George (Emmanuel) Scaramanga

Notes:

London Law case, 1864: Lane v London Bank of Scotland; plaintiffs: Richard Stuart Lane, Horace Edward Chapman and Frederick John Helbert; Defendants: The London Bank of Scotland Ltd, William Walter Cargill, Sir John Charles Dalrymple Hay bart, Peter Pandia Rodocanachi, George Emanuel Scaramanga, Emanuel George Franghiadi, Eugene Collins, Henry Spicer, William Julius Marshall, John Elin, Hon William Napier liquidator of the said Bank, Nathaniel Hitchin Palmer and Richard Baker.

Naturalisation Papers: Scaramanga, George Emanuel, from Greece. Certificate 3920 issued 24 September 1862,

Buried:
burial plot Sq 28, no. 27738, no. 56 on Greek plan, register pg. 11609, no. 22039.

Archimandrite A. Paraschis officiating

Died:
Estate valued at £8738 4s 6d, administered at London 17 Jan 1897, went to widow.

George married Elizabeth (Emmanuel) Franghiadi on 23 Feb 1860 in Chapel of Our Saviour, Finsbury Circus, City of London, England UK. Elizabeth (daughter of Emmanuel George (Zorzis) Franghiadi and Marigo (Michael) Rodocanachi) was born on 22 Mar 1843 in London, England UK; was christened on 15 May 1843 in Chapel of Our Saviour, Finsbury Circus, City of London, England UK; died on 09 May 1933 in Crawley Down, Sussex, England UK; was buried on 12 May 1933 in Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1911 England census for 58 Westbourne Terrace, Hyde Park, Paddington, London W, household headed by Michel Michel Rodocanachi, 54; married 27 years, 5 children born, 4 living; steamship director; wife Despina, 50; son Theodore, 22, single, steamship director; daughters Elsie. 19; Helen, 13, both single, all b. London; 7 servants.

Christened:
God-parents: Emmanuel E. Scaramanga (represented by John E. Scaramanga).

Died:
Her will was proved in London 24 June 1914 by her son Theodore Emanuel Rodocanachi, her brother Ambrose George Scaramanga, and John Michael Zarifi, executors (London Gazette 20 Nov 1914).

Buried:
burial plot 28365, sq. 28, Greek plan no. 1, reg. pg. 14881, no. 48209

Despina married Michel Michel (Michael) Rodocanachi on 26 Jan 1884 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK. Michel (son of Michel Emmanuel (Emmanuel) Rodocanachi and Ariadne (Michael) Petrocochino) was born on 08 Nov 1856 in London, England UK; was christened on 22 Dec 1856 in Church of Our Saviour, London Wall, City of London, England UK; died on 16 Dec 1911 in 58 Westbourne Terrace, Bayswater, London, England UK; was buried on 20 Dec 1911 in Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address Rushetts, Cuckfield, Sussex, lists Marigo Scaramanga, b. 26 Nov 1862, single; Despina Ziffo, b. 9 Nov 1887, single; Arghire Ziffo, b. 4 Feb 1861, widowed, all Private Means.

Christened:
God-parents: Stephen E. Franghiadi.

Buried:
burial plot 27728, reg. pg. 19152, no. 82382.

Notes:

(1922) member of the Zoological Society of London.

Julia Eumorfopoulos [with husband George Eumorfopoulos, 7 Chelsea Embankment] appears on the 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939 UK electoral register, Chelsea parliamentary division, Kensington and Chelsea county/borough.

The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address Shepherds Farm Crawley Down, Cuckfield, Sussex, lists Julia Eumorfopoulos, married, b. 26 Jun 1864; and Maria Metaxas, widowed, b. 12 Jun 1866, both Private Means.

Christened:
God-parents: Emmanuel Scaramanga (represented by Ambrose Ralli).

Died:
Death notice appeared in The Times (London) 13 Jan 1944, pg. 1.

Buried:
burial plot 39287, sq 42, no. 269 on Greek plan, reg. pg. 18479, no. 76994

Julia married George (Aristides) Eumorfopoulos on 14 Jun 1890 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK. George (son of Aristides George (Georges) Eumorfopoulos and Mariora (Eustratius) Scaramanga) was born on 18 Apr 1863 in 43 Bedford Street South, Liverpool, Lancashire, England UK; was christened on 29 Jun 1863 in Greek Church of St Nicholas, Liverpool, Lancashire, England UK; died on 19 Dec 1939 in 7 Chelsea Embankment, Chelsea, London, England UK; was buried on 22 Dec 1939 in Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1921 England and Wales Census lists: Emmanuel George Scaramanga, b. 1866, Ilford, Essex; Anne Scaramanga, b. 1880; for a household in East Grinstead, Sussex,

Christened:
God-parents: John E. Scaramanga (represented by Ambrose J. Ralli).

Buried:
burial plot 27738, reg. pg. 14097, no. 65937. Register says he died in 'Esthonia.'

Family/Spouse: Julia (Robert) Orem. Julia (daughter of Robert Orem and Marie Alfieraki) died on 08 Mar 1900 in St Petersburg, Russia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Education: Cheam School, Eton.

Occupation Listed in 1913 as a member of the Baltic Exchange (representing Scaramanga Bros, of 7 Union Court, Old Broad Street, City of London).

Residence, England: 5 Campden Hill Terrace, Kensington, London; The Blue Door, East Blatchington, Seaford, Sussex.

Justice of the Peace.

He was in partnership with Basil Arnold Smith, as Smith and Scaramanga, Ship Brokers and Agents, 4-5-6 Great St. Helen's, London, until it was dissolved by 31 Dec 1898 (London Gazette 3 Jan 1899).

