Constantine (Paul) Negroponte

Notes:

Occupation: merchant. Norfolk, Va.: Negroponte & Co, cotton buyers, 11 Cotton Exchange (1882-1884); cotton exporters 51 Main (1885-1892).

Residence: (1828-1849) Syros, Greece; (1861; 1863) Lilley Road, Liverpool, England; (1861, prior to marriage) boulevard Longchamp 34, Marseille, France; (1873) Oak Hill Park, Liverpool; (1885-1892) bds Atlantic Hotel, Norfolk, Va.; (1901-1908) 26 Hawarden Avenue, Liverpool.

The 1860 Census for Ermoupolis, Syros, reports a household consisting of Paul Negroponte, married, parent, not working; his wife Flourou Negroponte P., 60; their children Constantine, male, 31, merchant, single; and Plato, male, 28, merchant, single.

The 1871 England census [West Derby]: household at 'The Ferns,' Oak Hill Park, Liverpool, was headed by Constantine Negroponte, 42, cotton broker, b. Greece; wife Angelique, 32, b. France; mother Polymnia, 70, widow, b. Greece; Paul C., 9, b. London; daughters Angelique, 8, b. Manchester, and Hypatia, 6, b. Liverpool; nephews Paul P., 8 and James P., 7, both b. France; & 4 servants. Located next to Contostavlos family's, 'Athenian Villa' and near to the Rodocanachi family's 'Hawthorn House.'

The 1901 England census for the household at 26 Hawarden Avenue, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, headed by Constantine Negroponte, 73, b. Greece, retired cotton merchant; Angelique Negroponte, 63, b. France, Greek subject; daughters Angelique Negroponte, 37, b. Liverpool, Lancashire; Hypatia Negroponte, 35, b. Liverpool, Lancashire; Polymnia Negroponte, 27, b. Liverpool, Lancashire, all music teachers; a nurse and a servant.

Liverpool Electoral Registers, 1868-1870: Constantine Paul Negroponte, Oakhill Park (house).

A Constantine Negroponte was godfather on 25 Aug 1863 at the Greek Church of St Nicholas, Liverpool, England, to Constantine Constantinidi, b. Otkinson Street, Liverpool, son of Michael, merchant of Greece and his wife Anna.

Michael Alexander Sevastopulo retired on 18 April 1865 from his partnership with Georges Demetrius Zizinia, Constantine Paul Negroponte and Thomas Zizinia; the latter three remained in business as merchants, London and Liverpool (London Gazette 19 May 1865).

A namesake lived in the USA.

Travel: C Negroponte, 26, merchant, arrived New York from Liverpool on the Atlantic 9 Mar 1854. P. Rodocanachi and B.P. Negroponte [unknown] were fellow passengers; C.P. Negroponte, 52, merchant, Greek, arrived New York from Liverpool on the Bothnia 8 Sep 1880; C. P. and P. C. Negroponte arrived New York by steamship New York Times, 28 Aug 1881, p 12); CP Negroponte sailed on the Umbria (New York Tribune, 9 Sep 1888); Const. Negroponti [sic], 61, merchant, arrived New York 7 Sep 1889 aboard the Etruria from Liverpool, with his son Philip [Paul]; Constantine P Negroponte, 62, arrived New York from Liverpool on the Servia 1 Sep 1890; C.P. Negroponte, 65, married, merchant, and P.C, 29, single, merchant [his son], arrived Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from Liverpool on the Ohio 2 Apr 1894.

According to the 1901 British census Constantine, 73, retired cotton merchant, native Greek; his wife Angelique, 63, a French subject; and their daughters Angelique, 37; Hypatia, 35; and Polymnia, all born in Liverpool and music teachers, lived at 26 Hawarden Avenue, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, with a nurse and a domestic servant.

On the day of the 1861 British census, there were two unmarried men named Constantine Negroponte in Liverpool: (1) aged 27, cotton merchant, born in Syros, Greece, lived at 150 Crown Street with Mary Anne Smith, a visitor, and a servant. (2) aged 32, merchant, lodged at 163 Upper Parliament Street [digital record difficult to decipher; scanner says middle initial 'P' and born USA]. Most probably, this man is the latter.

C.M. Ralli, P.Z. Rodocanachi, D.A. Mavrogordato, M.A. Ralli, G.P. Psicha, Theseus Psicha, Ar. A. Cornelius, Theod. Galatti, C.P. Negroponte, P.P. Negroponte and others served in a deputation of Greek residents of Liverpool who met with Sir Charles Dilke to discuss British-Greek foreign affairs at the Reform Club June 1879 (Liverpool Mercury 6 Jun 1879.

