Tryphon Emmanuel A. (Augustus) Agelasto

Notes:

Listed also by Argenti as #188.

Occupation: Merchant. Listed in 1913 as a member of the Baltic Exchange (representing Ralli Bros).

Residence: 1905, Karachi, India; 1906, 115 Inverness Terrace, W, London; 1912-18, 17 Palace Court, London ('Tryphon' phone listing); 1916, 28 Cavandish Sq. W, London ('Mrs' in classifieds); abt 1919, Roughwood Park, Chalfont St Giles, Bucks, England.

See obituary in The Times, 23 Jun 1947. He provided a welcoming home to Dominie and Alexis Vlasto shortly after the WWI armistice - see the amusing account in Dominie, Lady Nicholls' 'Quite A Lot' (2001).

He lived at Roughwood Park from around 1919 to the 1940s. From the Rating Valuation lists in the Bucks Record Office it appears that in February 1916 Roughwood Park House was "in a bad state of repair and empty" but by April 1919 the house with 60 acres had been bought by T. A. Agelasto. (Chalfont St Giles History Society). The house and its 60-acre estate appear to have served as an SOE training school in WWll (Station No 42), one of its commanders being Maj. V. E. Blomfield.

His two sons were his estates' co-executors. Solicitors: Broad & Son, 1, Great Winchester Street, EC2, London.

In 1958 he put on the market a "Georgian Period House, North Bedfordshire" (The Times [London], 24 Oct 1958).

"Mr. Tryphon Agelastos, of London" was one of the sponsors behind "The History of Chios" by Zolotas.

Attended the funeral of Emmanuel M Rodocanachi, according to The Times (London), 18 Feb 1932.

He is probably the Mr. T. Agelasto who attended the funeral of Eustratius 'Strati' (Pandia) Ralli, according to The Times (London), 10 Mar 1932.

Mr. T. Agelasto attended the funeral of Sir Lucas Ralli, The Times (London), 11 May 1931, p 15.

Agelasto was awarded class modern 4 prize, upper school, Liverpool College (Liverpool Mercury, 26 Jun 1880).

1871 England census [West Derby]: 15 Locherby Road, Liverpool, household headed A. S. Agelasto, 55, cotton broker; wife Lucy, 40, both b. Chios; son Stephen, 18, b. Syros; Harriet, 17, b. Manchester; John, 15; Delphina, 14; Helen, 10, Triphon, 9; Aspasia, 7; Lucy, 5, all scholars, b. Liverpool; & 5 servants. Lived adjacent to the C. T. Rodocanachi family and two doors down from the Constantine M. Ralli family.

1881 England census [West Derby rural]: Locherby Road, West Derby, Lancashire: Augustus S. Agelasto, 66, married; unmarried sons Stephen, 28, both , cotton brokesr, b. Greece; John, 26, cotton salesman, b. Liverpool; Tryphon, 17; daughters Aspasia, 16; Lucie, 14, all scholars, b. Liverpool; & 2 servants.

1911 England census for the household at Greys Lodge headed by Tryphon Agelasto, 46, b. Liverpool, married, East Indian merchant, 4 children born alive, two still living; wife Christine, 38, b. London; sons Augustus, 5, b. Karachi, India; John, 4, b. Tunbridge Wells, Kent; Catherine Agelasto, 40, visitor, single, b. London; 6 servants.

1921 Census of England and Wales includes: Tryphon Agelasto, b. 1864, Liverpool, Lancashire, England; Edith A; Mary E; in a household in Chalfont St Giles, Amersham, Buckinghamshire.

The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address 30 Roehampton Lane, Wandsworth, London, lists Tryphon Agelasto, b. 10 Jun 1862, Widowed, East Indian Merchant.

Mofussil Directory for GANJAM: Ralli Brothers’ seed & grain exchange, Ferozepore: - Agents, T.A. Agelasto and C.T. Sofio.

Mr. Agelasto was a passenger on the SS. Kola, from Karachi, arriving [Bombay] 2 Apr 1903 (The Times of India, 6 Apr 1903).