He co-administered his mother's estate.

John Scaramanga [12 Hyde Park Place - John Peter Scaramanga lived at 3 Hyde Park Place and John Coco Scaramanga at 8 Sussex Square around this time] appears on the 1890, 1891 UK electoral register, Paddington South parliamentary division, Westminster county/borough; as John Scaramanga [8 Sussex Square] 1905; as John George Scaramanga [4, 5, & 6 Great St. Helen's - abode Rosemont, Meadvale, Redhill, Surrey] 1898, 1899, [30 Great St. Helen's - abode Rosemont, Meadvale, Redhill, Surrey] 1900, [30 Great St. Helen's - abode 5 Camden Hill Terrace W] 1908 London/City of London; 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915 Kensington South/Kensington and Chelsea; 1911, as John Scaramanga [8 Blenheim House, 180 King's Road] 1933 Chelsea/Kensington and Chelsea.

J.G. Scaramanga, was chairman of Azoff Freighting Company Limited at the time of its liquidation London Gazette 12 Jan 1912).

He was co-executor of the estate of Anne (aka Annie) Yeames (London Gazette 19 Mar 1935).

The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address The Blue Dear, St Peters Rd, Seaford, Sussex, lists John Scaramanga, b. 21 Apr 1868, Merchant & Shipper (Retired); wife Louisa Scaramanga, b. 30 Mar 1875; Unpaid Domestic Duties; three domestic servants.

1921 England and Wales Census lists: John Scaramanga, b. 1868, Sussex; Louisa Scaramanga, b. 1875, Russia; for a household in Honiton, Devon.

1911 England census: household at 5 Campden Hill Terrace, Kensington, London, headed by John Scaramanga, 42, b. Sussex, married 14 years, 2 children, both living; ship owner; wife Liza, 36, b. Russia, Brit subject by marriage; 2 servants.

The 1901 England Census reports the Scaramanga household at Tiltwood House, Crawley Down, Sussex included: Elisa Scaramanga, head, 58, widow; children Marigo, 38, both born London; Ambrose, 31, shipowner; Calliope, 29; John, 32, shipowner, his wife Louise (born Russia, British subject), 26, their sons George, 3, and James, 2, both born Sussex; 5 domestic servants.

The 1881 England Census reports finds John Scaramanga, 12, born Sussex, a boarding student at 1 Cheam Schools, Surrey.

Christened:
God-parents: Erato A. Ralli.

John married Elizabeth (James) Yeames on 28 May 1896 in St James, Paddington, Westminster, England UK. Elizabeth (daughter of James Yeames and Hélène Sobolevski) was born on 30 Mar 1875 in Taganrog, Rostov Oblast, Russia; died on 12 Oct 1959 in Nightingale Annexe, Beach Road, Littlehampton, Sussex UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Residence, England: 1917, 101 Inverness Terrace, Hyde Park, London; Tiltwood, Crawley Down, Sussex.

Residence 1917, 101 Inverness Terrace, Hyde Park, London, England

Occupation: Merchant. Listed in 1913 as a member of the Baltic Exchange (representing Scaramanga Bros, of 7 Union Court, Old Broad Street, City of London).

Education: Cheam School, Eton.

In 1917 he wrote to his mother that he had met a jury member from the 1894 Empire of India court case who said the jury all concluded that his father was a man of the 'highest integrity, large mind and a giant among pygmies'.

He was co-executor of the estate of his sister Despina Rodocanachi (London Gazette 20 Nov 1914).


He was partners with Thomas William Fry in Fry and Scaramanga, Grain Brokers, 34 Great St. Helen's, London, until it dissolved 31 Dec 1898 (London Gazette 30 Dec 1898).

He co-administered his mother's estate.

Ambrose George Scaramanga [30 Great St. Helen's - abode 22 Ryder Street, St. James' Street SW] appears on the 1905 City of London parliamentary division, City of London county/borough; [30 Great St. Helen's - abode 1 Down Street, Piccadilly] 1911 Chelsea/Kensington and Chelsea; [101 Inverness Terrace] 1914, 1915 Paddington South/Westminster; 1918, 1921 Paddington and St Marylebone parliamentary division, Westminster county/borough; 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929 Paddington/Westminster; 1928, Paddington and Poplar/Westminster.

The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address Tiltwood, Cuckfield, Sussex, lists Olga M Rodocanachi, b. 2 Dec 1889, Divorced, Unpaid Domestic Duties; Ambrose G Scaramanga, b. 31 Dec 1869, Private Means; wife Nina Scaramanga, b. 3 Jun 1879, Married, Unpaid Domestic Duties.

1921 England and Wales Census lists: Raymond Ambrose Scaramanga, b. 1915, East Grimstead, Wiltshire; Ambrose George Scaramanga; Nina Scaramanga; for a household in East Grinstead, Sussex.

1911 England census: household at 101 Inverness Terrace, Hyde Park , London, W Paddington, headed by Ambrose Scaramanga, 41, b. Sussex, married 1 year, no children, ship owner; wife Nina, 31, b. London; 4 servants.

The 1901 England Census reports the Scaramanga household at Tiltwood House, Crawley Down, Sussex included: Elisa Scaramanga, head, 58, widow; children Marigo, 38, both born London; Ambrose, 31, shipowner; Calliope, 29; John, 32, shipowner, his wife Louise (born Russia, British subject), 26, their sons George, 3, and James, 2, both born Sussex; 5 domestic servants.

The 1881 England Census reports finds Ambrose G. Scaramanga, 11, born Sussex, a boarding student at 2 Cheam Schools, Surrey.

Christened:
God-parents: Ambrose John Ralli.

