Mina (Etienne) Ralli

Notes:

Pierre and Mina Scaramanga flew from Athens to Paris, arriving 20 Jan 1951 on a Transcontinental and Western Air flight

Mme Pierre Scaramanga is listed in the 1916 membership list of the Entraide féminine, Marseille.

Died:
as recalled by her grandson, Linos.

Family/Spouse: Pierre (Strati) Scaramanga. Pierre (son of Strati (Ioannis) Scaramanga and Marguerite Dominique Constance Marie Estelle Fanny (Luca) Mimbelli) was born on 22 Jan 1894 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France; died about 1981 in Nyon, Switzerland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Marguerite (Pierre) Scaramanga was born on 24 Oct 1921 in Athens, Attica, Greece; died on 28 Dec 2012 in [Switzerland].

Notes:

Residence: at DOD, 3 Zalokosta St, Athens, Greece

Occupation: shipowner

Birth:
His birth certificate was signed by his uncle, Michael-Etienne Rodocanachi, 31, merchant, allees des Capucines 10, Marseille, France and Etienne-Jean Ralli, likely Stephanos (Zannis) Ralli.

Etienne married Angeliki (Othon) Condostavlo / Contostavlos on 08 Jun 1894 in Athens, Attica, Greece. Angeliki (daughter of Othon (Alexander) Condostavlo / Contostavlos and Mina (Pandia) Scaramanga) was born on 23 Nov 1868 in rue de la grande armee 11, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France; died on 24 May 1950 in rue Lyautey 10, Paris 16ème, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Residence: at DOD 19 Academy Street, Athens, Greece.

Birth:
A signatory witness to her birth was Miltiade Psichi, 45, rentier, boulevard du Nord 22, Marseille, France.

Notes:

Including Pandia four of the children of Antonio Alexander Ralli are on the Agelasto or Negroponte-Agelasto tree: Pandia by his first wife Mina Tamvaco; Stephanie/Fanny, Antonia and Virginia by his second wife Nina Mavrogordato.

Name:
Name on son Etienne's death certificate appears as Pandia Antoine Ralli.

Birth:
DOB according to marriage certificate.

17 Nov 1842 according to both Sturdza and baptism record

Christened:
Godparent: Pandia S. Ralli

Pandia married Jenni (Stephanis) Rodocanachi on 29 Aug 1865 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France. Jenni was born on 03 Aug 1843 in quartier Saint Giniez, Marseille 8e, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France; died on 31 May 1924 in Athens, Attica, Greece. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

George Sechiari was a signatory witness to her birth.

Residence, 1865: allees de Meilhan 21, Marseille, France.

Name:
Name on son Etienne's death certificate appears as Jenny Etienne Rodocanachi.

Notes:

Married:
24 Apr 1865, according to Sturdza wrongly

Marriage witnesses included Andre Argenti, 60, merchant, bride's uncle, allees des Capucines 18; Etienne Sechiari, 53, merchant, allees des Capucines 10; Michel Rodocanachi, 29, merchant; bride's brother, allees des Capucines 10; Paul Rodocanachi, 50, merchant, allees des Capucines 52.

Notes:

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]

Notes:

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

Notes:

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]

Notes:

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]

Notes:

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