George (Constantine) Ralli

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Occupation: Merchant. At DOD with the firm G. C. Ralli & Co., Cotton Exchange, Liverpool.

1861 census: Holly Road, West Derby, Liverpool, England household headed by Constantine M. Ralli, 40, merchant, b. Greece; wife Jannett M., 27, b. Holland; daughters Catina, 7; Arghiri, 6; sons George, 3, Constantine, 5 months, all b. Liverpool; Julia P. Psicha, sister, 48 and Aspasia Psicha, niece, 18, both b. Greece & 5 servants.

1871 England census: 11 Locherby Road, West Derby, Lancashire: Constantine M. Ralli, 50, cotton merchant, b. Chios; wife Lannette M., 40, b. Amsterdam; daughters Catina, 17; Argiri, 16; sons George, 13; Constantine, 10; Panteli, 5; all scholars, b. Liverpool; & 6 servants. The next neighbors were the Constantine T. Rodocanachi and Augustus S. Agelasto families.

1891 census: 13 Linnet Lane, Liverpool, England household headed by George C. Ralli, 33, general merchant, b. Liverpool; wife Marie, 25, b. Turkey; daughter Jeanne, 3, b. Liverpool & 6 servants.

1901 census: 13 Linnet Lane, Liverpool, England household headed by George C. Ralli, 43, general merchant, b. Liverpool; wife Marie, 35, b. Turkey; daughter Jeanne, 13, b. Liverpool & 6 servants.

1911 England census: household at 13 Linnet Lane, Liverpool, Lancashire, headed by George C Ralli, 53, b. Liverpool, widowed, cotton merchant; 4 servants.

Liverpool Electoral Registers, 1894-1895: George Constantine Ralli, Iona, Linnet Lane, Sefton Park (abode); Brunswick Buildings, 16 Fenwick Street (shared with Constantine Constantine Ralli); 1899-1900, 1904-1905: George Constantine Ralli, Iona, 13 Linnet Lane, Shefton Park (abode); 9 Brunswick Buildings, 16 Fenwick Street (counting house, shared with Constantine Constantine Ralli and Pandele C. Ralli); 1909-1910: George Constantine Ralli, 13 Linnet Lane (abode); 23 and 24 Cotton Exchange Buildings, 16 Oldhall Street (counting house, shared with Constantine Constantine Ralli and Pandeli Constantine Ralli).

Residence, Liverpool, England: 1861, Holly Road; 1871, 11 Locherby Road; 1888, Park Mount, Ullet Road; 1888-1901, Iona, 13 Linnet Lane, Sefton Park.

Of independent means. See photographs taken by Bedford Lemar (ca. 1891) showing the interior of their house, Iona, Linnet Lane, Sefton Park, Liverpool (now in the collection of the RCHM, London).

He was partners with Theseus Psicha, Ambrose Antonio Ralli, Alexander Antonio Ralli (who retired from the firm 30 Sep 1899), Constantine Constantine Ralli, Pandeli Constantine Ralli, Anthony Theodore Ralli and Constantine Theodore Ralli general merchants partners, in Ralli & Psicha, 16 Fenwick Street, Liverpool and as Ralli Sons and Co., in Alexandria and Talcha, Egypt (London Gazette 17 Nov 1899).

G.C. Ralli participated in a Liverpool town meeting to raise funds for the earthquake victims on the Island of Zante, Greece (Liverpool Mercury 14 Feb 1893).

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.

7 Jul 1887 - Present at a dinner party hosted by Mr M.A. Ralli at his house in Aigburth Drive, Sefton Park in honour of HRH Prince Constantine of Greece.

15 Jul 1891 - In attendance at the arrival of Prince George of Greece at Seacombe on the "City of New York"

Along with his brothers Pandely and Miké, G.C. Ralli was a principal mourner at the Dec 1910 funeral of their brother Constantine.

He was a mourner at the Jan 1904 funeral of Stamati Galatti, his nephew.

Geo. C. Ralli attended the Sep 1897 Liverpool funeral of Ambrose Anthony Vlasto (Liverpool Mercury, 28 Sep 1897).

George Constantine Ralli renounced the probate of the estate of Pandeli John Schilizzi, 33 Ivanhoe Road, Liverpool, merchant, and probate was granted to another man ("Local Wills" notice in The [Liverpool] Journal of Commerce, 6 Jan 1911.