Died:
Death notice appeared in The Times (London) 7 Nov 1946, pg. 1.

He died 'peacefully.'

Buried:
Funeral at the cemetery 11:30 a.m. Memorial service before at 11 a.m., All Saints Church, Crawley Down, England.

burial plot no. 5001

Ambrose married Nina (Theodore) Schilizzi on 23 Jul 1910 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK. Nina (daughter of Theodore Emmanuel (Emmanuel) Schilizzi, Esq. and Fanny (Antonios) Ralli) was born on 03 Jun 1879 in London, England UK; was christened on 09 Jul 1879 in Church of Our Saviour, London Wall, City of London, England UK; died on 21 Aug 1951 in Crawley Down, Sussex, England UK; was buried on 24 Aug 1951 in Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She co-proved the will of James Geldart Riadore 16 Sep 1938 (London Gazette 18 Oct 1938).

Residence: 1938, Clappers West Lane, East Grinstead, Sussex, England.

The 1881 England Census reports the George G. Scaramanga household at Tiltwood House, Crawley Down, Sussex included: George G., head, 55, general merchant, born Greece, naturalized British subject; wife Elisa G., 38; children Despina G, 20; Marigo, 18; Julia, 16, all born London; Calliope, 9; Erato 8; both born Sussex; 3 domestic servants.

1891 England census: 84 Lansdown Road, Hove, Sussex, household headed by George E Scaramarga, 65, retired merchant, b. Greece, naturalized British subject; wife Elise, 48; daughters Marrigo, 28, both born London; Calliope, 19; Erato, 18, both b. Worth, Sussex; & 5 servants.

The 1901 England Census reports the Scaramanga household at Tiltwood House, Crawley Down, Sussex included: Elisa Scaramanga, head, 58, widow; children Marigo, 38, both born London; Ambrose, 31, shipowner; Calliope, 29; John, 32, shipowner, his wife Louise (born Russia, British subject), 26, their sons George, 3, and James, 2, both born Sussex; 5 domestic servants.

The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address Clappers, West Lane, East Grinstead, Sussex, lists Calliope Scaramanga, b. 28 Sep 1871, single, Private Means.

Christened:
God-parents: Stephen E. Petrocochino

Notes:

Erato Vlasto [25 Finsbury Circus, abode Binfield Park, Bracknell] appears on the 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1930 UK electoral register, London parliamentary division, City of London county/borough; 1930 City of London/City of London; [237 Knightsbridge SW1] 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1939 City of Westminster/Westminster; [20 Albion Gate, Albion Street] 1937, 1938 Paddington/Westminster; 1939 Paddington South/Westminster.

1911 England census: household at 6 Grosvenor Gardens S W, London, headed by Anthony Vlasto, 48, b. Liverpool, married 14 years, 4 children, all living, East India merchant; wife Erato, 37, b. Crawley Down, Sussex; son Jack, 7; daughters Eliza, 4; Viola, 2, all b. London; 12 servants.

The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address Lavendar Farm, Ascot, East Hampstead, Berkshire, lists Erato J Vlasto, b. 2 Mar 1877, Widowed, Householder Independent.

Christened:
God-parents: Emmanuel Scaramanga.

Birth:
The 1939 England Register says 1877, in error.

Buried:
burial plot 33175, sq 27, no. 39a on Greek plan, reg. pg. 19660, no. 86445

Erato married Anthony Alexander (Alexander) Vlasto on 17 Dec 1896 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK. Anthony (son of Alexander Anthony (Antony) Vlasto and Calliope (Eustratios) Ralli) was born on 13 Jul 1863 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England UK; was christened on 31 Aug 1863 in Greek Church of St Nicholas, Liverpool, Lancashire, England UK; died on 22 Jun 1933 in Binfield Park, Bracknell, Berkshire, England UK; was buried on 24 Jun 1933 in Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Residence: at DOD Cotswold House, Upper Oddington, Gloucestershire, England.

The Queen appointed Miss Ariadne Rodocanachi as an officer (sister) on 26 June 1953, in the Venerable Order of the Hospital of
St. John of Jerusalem (London Gazette 26 Jun 1953).

1901 England census: 58 Westbourne Terrace, London, household headed by Michel M Rodocanachi, 44, steamship manager; wife Despina, 40; daughters Ariadne, 14, all b. London; Elise, 9, b. Worthing, Sussex; Helen, 3, b. abroad Chin Green?, British naturalized subject; father Michel E., 79, widower, ship's broker agent; & 14 servants.

1921 Census Of England & Wales includes: Ariadne Rodocanachi, b. 1885, London; for a household in Evesham, Worcestershire.

The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address The Old Mill, Northleach, Gloucestershire, lists Ariadne R Rodocanachi, b. 11 Jun 1886, Single, Household Duties.

Christened:
God-parents: Michael Rodocanachi.

Died:
Her estate was handled by G. A. Willans & Co., 28 Imperial Square, Cheltenham, Solicitors; Elise Hacked and Theodore Emanuel Rodocanachi, her brother (London Gazette 22 Feb 1966).

Notes:

Residence at DOD: 58 Westbourne Terrace, Hyde Park, London, England

Christened:
God-parents: Eliza G. Scaramanga.

Buried:
register entry A24466

Archimandrite Ant Panaschis [Paraschis] presiding; Greek Gazette gives DOD 31 Jan 1899

burial plot no. 28365, sq. 28, Greek plan no. 1, reg. pg. 11913, no. 24466.

Notes:

1911 England census for 58 Westbourne Terrace, Hyde Park, Paddington, London W, household headed by Michel Michel Rodocanachi, 54; married 27 years, 5 children born, 4 living; steamship director; wife Despina, 50; son Theodore, 22, single, steamship director; daughters Elsie. 19; Helen, 13, both single, all b. London; 7 servants.

