Zorzis (Nicholas) Paspati

Notes:

Occupation: Ralli Brothers (director, Liverpool branch).

1851 England census for the household on New Bury Road, Broughton, Lancashire headed by N G Paspati, 37, b. Turkey, merchant in cotton fabrics; wife Harriet Paspati, 25, b. France; George Paspati, 4; Maria Paspati, 2; Peter Paspati, 1; Juliet Paspati, 1 month, all b. Manchester, Lancashire; 6 domestic servants.

1871 census shows for 3 Devonshire Road, Liverpool, a household headed by N. G. Paspoti, married, 55, merchant - East India, born Greece; Harrieta, wife, 44, b. France; George N., son, unmarried, 24, merchant - East India ,b. Manchester; Peter N., son, 21, unmarried, merchant's clerk, b. Manchester, deaf from birth; Julia N., daughter, 13, unmarried, b. Constantinople; Maria A. Cornelius, daughter, married, 23, b. Manchester; A. A. Cornelius, son-in-law, married, 33, merchant - East India; Liza A. Cornelius, granddaughter, unmarried, 1, b. Liverpool & 8 servants.

1881 census shows for 3 Devonshire Road, Liverpool, a household headed by Nicholas G. Paspati, married, 66, livelihood "from interest of money", born Chios, Turkey; Marietta, wife, 54, b. Marseille; G.N., son, married, 34, East India merchant, b. Manchester; Peter N., son, 31, unmarried, merchant's clerk, b. Manchester, deaf; Julia N., daughter, 23, unmarried, b. Constantinople; Catina G., 27, married, daughter-in-law, b. Liverpool; N.G., grandson, 5; Harriet G., granddaughter, 4; Const. G., grandson, 2; Lissie A. Cornelius, granddaughter, 11, scholar; Zenobie A. Cornelius, granddaughter, 8; Alexandra A. Cornelius, 5; all born Liverpool & 11 servants.

Liverpool Electoral Registers, 1879-1880, 1884-1885: Hellas House, Devonshire Road, 3 Prince's Park (house); 16 & 17 Mellor's Buildings, 30 Exchange Street East (counting house, shared with Aristides Anastasi Cornelius); 1894-1895: 3 Devonshire Road (house); 1889-1890: Hellas House, Devonshire Road, 3 Prince's Park (house); 14-17 Mellor's Buildings, 30 Exchange Street East (counting house, shared with Aristides Anastasi Cornelius).

Member of Parliament for Athens.

Residence, England: 1850, 9 Mount Broughton, Manchester; 1876-95, Hellas House, 3 Devonshire Road, Princes Park, Liverpool; at DOD Academy and Lycabetus Street, Athens, Greece.

George Nicholas Paspati, 3 Devonshire Road, Liverpool, was an executor of the estate of Sarah Leatherby and proved her will 18 Dec 1895, Liverpool Registry (London Gazette 31 Dec 1895).

The Times (London) 25 May 1894, pg. 14, reported a Paspati bankruptcy.

7 Jul 1887 - Attended the service at the Greek Orthodox Church in Prince's Road Liverpool in honour of the visit of Prince Constantine of Greece.

Living with his parents in 1881. The census for that year shows for 3 Devonshire Road, Liverpool, a household headed by his father, Nicholas G. Paspati, married, 66, livelihood "from interest of money", born Chios, Turkey; Marietta, wife, 54, b. Marseille; G.N., son, married, 34, East India merchant, b. Manchester; Peter N., son, 31, unmarried, merchant's clerk, b. Manchester, deaf; Julia N., daughter, 23, unmarried, b. Constantinople; Catina G., 27, married, daughter-in-law, b. Liverpool; N.G., grandson, 5; Harriet G., granddaughter, 4; Const. G., grandson, 2; Lissie A. Cornelius, granddaughter, 11, scholar; Zenobie A. Cornelius, granddaughter, 8; Alexandra A. Cornelius, 5; all born Liverpool & 11 servants.

1873: George N. Paspatis was among the 12 Greek merchants maintaining membership in the New York Produce Exchange.

Georges Paspatis, Liverpool, was a donating member, Association for the Encouragement of Greek Studies, Paris, France.

UK NATIONALITY, 1915: George Nicholas Paspati was requested to file a Declaration of Alienage. The incompleteness of the Archive's file suggests he died before the naturalization process was finished.

He administered the estate of Theseus Psycha.

Christened:
Entry: 010/006; Godparent: Pantaleon Salvago (his father's nephew); priest Damianos B. Liveropoulos

Birth:
Argenti says 3 Mar 1847

Died:
Death notice appeared in The Times (London) 22 Jan 1916, pg. 1, described as "of Athens and 3 Devonshire Rd., Liverpool."