At the time of his death he was administering the estate of his brother Constantine.

George Constantine Ralli, 13 Linnet Lane, is on the 1899 Electoral List for Liverpool, England.

He is specifically referred to in a discussion of the merchant Rallis.

Died:
George Constantine Ralli, of Iona, Linnet Lane, Liverpool, merchant, died 19 Jun 1911, Vichy, France; administration Liverpool, 2 Nov to Jeanne Gripari (wife of Pierre Gripari) [daughter of deceased]; Effects £36,088 8s. 5d.

Buried:
Following a service at the Greek Church, Most Rev. Archimandrite N. Yannulis officiating, funeral was held at the cemetery.

Principal mourners included his mother, his brothers P.C. Ralli and M.C. Ralli, Mr. Gripari (son-in-law), Constantino Ralli (nephew), P. Th. Psicha, J. Maximos, A. Vlasto, A.A. Ralli, A. Fachiri, E.P. Ralli, A. D. Galatti, A. Y. Fachiri, M. Rodocanachi, Mr. and Mrs. Spartali.

George married Marie (Anthony) Vlasto on 22 Nov 1884 in Paris, Île-de-France, France. Marie (daughter of Anthony (Michael) Vlasto and Penelope (George) Petrocochino) was born on 22 Jul 1865 in Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey; died on 04 Jun 1909 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England UK; was buried on 07 Jun 1909 in Smithdown Road Cemetery, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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She administered her father's estate.

The 1891 census: 13 Linnet Lane, Liverpool, England household headed by George C. Ralli, 33, general merchant, b. Liverpool; wife Marie, 25, b. Turkey; daughter Jeanne, 3, b. Liverpool & 6 servants.

The 1901 census: 13 Linnet Lane, Liverpool, England household headed by George C. Ralli, 43, general merchant, b. Liverpool; wife Marie, 35, b. Turkey; daughter Jeanne, 13, b. Liverpool & 6 servants.

Jeanne Gripari, 1 Frangopoulou Str, Athens, flew 9 Sep 1950 from Athens to Algiers on a Transcontinental and Western Air flight.

Residence: at DOD, 27 rue Lycabete, Athens, Greece

Birth:
The baptism register says she was born 24 Dec 1887.

Christened:
Archimandrite Nikephoros Zervos officiating.

God-parent: Ms. Penelope A. Vlasto

Name:
Argenti calls her Joanna

Jeanne married Peter (Nicolas) Gripari on 12 Jul 1908 in Greek Church of St Nicholas, Liverpool, Lancashire, England UK. Peter (son of Nicolas Peter (Peter) Gripari and Marouletta Calogeras) was born on 15 Oct 1876 in Mykonos, Cyclades Islands, Greece; died on 07 Feb 1933 in Alexandria, Egypt; was buried on 09 Feb 1933 in Greek cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
Marie Petros Gripari, 41 Odos Karneadou, Athens, Greece, femme sole, died 15 July 1962. Her estate was handled by Maxwell Batley & Co., 65 London Wall, London E.C.2, Solicitors; Charles King Metcalfe and Peter Robson (London Gazette 5 Apr 1963).

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Paul Gripari, staff member of the United Nations Development Programme (1965-1981). 29 Jan 1965, Assistant Resident Representative, Mogadishu, Somalia, on a two-year fixed-term appointment; then a succession of fixed-term appointments at various UNDP Field Offices until his retirement on 31 Jul 1981. An administrative tribunal ruled against him on an after-service insurance claim.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Alexander Gripari married Despina (Sophocles) Venizelos (10 Jun 1923 -)

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth:
The birth of Anna Gripari, mother's maiden surname: Papagos, was registered Oct-Nov-Dec 1975, St Marylebone, London, v. 14, p. 1907.

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Occupation: ship broker

Great grandson of Nicholas J. Goulandris, shipper. "Greek player returns to roots," Tradewinds, 16 Jul 2008.

Appears in a Greek Shipping Hall of Fame video remembering his great uncle John N. Goulandris (1923-2011).

Birth:
The birth of Paul Gripari, mother's maiden surname: Papagos, was registered Oct-Nov-Dec 1977, Merton, London, v. 14, p. 1233.

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Birth:
The birth of Leonidas Gripari, mother's maiden surname: Papagos, was registered Jul-Aug-Sep 1980, Merton, London, v. 14, p. 1475.