Christened:
God-parents: Theodore E. Rodocanachi (represented by M. E. Rodocanachi.)

Died:
His estate was valued at £2,709,906 net. He left £10,000 each to the National Association of Almshouses, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and the Army Benevolent Fund The Times (London), 30 May 1983, pg. 12.

Buried:
Memorial service held at St. Edmund's Church, Shipston on Stour, noon 24 Feb 1983.

Notes:

1901 England census: 58 Westbourne Terrace, London, household headed by Michel M Rodocanachi, 44, steamship manager; wife Despina, 40; daughters Ariadne, 14, all b. London; Elise, 9, b. Worthing, Sussex; Helen, 3, b. abroad Chin Green?, British naturalized subject; father Michel E., 79, widower, ship's broker agent; & 14 servants.

1911 England census for 58 Westbourne Terrace, Hyde Park, Paddington, London W, household headed by Michel Michel Rodocanachi, 54; married 27 years, 5 children born, 4 living; steamship director; wife Despina, 50; son Theodore, 22, single, steamship director; daughters Elsie. 19; Helen, 13, both single, all b. London; 7 servants.

1921 Census Of England & Wales includes: Diana Battye, b. 1916, London; Percy Battye, b. 1887, London; Elise Battye, b. 1892; in a household in Guildford, Surrey.

The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address Kelburne Lodge, Arbor Lane, Wokingham, Berkshire, lists Leonard A Hackett, b. 6 Sep 1905, Sales Manager Aircraft Manufacturer; wife Elise Hackett, b. 2 Aug 1892, Private Means.

Residence: 1938, Westwinds, Woodley, near Reading, England.

Elsie Battye, 41, 41 Carlton Hill, accompanied by Diana Battye, 12, St. John's Wood, schoolgirl; Patricia Battye, 10, London, N.W.8, schoolgirl, departed Bombay, arrived London 4 Nov 1931 aboard Viceroy of India.

Christened:
God-parents: Julia Eumorfopoulos.

Name:
Sometimes Elise, likely an error.

Birth:
2 Aug 1892 according to the 1939 England and Wales Register

Died:
The death of Elise Hackett, 90, b. 2 Aug 1891, was registered Mar 1982, Reading and Wokingham, Berkshire, p. 19, v. 0531.

Elizabeth married Major Percival Laurence Montague (Montague) Battye, MC on 23 Jun 1914 in Binfield Park, Bracknell, Berkshire, England UK, and was divorced before 1938. Percival (son of Montague John (Montague) Battye and Marguerite Josefine (Joseph) Turner) was born on 29 Apr 1886 in London, England UK; died on 29 May 1945 in Anvers [Antwerp], Antwerp, Belgium; was buried after 29 May 1945 in Antwerpen Schoonselhof Communal Cemetery, Antwerp, Belgium. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married Leonard Arthur (Charles) Hackett on 18 Sep 1936 in Westminster, London, England UK. Leonard (son of Charles (Israel) Hackett and Adelaide Mary (Charles) Atkins) was born on 06 Sep 1905 in Ealing, London, England UK; died on 07 Apr 1978 in Reading, Berkshire, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Residence: bef 1930, Little Buckland, Broadway, Worcestershire, England.

1901 England census: 58 Westbourne Terrace, London, household headed by Michel M Rodocanachi, 44, steamship manager; wife Despina, 40; daughters Ariadne, 14, all b. London; Elise, 9, b. Worthing, Sussex; Helen, 3, b. abroad Chin Green?, British naturalized subject; father Michel E., 79, widower, ship's broker agent; & 14 servants.

1911 England census for 58 Westbourne Terrace, Hyde Park, Paddington, London W, household headed by Michel Michel Rodocanachi, 54; married 27 years, 5 children born, 4 living; steamship director; wife Despina, 50; son Theodore, 22, single, steamship director; daughters Elsie. 19; Helen, 13, both single, all b. London; 7 servants.

The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address Hinchwick, North Cotswold, Gloucestershire, lists Roger L Pilkington, b. 26 Sep 1902, Private Means Owner Occupier Mixed Farm; wife Helen Pilkington, b. 6 Jan 1900, Private Means Unpaid Domestic Duties.

1933-1939 UK Electoral Registers for Hinchwick Manor, Gloucestershire, England: Roger Leonard Pilkington and Helen Pilkington

Christened:
God-parents: Michael Zarifi (represented by Fanny J. John Zarifi).

Name:
Not to be confused with Helen Pilkington, 60, single [from probate], whose death was registered Dec 1959, Oxford, Oxfordshire, v. 6b, p. 913. Not to be confused with Helen Maud Pilkington (1868-1961), widow of Algernon John. Her probate went to daughter Helen Maud Blacker, b. 1895.

Birth:
6 Jan 1900 according to the 1939 England Register.

Helen married Roger Leonard (Albert) Pilkington on 15 Sep 1930 in Gloucestershire, England UK. Roger (son of Albert Leonard (William) Pilkington and Rosina Stretton (Thomas) Fair) was born on 26 Sep 1902 in Ruabon, Wrexham, Clwyd, Wales UK; died on 4 Sep 1960 in Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Residence: 1948, River Coppice, Warning Camp, Arundel, Sussex, England

Occupation: Stockbroker. He joined the existing partners of Cazenove & Akroyds, Stock and Share Brokers, 10 Old Broad Street, London (London Gazette 27 Jan 1928).