Constant P. Negroponte, Greek merchant, residing at Beech House, Fairfield [West Derby] was involved in a paternity suit with Sarah Parry, a waitress, 31 Montague Street concerning her child, born 27 Jan 1862.

The partnership of C. and N. Negroponte, Liverpool, merchants, was dissolved in 1865 (Liverpool Mercury 30 Nov 1865). Argenti records no such 'N' Negroponte.

The 1894 Liverpool directory lists C.P. Negroponte, cotton merchant, at 43 Exchange Chambers, Bixteth St.

Constantine P Negroponte, 40, merchant, was on the voter list for Syros, 1869.

21 Dec 1849: Constantine P. Negroponte, 21, unmarried, born Chios, arrived Syros 1828, merchant, swore allegiance to the Greek government at the town hall, Ermoupolis.

"A well-known cotton broker, previous to his retirement a few years ago..." (The Liverpool Courier, 3 Feb 1908).

Ralli-Negroponte et Cie, commerce du Levant, cereales et soies, bd. du Musee 54 (1861); bd Longchamps 34 (1863), Annuaire du commerce Didot-Bottin, p 1476.

Negroponte, merchant, Marseille, 1864, Annuaire du commerce des soies, 1868, p 14.

Buried:
Folio Entry C/N Section Grave Class
1689 33747 N N 202 352 CEM 9/2/6

Died:
"He was knocked down [23 Jan 1908] by an electric car..." (The Liverpool Courier, 3 Feb 1908).

Constantine married Angelique Erato (Georges) Zizinia on 28 Sep 1861 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France. Angelique (daughter of Georges (Dimitros) Zizinia and Batou (Toumazis) Galati) was born on 02 Jan 1838 in rue Senac 28, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France; died on 16 May 1919 in 4 Oakbank Road, Liverpool, Lancashire, England UK; was buried on 20 May 1919 in Smithdown Road Cemetery, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

They were also living there for the 1930 census. Year of immigration is listed as 1880; occupation is salesman for a life insurance company. English is given as the language spoken at home before coming to the US.

He was Godfather to his sister Polymnia

Travel: C. P. and P. C. Negroponte arrived New York by steamship New York Times, 28 Aug 1881, p 12); P.C. Negroponte, 22, arrived New York from Liverpool on the Arizona 13 Oct 1884; Philip Negroponti [sic], 27, merchant, Greece, arrived New York, 7 Sep 1889 from Liverpool, aboard the Etruria traveling with Const. Negroponti [his father]; P.C. Negroponte, 28, Greek, cotton buyer, arrived New York from Liverpool on the Britannic 22 Aug 1890; P.C. Negroponte, 29, arrived Liverpool from New York on the Alaska Jun 1893; P.C, 29, single, merchant and C.P. Negroponte, 65, married, merchant [his father], arrived Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from Liverpool on the Ohio 2 Apr 1894; P.C. Negroponte arrived New York from Liverpool on the Servia (New York Times 20 Sep 1894, p 7); P.C. Negroponte, 34, arrived Liverpool from New York on the Sardinian 13 May 1896; Mr and Mrs P.C. Negroponte, 29, arrived Plymouth, England from New York on the Graf Waldersee 18 Aug 1903.

P.C. Negroponte is listed in the 1892 Mobile, Alabama city directory as a cotton buyer with the Cotton Exchange.

P.C. Negroponte attended Liverpool College (Liverpool Mercury 30 Aug 1879) where he excelled in sports (taking first place in the long jump and serving as a steward [Liverpool Mercury 26 May 1879]) and played cricket for Sefton School (Liverpool Mercury 3 Jul 1882, 13 Jul 1883).

Mr. P. Negroponte attended the juvenile fancy dress ball, part of the mayoral assemblies at the town hall (Liverpool Mercury, 13 Jan 1885).

Residence: (1871) Liverpool, England; (1885), P C Negroponte, clk bds Atlantic Hotel, Norfolk, Va. Constantine P. Negroponte boarded at the same hotel; (1892) Mobile, Al; 1906 Waco, TX, Paul C. Negroponte, cotton exporter, office 316 1/2 Austin, SW, res. sw cor N 15th, Morrow; (1910-1930), Waco, Tx.; 1907, Negroponte & [E.F.] Forsgard, cotton buyers, 312 1/2 Austin, SW, res. 600 N. 15th St.; 1913, salesman Peyton, Randle & Co.; 1916, res. 2312 Sanger ave.; 1917, real estate; 1921 cotton broker; 1926 mgr J.H. Baldwin & Co., h 817 N 16th; 1928 cotton buyer; 1932, res 906 N. 15th.