T. Agelasto was elected to the management committee of the Karachi Chamber of Commerce at its annual meeting 8 Mar 1904 (The Times of India, 9 Mar 1904). He was part of a CofC delegation 28 Oct 1906; with 'Messrs. Ralli Brother' reelected to CofC managing committee for 1908-09; elected vice-chairman 12 May 1908.

Mr. T. Agelasto was expected to arrive Bombay from Marseille aboard the Caledonien 2 Dec 1909.

Mr. T. Agelasto departed Karachi for Marseille/Liverpool aboard the City of Glasgow 20 Jul 1910.

Tryphon Agelasto [17 Palace Court] appears on the 1914, 1915 UK electoral register, Paddington parliamentary division, Westminster county/borough; [30 Fairacres, Roehampton Lane SW15] 1939 Putney/Wandsworth; 1946, Clapham, Putney and Streatham/Wandsworth.

Agelasto, Tryphon A., Esq. Roughwood Park, Chalfont St. Giles, Bucks. was a fellow of the Zoological Society of London, 1924.

Christened:
Date from baptism register. Argenti says 27 Jun 1862 (same date in the Greek Gazette.

Archimandrite Constantine Stratoulis officiating.

Birth:
The baptism record says 'Grove Street,' which likely means Falkner Terrace.

Date from birth certificate, a copy of which his granddaughter Carolyn possesses.

Buried:
burial plot 38593, sq 42, no. 246 on Greek plan, reg. pg. 18733, no. 79027

Died:
Will dated 21 September 1939, which his granddaughter Carolyn has.

Tryphon married Christine (John) Agelasto on 24 Oct 1903 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK. Christine (daughter of John Michael (Michael) Agelasto and Aglaïa (Ioannis) Baltazzi) was born on 23 Jul 1871 in London, England UK; was christened on 08 Oct 1871 in Church of Our Saviour, London Wall, City of London, England UK; died on 11 Nov 1935 in Roughwood Park, Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, England UK; was buried on 15 Nov 1935 in Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address Oldbury, Knotty Green, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, lists Augustus Agelasto, b. 16 Jul 1905, decorating contractor, and wife Charlotte P Agelasto, b. 22 Aug. 1904.

Christened:
He was actually baptised in India and then anointed in London on said date.

God-parent: Aikaterini Steph. Agelasto

Baptised in tandem with his baby brother John.

Died:
His estate was valued at £382,091 net (The Times [London], 4 Dec 1984).

Buried:
See Find A Grave website.

Augustus married Charlotte Priestly (Frank) Watson on 21 Nov 1931 in Moor Allerton, Yorkshire, England UK. Charlotte (daughter of Major Frank Leslie (John) Watson, MC and Charlotte Ethel (John) Barber) was born on 22 Aug 1904 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England UK; died on 18 Mar 2006 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England UK; was cremated on 04 Apr 2006 in Chilterns Crematorium, Amersham, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Education: Sherborne School, Dorset, 1919-1922; BA, Selwyn College, Cambridge, The Times (London), 18 Jun 1928, p 10; MA, Cambridge, The Times (London), 11 Jun 1932, p 14.

Residence, England: 1906, 115 Inverness Terrace, W, London; 1912-17, 17 Palace Court; 1916, 28 Cavandish Sq. W, London; abt 1919, Roughwood Park, Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire; 1934, Ivy Cottage, Chalfont Saint Peter, Buckinghamshire; 1940s, Hudnall Park House, Little Gaddesden, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire; Barton House, Alton, Hampshire; Moat House, High Street, Sharnbrook, Bedford; 98 Long Road, Cambridge; 19 Merton Street, Cambridge; 1980s-, The Hollies, Queen Ediths Way II, Cambridge.

1911 England census for the household at Greys Lodge headed by Tryphon Agelasto, 46, b. Liverpool, married, East Indian merchant, 4 children born alive, two still living; wife Christine, 38, b. London; sons Augustus, 5, b. Karachi, India; John, 4, b. Tunbridge Wells, Kent; Catherine Agelasto, 40, visitor, single, b. London; 6 servants.