WW II: Captain in the Royal Flying Corps, DFC. George John Scaramanga, D.F.C. granted commission, 5 July 1938 (London Gazette 23 Aug 1938); Auxiliary Air Force, General Duties Branch, No. 905 (County of Surrey) Squadron. Flying Officer George John Scaramanga, D.F.C., relinquishes his commission. 21 Mar 1939 (London Gazette 11 July 1939). G.J. Scaramanga, D.F.C. (113368), Flg. Off. to be Flt. Lt. (tempy.) 1 Jan. 1943 (London Gazette 5 Jan 1943). G.J. Scaramanga, D.F.C. (113368), Flight Lieutenant, retaining his rank (London Gazette 13 Aug 1954).

WW I: 2nd Lt. (on prob.) G. J. Scaramanga, N. Staff. R., Spec. Res., to be secd., 15 Nov. 1916(London Gazette 1 December 1916); G. J. Scaramanga, N. Staff. R., Spec. Res. 2nd Lt. on prob. (London Gazette 8 May 1917); G. J. Scaramanga, N. Staff. B. 1st July 1917 to remain secd (London Gazette 15 January 1918); 2nd Lt. (temp. Lt.) G.J. Scaramanga, N. Staff. R., Spec. Res., to take seniority from I7 Jan 1916, but without pay prior to 15 Nov 1916 (London Gazette 8 Feb 1918). G.J. Scaramanga, 2nd Lt. (temp. Lt.) N. Staff. R., Spec. Res., to be temp. Capt.(London Gazette 19 Mar 1918). Lieut. (T./Capt.) George John Scaramanga (N. Staffs. R.) awarded The Distinguished Flying Cross:

During recent operations this officer has endered most brilliant service on numerous contact patrols, and the information he has brought in has materially contributed to the success of our operations. On the 23rd of August the situation in a certain area was very obscure; this officer carried out a patrol lasting two and a half hours, and, flying at a very low altitude, he drew the enemy's fire and so located their troops. Proceeding up and down the line he was enabled to render a very valuable and accurate report of the situation. His machine was badly shot about, having forty-four bullet holes. Later in the day, on another contact patrol, which lasted two hours, he saw two enemy howitzers drawn by eight horses, in retreat; diving to fifty feet he fired 200 rounds, killing six horses and sixteen men; the rear howitzer was left behind in a ditch. On another occasion when on contact patrol, lasting two and a half hours, he was attacked by three formations of four, six and seven hostile aircraft respectively at different times; all these he drove off and completed his patrol. (London Gazette 1 Nov 1918).

George John Scaramanga [17 Cheyne Court] appears on the 1921 UK electoral register, Chelsea and Deptford parliamentary division, London county/borough; [Queen Anne's Mansions, Queen Anne's Gate SW] 1923, 1924, 1925, 1935, City of Westminster/Westminster; [2 Copthall Buildings; abode Queen Anne's Mans, St. James' Park SW] 1923 London/City of London; 1924, [10 Old Broad Street; abode Pound Hill Cottage, Bletchingley] 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934 1935, [12 Tokenhouse Yard, abode 22 Trafalgar Sq., Chelsea SW3] 1937, 1938 City of London/City of London; 1936, 1938, 1939 Chelsea/Kensington and Chelsea; [7 Palace Gate W8] 1949 Kensington/Kensington and Chelsea.

The 1901 England Census reports the Scaramanga household at Tiltwood House, Crawley Down, Sussex included: Elisa Scaramanga, head, 58, widow; children Marigo, 38, both born London; Ambrose, 31, shipowner; Calliope, 29; John, 32, shipowner, his wife Louise (born Russia, British subject), 26, their sons George, 3, and James, 2, both born Sussex; 5 domestic servants.

1911 England census: boarders at Lexden House [later named Chalvington House School], Seaford, Sussex, included George John Scaramanga, 13; [brother] James John Scaramanga, 12, both b. Redhill, Surrey.

1921 England and Wales Census lists: George John Scaramanga, b. 1897, Surrey; Ursula Constance Scaramanga, b. 1900, Kent, England; Julia Scaramanga, b. 1920, Horley, Surrey; for a household in Chelsea, London.

Birth:
Reghill, England, according to the Great Britain, Royal Aero Club Aviators’ Certificates, 1910-1950

Died:
The death of George John Scaramanga, 74, b. 17 May 1897, was registered Sep 1971, Worthing, Sussex, v. 5h, p. 2028.

George married Ursula Constance (Owen) Bevan on 12 Sep 1918 in St George, Hanover Square, Middlesex, England UK, and was divorced before 1947. Ursula (daughter of Owen Charles (Francis) Bevan and Mary Frances Merilina (Theodore) Bosanquet) was born on 09 Feb 1900 in Chislehurst, Kent, England UK; was christened on 4 Apr 1900 in Chislehurst, Kent, England UK; died on 30 Mar 1971 in Dover, Kent , England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Adrienne Joyce Salwey in 1948 in Worthing, West Sussex, England UK. Adrienne was born on 09 Dec 1907 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England UK; died on 26 Jun 1975 in Worthing, West Sussex, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1911 England census: boarders at Lexden House [later named Chalvington House School], Seaford, Sussex, included George John Scaramanga, 13; [brother] James John Scaramanga, 12, both b. Redhill, Surrey.

The wikipedia page for James Scaramanga.

Died:
Estate valued at £242 1s. 5d. went to John Scaramanga esq. [father].

Buried:
He is buried in Grave III H 25. He is commemorated on the Crawley Down War Memorial.

Notes:

Publishers' Correspondence Correspondence largely from Wheldon & Wesley Ltd on A Guide to the Snakes of Uganda includes letters from Rev. G.A. Scaramanga.

