syros, Cyclades Islands, Greece. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Three children of Laurentios Alexander Ralli and Despina Matheos Ralli -- Marietta and her siblings Matheos, and Hieronyma -- are on the Negroponte-Agelasto or Agelasto tree.

The 1860 Census for Ermoupolis, Syros, reports a household consisting of Stephanos Galati, no profession, married, male, parent; Helen St. Galati, 50, female, parent, married; with the following unmarried male children: Constantine, Lysandros, John and George, all merchants; Paul, clerk/writer; and Andreas, student; daughters Marietta, 19; Catherine, 15 [listed as married, merchant, a computer glitch?]; Mimina, 12; also, Margarita, 78, widow. The 1870 Census: Stephanos Galati, merchant, married, male, parent; wife Helen Galati, daughter of John Negroponte, 48, origin Chios with the following male children: Constantine, also married; and Lysandros, John, Paul and George, all merchants, and Andreas, no profession, all unmarried; daughters Marietta, 28, married; Catherine, 24, single; Mimina, 21, single, all origin Ermoupolis.

Notes:

James Constantine Negroponte is listed in the partnership businesses in 1860 that also involved John Stephen Schilizzi [probably John S. (Zannis) Schilizzi Stephanovich], Emmanuel Halduvacchi, Leonidas Vernudacchi, John Vaffiadacclii, Zanni Stef. Schilizzi, Michael Pantaleone Mavrogordato, Ambrosia Michele Cappati, Ipatias Vernudacchi & M. F. Paspatti. The firms involved included Schilizzi & Co., at London, Manchester and Calcutta; Schilizzi & Vaffiadacchi, Leghorn, Z. Stefanovich & Co., Constantinople; A.M. Cappari, Taganrog; and Ypatio Vernudacchi, Rostoff (London Gazette 7 Jun 1861).

18 Jul 1842: John K. Negroponte, 50, unmarried, born Chios, arrived Syros 1825, merchant, swore allegiance to the Greek government at the town hall, Ermoupolis.

J. C. Negreponte, Esq. contributed £1 to a relief drive ("Destructive Fire in St. John's, Newfoundland," The Manchester Guardian 11 Jul 1846, p 1). [This may not be he]

James Constantine Negreponte "a Greek merchant, living in London" was the victorious defendant in a court case -- Munn and others v. Negreponte -- involving agency and the non-payment for goods (The Manchester Guardian 3 Apr 1841, p 3). This, as well as the other citations, could refer to his approximate namesake, Jacob Constantine Negroponte.

1859: J.C. Negroponte worked for Schilizzi & Co. according to the Thacker's Directories, Calcutta.

Negroponte Bros. owned a warehouse at 8 Turner St., Manchester, 1843, 1945.

James Constantine Negroponte owned a house at 3 York St., Cheetham Township, Manchester, 1838-1847. The street no longer exists, although there is a York Street in central Manchester, 2.2 miles away.

Birth:
DOB from Syros registration. Argenti says 1783.

Argenti says Constantinople; Syros registration says Chios.

John married Catherine Psiachi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Is his birth date correct? He is too young to have had children at the dates given...(Christopher Long)

1815 Vienna City directory lists Negroponte Angerinos and Company.

Birth:
Is his birth date correct? He is too young to have had children at the dates given...(C. Long)

Constantine married Arghyro [Negroponte]. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]