Military service: 8 Nov 1940, receives commission as Pilot Officer on probation.

Co-executor (with Emmanuel Xenophon Casdagli) of the estate of Marika Perdikidi, "Blalowan" 17 Swan Lane, Wittenham, Tenterden, Kent, his cousin, who died 18 Sep 1965. Solicitors: Treatrail & James, Station Road, New Milton, Hants.

He was 50% partner in R.S.Cunningham & Agelasto, General Merchants and Agents, 8/9 Martin Lane, Cannon St. EC4, London, which filed for bankruptcy 3 Feb 1933. The address for him and Evie Joan Agelasto: The Moat House, Sharnbrook, Beds as well as Roughwood Park. The company, officed at 4 Dove Court, Old Jewry, London EC2, was liquidated in 1959.

He was co-executor (with Augustus Agelasto, his brother) of their father's estate. Solicitors: Broad & Son, 1, Great Winchester Street, EC2, London.

"... a good friend to Selwyn College and the Cambridge Rowing Scene..." The Jerry Agelasto and the Joan Agelasto are two competitive rowing boats held by the Selwyn College Boat Club, University of Cambridge, England. The pair were launched on 13 Apr 2004. They honor him and his wife, Joan, who took a life-long interest in SCBC rowing, as both collegiate athlete and alumnus. See, A.P. McEldowney.A Personal History of the Selwyn College Boat Club. (U.K.: 1972).


A John Agelasto, 12 Merton Street, Cambridge, was a master at the Bedford School in 1952 where he taught Simon Murray and his brother Anthony and was the French teacher of Stephen J Haggie.

He rowed in various regatta as cox (8st 6lb) for the Thames Rowing Club: Thames Challenge Cup, The Times (London), 3 Jul 1933, p 6; 6 Jul 1933, p 7; 8 Jul 1933, p 7; Kingston Amateur Regatta - Coronation Cup, 17 Jul 1933, The Times (London), p 3. Also, The Henley Royal Regatta, The Times (London), 2 Jul 1928, p 6, 30 Jul 1928, p 4; 23 Sep 1929, p 5; 1 Dec 1926, p 6; 27 Nov 1926, p 4.

Attended the funeral of Emmanuel M Rodocanachi, according to The Times (London), 18 Feb 1932.

His estate has contributed toward courtyard development of The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, England.

Agelasto photograph album, 1926-1928, created by Gerry Agelasto, is archived at Cambridge University, reference SEPH/5/1. It comprises photographs of Old Court (3); degree day, 1928 (2); Selwyn boats and river views, 1926-8 (13); Tailteann regatta in Cork, Ireland, undated (28); punting and the Orchard Tearooms , undated (12); Long Stanton vicarage, undated (2); groups of undergraduates (11); With press cuttings.

The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address Ivy Cottage, Lover Rd, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, lists John T Agelasto, b. 31 Jul 1906, Company Director and wife Evie J Agelasto, b. 15 Feb. 1913.

Christened:
God-parent: John Agelasto

He was baptised in tandem with his brother Tryphon.

John married Evie Joan (Wilfred) Gosling on 16 Aug 1934 in Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, England UK. Evie (daughter of Wilfred Archibald (Henry) Gosling and Winifred (John) Johnstone) was born on 15 Feb 1913 in Crawley Down, Sussex, England UK; died on 07 Aug 2000 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Aglaia Agelasto, b. 29 Jun 1908; baptized 26 Jul 1908, residence: Bombay, India; parents: Tryphon Agelasto, Christine.

Died:
Aglaia Agelasto, d. 9 Aug 1908, burial 10 Aug 1908; age 0; Karachi, Bombay, India; father: Tryphon.

Notes:

Birth:
Birth announcement in The Times (London) 11 Sep 1934, p 1.

Died:
Death announcement in The Times (London) 4 Jan 1937, p 1.

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]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: 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]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]