Estate valued at £3581 7s. 9d. administered by Alexander Constantine Ralli, attorney for his widow.

Zorzis married Catherine Argentine (Constantine) Ralli on 01 Oct 1874 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England UK. Catherine (daughter of Constantine Michalis (Michalis) Ralli and Zanetta Catharina (George) Psycha) was born on 17 Jul 1853 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England UK; died about 1947. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
01 Aug 1874 according to Richard Anthony Ralli.

1. Nicholas (Zorzis) Paspati, O.B.E. was born on 25 Jun 1875 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England UK; died after 1960.
2. Arietta (Zorzis) Paspati was born in 1876 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England UK; was christened on 21 Sep 1876 in Greek Church of St Nicholas, Liverpool, Lancashire, England UK; died on 08 Jan 1908 in Athens, Attica, Greece.
3. Constantine (Zorzis) Paspati was born on 05 Jun 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England UK; died on 01 Jul 1903 in Athens, Attica, Greece.
4. Arghyri (Zorzis) Paspati was born in 1881[2] in Liverpool, Lancashire, England UK; was christened on 03 Feb 1882 in Greek Church of St Nicholas, Liverpool, Lancashire, England UK; died after 1960.
5. Alexander (Zorzis) Paspati, O.B.E. was born on 19 Jul 1884 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England UK; was christened on 12 Sep 1884 in Greek Church of St Nicholas, Liverpool, Lancashire, England UK; died on 13 Sep 1962 in 33 Academias St, Athens, Attica, Greece.

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1851 England census for the household on New Bury Road, Broughton, Lancashire headed by N G Paspati, 37, b. Turkey, merchant in cotton fabrics; wife Harriet Paspati, 25, b. France; George Paspati, 4; Maria Paspati, 2; Peter Paspati, 1; Juliet Paspati, 1 month, all b. Manchester, Lancashire; 6 domestic servants.

1871 census shows for 3 Devonshire Road, Liverpool, a household headed by N. G. Paspoti, married, 55, merchant - East India, born Greece; Harrieta, wife, 44, b. France; George N., son, unmarried, 24, merchant - East India ,b. Manchester; Peter N., son, 21, unmarried, merchant's clerk, b. Manchester, deaf from birth; Julia N., daughter, 13, unmarried, b. Constantinople; Maria A. Cornelius, daughter, married, 23, b. Manchester; A. A. Cornelius, son-in-law, married, 33, merchant - East India; Liza A. Cornelius, granddaughter, unmarried, 1, b. Liverpool & 8 servants.

1881 census shows for 3 Devonshire Road, Liverpool, a household headed by Nicholas G. Paspati, married, 66, livelihood "from interest of money", born Chios, Turkey; Marietta, wife, 54, b. Marseille; G.N., son, married, 34, East India merchant, b. Manchester; Peter N., son, 31, unmarried, merchant's clerk, b. Manchester, deaf; Julia N., daughter, 23, unmarried, b. Constantinople; Catina G., 27, married, daughter-in-law, b. Liverpool; N.G., grandson, 5; Harriet G., granddaughter, 4; Const. G., grandson, 2; Lissie A. Cornelius, granddaughter, 11, scholar; Zenobie A. Cornelius, granddaughter, 8; Alexandra A. Cornelius, 5; all born Liverpool & 11 servants.

1891 England census: the household at 3 Devonshire Road [adjacent to 'Sunnyside'] was headed by Nicholas G. Paspatti, 75, living on his own means, b. Greece, with son Peter N., 40, accountant, b. Manchester. Visitors included Aristides Cornelius, 56, married, merchant, b. Greece, and [daughters] Etta [Zenobia], 18; Marie, 16, and Sanda, 13, all b. Liverpool.

Liverpool Electoral Registers, 1870, burgess roll: Nicholas George Paspati, Hellas House, 3 Devonshire Road, Prince's Park; 16 Mellor's Buildings, 30 Exchange street East (counting house); 1875: Nicholas George Paspati, 3 Devonshire Road, Prince's Park.

Founded Ralli Brothers Calcutta branch (Lal Bazaar) in 1851, along with John Eustratio Ralli.

The King of Greece conferred the Silver Cross of the Order of the Saviour on two leading Greek citizens of Liverpool in recognition of their services in raising a fund for the relief of the sufferers by the earthquakes at Zante, Greece: N.G. Paspati and Theodore A. Vlasto (The Times [London] 23 May 1893).

Nicholas G. Paspati, 21, b. Chios, unmarried, having arrived Syros in 1826, merchant, swore allegiance to the Greek state on 12 Apr 1836 at the Greek consulate, Constantinople.