1871 England census [West Derby]: household at 'The Ferns,' Oak Hill Park, Liverpool, was headed by Constantine Negroponte, 42, cotton broker, b. Greece; wife Angelique, 32, b. France; mother Polymnia, 70, widow, b. Greece; Paul C., 9, b. London; daughters Angelique, 8, b. Manchester, and Hypatia, 6, b. Liverpool; nephews Paul P., 8 and James P., 7, both b. France; & 4 servants. Located next to Contostavlos family's, 'Athenian Villa' and near to the Rodocanachi family's 'Hawthorn House.'

The 1910 US census lists a P.C. Negroponte, 44, cotton buyer, born in England (his parents born in Greece, 1887 immigration) and his wife [Saime?], 53, born in Louisiana (both her parents born in Louisiana), married in 1904, living at 610 N 15th St., Waco, Texas.

1930 US federal census for the household living at no. 16, 817 Marrow, Waco, Texas, headed by Paul C. Negroponte, renter, 57, age 42 at marriage, b. England, father b. Greece, mother b. France, naturalized, arrived USA 1880, salesman, life insurance; wife Jeanne, 57, age 42 at marriage, b. Louisiana, parents b. Louisiana.

Christened:
Godparent: Marouko Pl. Negroponte (represented by Calliope Sevastopulo)

Name:
aka Paul C. Constantine (at death)

Died:
liver cancer

Paul married Jeanne Marie (Antoine) Voisin on 27 May 1904 in Houston, Texas USA. Jeanne (daughter of Antoine Dufourget Voisin and Maria Amanda Levandis) was born on 27 Aug 1872 in New Orleans, Louisiana USA; died on 20 May 1949 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas USA; was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, McLennan County, Texas USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Occupation: music teacher

Residence, Liverpool, England: 1871, The Ferns, Oak Hill Park; 1881-1891, 5 Waverley Road, Toxteth Park; 1901, 26 Hawarden Avenue, Toxteth Park; 1911-1920, 4 Oakbank Road, Wavertree; 1925, 75 Canning Street.

1871 England census [West Derby]: household at 'The Ferns,' Oak Hill Park, Liverpool, was headed by Constantine Negroponte, 42, cotton broker, b. Greece; wife Angelique, 32, b. France; mother Polymnia, 70, widow, b. Greece; Paul C., 9, b. London; daughters Angelique, 8, b. Manchester, and Hypatia, 6, b. Liverpool; nephews Paul P., 8 and James P., 7, both b. France; & 4 servants. Located next to Contostavlos family's, 'Athenian Villa' and near to the Rodocanachi family's 'Hawthorn House.'

1881 England census shows living at 5 Waverley Road, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, England: Angelique Negroponte, head of household, 43 married, born Marseille, France; with daughters Angelique, 19, Hypatia, 16, Polymnia, 7, all students, born Liverpool, and two servants.

1891 census: 5 Waverley Road, Liverpool, England household headed by Angelique Negroponte, married, 53, b. France; daughters Angelique, 27; Hypatia, 25; Polymnia, 17, all b. Liverpool & 2 servants.

1901 England census for the household at 26 Hawarden Avenue, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, headed by Constantine Negroponte, 73, b. Greece, retired cotton merchant; Angelique Negroponte, 63, b. France, Greek subject; daughters Angelique Negroponte, 37, b. Liverpool, Lancashire; Hypatia Negroponte, 35, b. Liverpool, Lancashire; Polymnia Negroponte, 27, b. Liverpool, Lancashire, all music teachers; a nurse and a servant.

1911 England census for 4 Oakbank Road, Wavertree, Liverpool, household headed by Angelique Negroponte, 73, widow, b. Marseille; daughters Angelique, 47; Polymnia, 38, both single, b. Liverpool, governesses.

She and her sisters taught music; a local advertisement read: "Miss Negroponte Receives Young Ladies for FRENCH CONVERSATION, and would also give Lessons in Greek--5 Waverley Road, Sefton Park" (Liverpool Mercury, 2 Jun 1893).

She was likely one of the Misses Negroponte who attended the 1921 Liverpool funeral of Mrs. D. A. Galatti.

Liverpool Electoral Registers, 1920: Polymnia Negroponte and Angelique Negroponte, 4 Oatbank Road; 1925: Polymuia (sic) Negroponte and Angelique Negroponte, 75 Canning Street.

Christened:
The address on the baptism record -- Liley Road/26 Hawarden Avenue, Liverpool -- is probably where the family was then living.

Buried:
She was cremated, according to the family tombstone where her name is included with those of her parents and her sister Hypatia.