George Ambrose Scaramanga [8 Throgmorton Street; abode Tiltwood, Crawley Down, Sussex] appears on the UK 1939 City of London electoral register, City of London parliamentary division.

Christened:
God-parents: Fanny Zicaliotti.

Died:
Death notice appeared in The Times (London), 16 Jul 1988

George married Evelyn Mary Bowman, S.R.N. in 1946. Evelyn was born on 06 Oct 1922 in London, England UK; died on 22 May 2004 in Somerset, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Land registry: Nether Westoote Farm, Nether Westcote, Gloucestershire, by T.A. Scaramanga (London Gazette 16 May 1950).

Christened:
God-parents: Eliza Scaramanga.

Died:
Death notice appeared in The Times (London), 30 Mar 1988

Theodore married Lavender B Beauman in aut 1958 in Surrey, England UK. Lavender (daughter of Brigadier-General Archibald Bentley (Bentley) Beauman, CBE DSO, Bar and Eva Dorothy Dunn) was born on 20 May 1927 in London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Raymond Ambrose Scaramanga [5 New Square WC2] appears on the 1947, 1948, 1952 UK electoral register, Holborn and St Pancras parliamentary division, Camden county/borough.

1921 England and Wales Census lists: Raymond Ambrose Scaramanga, b. 1915, East Grimstead, Wiltshire; Ambrose George Scaramanga; Nina Scaramanga; for a household in East Grinstead, Sussex.

Christened:
God-parents: Marigo Scaramanga.

Died:
His estate was handled by Pearless de Rougemont & Co., 8 Church Lane, East Grinstead, West Sussex RH19 3BA; Anne Christina Scaramanga and Peter Raymond Scaramanga (London Gazette 17 May 1984). Left estate of £500,437 net.

Buried:
burial plot no. 5001

Raymond married Anne Christina (Ernest) Wallinger in 1957 in Sussex, England UK. Anne (daughter of Lt. Col. Ernest Arnold (William) Wallinger, D.S.O. R.A. and Irene (Harrison) Benn) was born on 07 Jan 1921 in West Sussex, England UK; died on 05 Jun 1995 in East Grinstead, Sussex, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Alexander George Vlasto and Ileene Elizabeth Vlasto [18 Kensington Court] appear on the 1930 UK electoral register, Kensington parliamentary division, Kensington and Chelsea county/borough.

1911 England census: resident scholars at Copthorne School, Crawley, Sussex, include Alexander George Vlasto, 13, b. Darjeeling, India; Ambrose Radocanachi, 10, b. Calcutta, India; Paul Radocanachi, 12, b. Calcutta, India; Constantine John Philip Ionides, 10, b. Brighton, Sussex.

Died:
Estate valued at £142,534 7s 10d, resworn £142,748 1s 6d administered at London 14 June 1935, went to widow.

Buried:
Funeral service held at All Souls', Langham Place, the Rev. Arthur Buxton and the Rev. Oswald Brenton officiated. Coverage in The Times (London) 7 Mar 1935, pg. 17.

burial plot 33175, sq 27, no. 39a on Greek plan, reg. pg. 17693, no. 70711

Alexander married Eileen (Frank) Lazenby on 01 Jun 1920 in Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Street, London, England UK, and was divorced before 1938. Eileen (daughter of Frances (Walter) Lazenby and Norah Elizabeth Lawson-Johnson) was born on 16 Aug 1899 in London, England UK; died on 13 Jun 1962 in Sussex, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Education: Charterhouse.

Occupation: Ralli Brothers from 1922, director in 1931. Succeeded his father as vice-chairman (later chairman) 1951-61.

Residence, England: 1939, 37 Ormonde Gate, Chelsea, London; 1948, The Cottage, Hurst, Berkshire; 1966, Hans Place, Knightsbridge, London.

Last chairman of Ralli Brothers. Deputy Joint Controller of the Ministry of Supply 1939-45. Left £1,093,715 in his will. One of two people who inspired Christopher Long to further and widen the genealogical researches of Philip Argenti.

Probate, estate co-administrator: Stephen Alexander Vlasto; George Eumorfopoulos.

He was a partner in Ralli Brothers (until it was dissolved 31 Dec 1962) with Godfrey Victor Ralli, Lucas John Ralli, Andrew Kenneth, John McBride and Brian Stuar, Theobald Somerset, and Caher Butler, carrying on business as Brokers, Dealers and Agents in Cotton Futures at Orleans House, Edmund Street, Liverpool, England (London Gazette 22 Jan 1963).

J.A. Vlasto, Baredown Hotel, near Hook, Hants. registered Nately Lodge, Ntely Scures, near Hook, Hants (London Gazette 8 Jan 1954)

Jack Anthony Vlasto [37 Ormonde Gate] appears on the 1927, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939 UK electoral register, Chelsea parliamentary division, Kensington and Chelsea county/borough; [26 Ascot Court, Grove End Road] 1949, 1950, [11 Ascot Court, Grove End Road] 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961 UK electoral register, St Marylebone parliamentary division, Westminster county/borough.

1911 England census: household at 6 Grosvenor Gardens S W, London, headed by Anthony Vlasto, 48, b. Liverpool, married 14 years, 4 children, all living, East India merchant; wife Erato, 37, b. Crawley Down, Sussex; son Jack, 7; daughters Eliza, 4; Viola, 2, all b. London; 12 servants.

The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address 7 Ormonde Gate, Chelsea, London, lists Jack A Vlasto, b. 12 Aug 1903, Vice President of Company; wife Christian Vlasto, b. 29 Jan 1903, Nurse of B.R.C.; and Stephen John Vlasto, b. 1 Jan 1895, single, Mercantile Assistant.