Investments: Nicholas Paspatti, merchant, Liverpool, was an investor in the Bank of Alexandria Limited (London Gazette 27 Feb 1873). Nicholas Geo. Paspati, merchant, 25 Finsbury Circus, London, invested in the Bank of Alexandria Limited (London Gazette 27 Feb 1875). Nicholas G. Paspati, Liverpool merchant, invested in the Bank of Alexandria Limited (London Gazette 28 Feb 1874). Nicholas George Paspati, Gentleman, Hellas House, Princes Park, Liverpool invested 14 years later (London Gazette 28 Feb 1887).

Nicholas Paspati contributed £200 to The Chio Earthquake Relief Fund (Liverpool Mercury 20 Apr 1881).

Nicholas George Paspatti, 3 Devonshire Road, is on the 1881 and 1886 Electoral Lists for Liverpool, England.

Their son Peter was the subject of a bizarre court case (Times [London], 24 Mar 1914).

Paspati N. G., 12 Aytoun St., Manchester, England (1853 city directory), the same location for Eustratio Ralli, with whom he was perhaps in business.

His brother, Alexander, and parents are also on the Negroponte-Agelasto tree.

John Eustriatio Ralli & Nicholas George Paspati managed Ralli Bros., Calcutta, founded 1851.

1851: John Eustratio Ralli and Nicholas George Paspati directed the Calcutta branch of Ralli Bros. ("The Firm of Ralli Brothers and Other Greek Firms," pp. 69-92).

Died:
Death notice appeared in The Times (London) 25 Sep 1895, pg. 1.

Nicholas George Paspati of Devonshire Rd, Liverpool, and of Penmaenmawr, Carnarvonshire, gentleman, died 23 Sep 1895 at Devonshire Rd; probate Liverpool 19 Dec to Harriet Paspati, widow; effects £67,178 7s. 2d.

Buried:
Folio Entry C/N Section Grave Class
1337 26706 N N 336 352 CEM 9/2/5

Nicolas married Arietta (Petros) Schilizzi. Arietta was born on 4 Sep 1826 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France; died on 06 Mar 1917 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England UK; was buried in Smithdown Road Cemetery, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The 1851 England census for the household on New Bury Road, Broughton, Lancashire headed by N G Paspati, 37, b. Turkey, merchant in cotton fabrics; wife Harriet Paspati, 25, b. France; George Paspati, 4; Maria Paspati, 2; Peter Paspati, 1; Juliet Paspati, 1 month, all b. Manchester, Lancashire; 6 domestic servants.

The 1871 census shows for 3 Devonshire Road, Liverpool, a household headed by N. G. Paspoti, married, 55, merchant - East India, born Greece; Harrieta, wife, 44, b. France; George N., son, unmarried, 24, merchant - East India ,b. Manchester; Peter N., son, 21, unmarried, merchant's clerk, b. Manchester, deaf from birth; Julia N., daughter, 13, unmarried, b. Constantinople; Maria A. Cornelius, daughter, married, 23, b. Manchester; A. A. Cornelius, son-in-law, married, 33, merchant - East India; Liza A. Cornelius, granddaughter, unmarried, 1, b. Liverpool & 8 servants.

The 1881 census shows for 3 Devonshire Road, Liverpool, a household headed by Nicholas G. Paspati, married, 66, livelihood "from interest of money", born Chios, Turkey; Marietta, wife, 54, b. Marseille; G.N., son, married, 34, East India merchant, b. Manchester; Peter N., son, 31, unmarried, merchant's clerk, b. Manchester, deaf; Julia N., daughter, 23, unmarried, b. Constantinople; Catina G., 27, married, daughter-in-law, b. Liverpool; N.G., grandson, 5; Harriet G., granddaughter, 4; Const. G., grandson, 2; Lissie A. Cornelius, granddaughter, 11, scholar; Zenobie A. Cornelius, granddaughter, 8; Alexandra A. Cornelius, 5; all born Liverpool & 11 servants.

The 1901 census shows for 3 Devonshire Road, Liverpool, a household headed by Harriette Paspati, head, 74, widow, living on own means, b. France, Greek subject; Marie Cornelius, daughter, 52, living on own means, b. Manchester; Aristide Cornelius, son-in-law, 55, married, living on own means, b. Turkey, Greek subject; Alexandra, granddaughter, 23, living on own means, b. Liverpool; Costi Paspati, grandson, 22, b. Liverpool & 12 servants.

Residence, England: 1851, New Bury Road, Broughton; 1871-1901, 3 Devonshire Road, Liverpool; at DOD 7 Linnet Lane, Liverpool.

Died:
Her estate valued at £22210 14s. 1d. was administered by Thomas Bellringer Howarth.