1921 Census Of England & Wales includes: Jack Antony Vlasto, b. 1903, London; James Edward Fitzgerald Vlasto, b. 1907, Surrey; Alexander George Vlasto, b. 1904, India; in a household in Guildford, Surrey.

Christened:
God-parents: Eliza Scaramanga.

Jack married Doreen Monteith (James) Seaton Reid on 12 Nov 1924 in Calcutta, Bengal, British India . Doreen (daughter of James Seaton (Edward) Reid and Muriel Dora Scott Stewart (Matthew) Murray) was born on 01 Dec 1901 in Upper Norwood, London, England UK; was christened on 8 Jan 1902 in Surrey, England UK; died on 21 Oct 1925 in London, England UK; was buried on 24 Oct 1925 in Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jack married Christian Winifred (Thomas) Walker on 17 Apr 1930 in Chelsea, London, England UK. Christian (daughter of Thomas Hood Henderson (John) Walker and Christina Rosa (Thomas) Bell) was born on 29 Jan 1902 in Dundee, Scotland UK; died on 22 Dec 1943 in Belgravia Chelsea Nursing Home, 39 Royal Avenue, Chelsea, London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jack married Elizabeth Olivia Marie (Hubert) Brock in sum 1946 in London, England UK. Elizabeth was born on 9 May 1906 in London, England UK; died on 15 Apr 1994 in Goldsborough N/H, Highgate, London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1911 England census: household at 6 Grosvenor Gardens S W, London, headed by Anthony Vlasto, 48, b. Liverpool, married 14 years, 4 children, all living, East India merchant; wife Erato, 37, b. Crawley Down, Sussex; son Jack, 7; daughters Eliza, 4; Viola, 2, all b. London; 12 servants.

Christened:
God-parents: Julia Eumorfopoulos

Died:
Web sources, unconfirmed.

Elizabeth married David Ludovic George Hopetoun (David) Carnegie, Earl (11th) of Northesk on 07 Aug 1929 in Chelsea, London, England UK. David (son of David John (George) Carnegie, 10th Earl of Northesk and Elizabeth Boyle (George) Hallowes) was born on 24 Sep 1901 in London, England UK; was christened on 19 Oct 1901 in St. Saviours Parish, Upper Chelsea, London UK; died on 07 Nov 1963 in Bear Farm, Binfield, Bracknell, Berkshire, England UK; was cremated on 11 Nov 1963 in Woking Crematorium, Woking, Surrey, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1911 England census: household at 6 Grosvenor Gardens S W, London, headed by Anthony Vlasto, 48, b. Liverpool, married 14 years, 4 children, all living, East India merchant; wife Erato, 37, b. Crawley Down, Sussex; son Jack, 7; daughters Eliza, 4; Viola, 2, all b. London; 12 servants.

Christened:
God-parents: Alexander Ralli (represented by Lucas Ralli).

Buried:
burial plot 33175, sq 27, no. 39a on Greek plan, reg. pg. 16300, no. 59567

Notes:

She sat for eight portraits that are in the collection of photographs, National Portrait Gallery, UK.

Diana Battye, 20, Billingbear Lodge, Binfield, Berks, arrived Southampton aboard Aquitania from New York, 22 Jul 1936.

The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address Sollington Court, Chanctonbury, Sussex, lists Hon Herbert Asquith, b. 11 Mar 1881, Author; wife Lady Cynthia M E Asquith, b. 27 Sep 1887, Author; Michael H Asquith [Michael Henry Asquith], b. 25 Jul 1914, Journalist with Reuters News Agency; Diana E M Asquith, b. 5 Sep 1915, wife; Simon R A Asquith, b. 20 Aug 1919, Single, Undergraduate.

1921 Census Of England & Wales includes: Diana Battye, b. 1916, London; Percy Battye, b. 1887, London; Elise Battye, b. 1892; in a household in Guildford, Surrey.

Birth:
The birth of Diana E Battye, mother's maiden name: Rodocanachi, was registered Jul-Aug-Sep 1915, Kensington, London, v. 1a, p. 163.

Died:
The death of Diana Eveline Asquith, 89, b. 5 Sep 1915, was registered Jul 2005, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, reg. no. B70D, district 479/1B, entry Number: 117.

Diana married Michael Henry (Herbert) Asquith on 17 Feb 1938 in Binfield Park, Bracknell, Berkshire, England UK, and was divorced in 1952. Michael (son of Herbert (Herbert) Asquith and Cynthia Mary Evelyn (Hugo) Charteris) was born on 25 Jul 1914 in [England, UK]; died about Jan 2004 in Evesham, Worcestershire, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Diana married Alastair Robin Peter Patrick Keith (D.P. Keith) Cameron on 28 Jul 1953 in Gloucestershire, England UK. Alastair (son of Captain Donald Patrick Keith (William) Cameron and Marian Ileene Mabel (Warner) Hastings) was born on 27 May 1919 in Kensington, Middlesex, England UK; died on 5 Nov 1980 in Applegarth, Upend Manuclen, Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1921 England and Wales Census lists: George John Scaramanga, b. 1897, Surrey; Ursula Constance Scaramanga, b. 1900, Kent, England; Julia Scaramanga, b. 1920, Horley, Surrey; for a household in Chelsea, London.

Birth:
DOB from ship manifest: 2 Jun 1920.

Name:
Merelina on her marriage certificate to Russell R. Robinson.

Died:
Her Obituary published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch 17 Oct 2010.

Julia married William Ryan (William) Tench, M.D. in 1946 in Pinellas County, Florida USA. William (son of William Chester (Richard) Tench and Loretto Ryan (John) Carton) was born on 12 Dec 1912 in Bellevue, Pennsylvania USA; died on 8 Feb 1987 in Clearwater, Pinellas, Florida USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Julia married Russell R. (Russell) Robinson, Jr. on 10 Sep 1989 in Pinellas County, Florida USA. Russell was born on 31 Oct 1919 in Pennsylvania USA; died on 20 Sep 2008 in Clearwater, Pinellas, Florida USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

WW II British child evacuee, delivered to Rhode Island, USA, in 1940.

Education: Ontario Veterinary College, Guelph, Canada.

Occupation: veterinarian; (1970) assistant professor, Ontario Veterinary College, Guelph, Canada.

Residence: -1940, Arundel, West Sussex, England; 1940-1945, Narragansett, Rhode Island; 1945-1950, Arundel; 1950-, Canada; 2007, Toronto.

Sailing enthusiast since childhood. With her father she sailed in The Solent off the Isle of Wight on a Dragon-class sailboat. see: Brian Dexter, "Sailing enthusiast authors Flags of the World guide," The Oakville Beaver, 1 Jun 2005, p. C3. She founded the Bronte Harbour Yacht Club's Visually Impaired Sailing Program, Ontario, Canada in the late 1970s. See: Canadian newspapers website article.

Travel: Ursula G Scaramanga, b. Chislehurst, aged 40 years 5 months, housewife, British nationality, arrived St Albans, Vermont, United States on the Duchess of Richmond 31 Jul 1940 from Liverpool, England; accompanied by her daughter Ann C. U., b. London, aged 10 years 2 months, student; Ann Elizabeth Ursula Scaramanga, 15, 85 Claygate Lane, Eaher, Surrey, student British nationality, arrived Southampton, England on the Aquitania 2 Sep 1945 from New York, last permanent residence USA; Anne Scaramanga, 20, student, Shortacres, Nutfield, Surrey, departed 4 May 1950 from Liverpool, England for Halifax, Canada aboard Georgic, intended future residence Canada.

Author of A Visual Guide to Flags of the World, Nimbus Publishing Ltd, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2005.

George DeKleer, farmer (music teacher 1974) and Vicki DeKleer, teacher, are on the 1972, 1974 Canada voters list, 24 Princess Anne Drive, Halton, Ontario.

Family/Spouse: John Sheldon Zavitz. John (son of Merrill Sheldon (Jacob) Zavitz and Janet Cecil (John) McCabe) was born on 29 Sep 1930 in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada; died on 15 May 1962 in Georgetown, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 18 May 1962 in Greenwood Cemetery, Georgetown, Halton Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anne married George Harold (George) deKleer, Jr. on 14 Mar 1970 in St. George's Anglican Church, Georgetown, Ontario, Canada. George (son of George (Gerrit) de Kleer and Alie (van Harm) Tibben) was born on 1 May 1931 in Dedemsvaart, Netherlands; died on 22 Jun 2017 in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Occupation: Engineer working in Africa.

Died of a snake bite in Zambia.

Birth:
Birth notice appeared in The Times (London) 23 Mar 1948.

Notes:

Residence: 52 Cranwells Park, Weston, Bath, England

Education: Eton.

Dealer in classic cars. Died of a brain tumour.

Birth:
Birth notice appeared in The Times (London) 5 Mar 1951.

Julian married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address Verites - Charterhouse, Godalming, Surrey, lists Robert A Vlasto, b. 9 Feb 1924, single, inmate [boarding student].

Birth:
Argenti and grave marker say 09 Feb 1924.

DOB from birth notice that appeared in The Times (London) 13 Feb 1924, pg. 1.

Died:
Robert Alexander Vlasto, of Winchester, Hampshire, left estate valued at Pounds 1,228,633 net (The Times [London], 9 Aug 2004)

Robert married Jill (Vivian) Pollock in spr 1947 in London, England UK. Jill (daughter of Vivian Arthur (Arthur) Pollock and Christian Winifred (Thomas) Walker) was born on 8 Jul 1924 in 7 Southwick Place, London, England UK; died on 16 May 2004 in Winchester, Hampshire, England UK; was buried in St. Simon and St. Jude Churchyard, Bramdean, City of Winchester, Hampshire, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Residence: 1949, 21 Vavelin Street, Bombay, India

Birth:
14 May 1927 according to death register

Died:
The death of Peter Anthony Vlasto, 76, b. 14 May 1927, was registered Nov 2003, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, reg. no B64, district 483/1B, entry 278.

Peter married Dorothy Olivia (John) Upton on 11 Dec 1948 in London, England UK. Dorothy (daughter of John Herbert Cottrell (Clement) Upton and Petronel (Edward) Fursdon) was born on 15 May 1927 in Hampshire, England UK; died on 16 Jan 2013 in England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Her death notice appeared in The Independent, 16 Jun 1988, p. 13.

Valerie married Donald John (Andrew) Ross on 02 Feb 1946 in St Mark's Church, North Audley Street, London, England UK. Donald (son of Andrew Ross and Marie [Ross]) was born on 28 Feb 1923; died in 1967 in Taunton, Somerset, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Valerie married Michael James George (Jacques) de Pret-Roose in spr 1949 in London, England UK. Michael (son of Count Jacques (Anatole) de Pret-Roose and Countess Elizabeth (Charles) Garland) was born on 15 May 1925 in London, England UK; died on 1 Jan 1979 in Pazzalastock, Andermatt, Uri, Switzerland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Valerie married Anthony Hendrie Oakshott on 06 Aug 1965 in London, England UK, and was divorced after 1965. Anthony was born on 10 Oct 1929 in Cheshire, England UK; died on 11 Dec 2002 in North Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]