Notes:

Occupation: music teacher

Residence, Liverpool, England: 1871, The Ferns, Oak Hill Park; 1881-1891, 5 Waverley Road, Toxteth Park; 1901, 26 Hawarden Avenue, Toxteth Park; 1909, 4 Oakbank Road, Toxteth, Park.

1871 England census [West Derby]: household at 'The Ferns,' Oak Hill Park, Liverpool, was headed by Constantine Negroponte, 42, cotton broker, b. Greece; wife Angelique, 32, b. France; mother Polymnia, 70, widow, b. Greece; Paul C., 9, b. London; daughters Angelique, 8, b. Manchester, and Hypatia, 6, b. Liverpool; nephews Paul P., 8 and James P., 7, both b. France; & 4 servants. Located next to Contostavlos family's, 'Athenian Villa' and near to the Rodocanachi family's 'Hawthorn House.'

The 1881 England census shows living at 5 Waverley Road, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, England: Angelique Negroponte, head of household, 43 married, born Marseille, France; with daughters Angelique, 19, Hypatia, 16, Polymnia, 7, all students, born Liverpool, and two servants.

The 1891 census: 5 Waverley Road, Liverpool, England household headed by Angelique Negroponte, married, 53, b. France; daughters Angelique, 27; Hypatia, 25; Polymnia, 17, all b. Liverpool & 2 servants.

1901 England census for the household at 26 Hawarden Avenue, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, headed by Constantine Negroponte, 73, b. Greece, retired cotton merchant; Angelique Negroponte, 63, b. France, Greek subject; daughters Angelique Negroponte, 37, b. Liverpool, Lancashire; Hypatia Negroponte, 35, b. Liverpool, Lancashire; Polymnia Negroponte, 27, b. Liverpool, Lancashire, all music teachers; a nurse and a servant.

She and her sisters taught music; a local advertisement read: "Miss Negroponte Receives Young Ladies for FRENCH CONVERSATION, and would also give Lessons in Greek--5 Waverley Road, Sefton Park" (Liverpool Mercury, 2 Jun 1893).

Her mother converted to Protestantism, according to the entry in the baptism register.

Christened:
Archimandrite Constantine Stratoulis officiating; 27 Jun 1865 according to The Greek Gazette.

God-parent: Michael Sevastopulo

Birth:
The birth of Hypathia Negroponte was registered Apr-May-Jun 1865, West Derby, Lancashire, volume: 8b, Page: 530. Certificate not examined.

Buried:
Folio Entry C/N Section Grave Class
1716 34291 N N 202 352 CEM 9/2/6

Notes:

Occupation: music teacher

Residence, Liverpool, England: 1871, The Ferns, Oak Hill Park; 1881-1891, 5 Waverley Road, Toxteth Park; 1901, 26 Hawarden Avenue, Toxteth Park; 1911-1920, 4 Oakbank Road, Wavertree; 1925, 75 Canning Street; 1929-1930, 53 Hope Street; 1934-1935, 10 Ivanhoe Road; 1939-1940, 10 Hartington Road; 1950, 7 Livingston Avenue (1st. Flr.).

1881 England census shows living at 5 Waverley Road, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, England: Angelique Negroponte, head of household, 43 married, born Marseille, France; with daughters Angelique, 19, Hypatia, 16, Polymnia, 7, all students, born Liverpool, and two servants.

1891 census: 5 Waverley Road, Liverpool, England household headed by Angelique Negroponte, married, 53, b. France; daughters Angelique, 27; Hypatia, 25; Polymnia, 17, all b. Liverpool & 2 servants.

1901 England census for the household at 26 Hawarden Avenue, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, headed by Constantine Negroponte, 73, b. Greece, retired cotton merchant; Angelique Negroponte, 63, b. France, Greek subject; daughters Angelique Negroponte, 37, b. Liverpool, Lancashire; Hypatia Negroponte, 35, b. Liverpool, Lancashire; Polymnia Negroponte, 27, b. Liverpool, Lancashire, all music teachers; a nurse and a servant.

1911 England census for 4 Oakbank Road, Wavertree, Liverpool, household headed by Angelique Negroponte, 73, widow, b. Marseille; daughters Angelique, 47; Polymnia, 38, both single, b. Liverpool, governesses.

Liverpool Electoral Registers, 1920: Polymnia Negroponte and Angelique Negroponte, 4 Oatbank Road; 1925: Polymuia (sic) Negroponte and Angelique Negroponte, 75 Canning Street; 1929-1930, Polymnia Negroponte, 53 Hope Street; 1934-1935: Polymnia Negroponte, 10 Ivanhoe Road; 1939-1940: Polymnia Negroponte, 10 Hartington Road; 1950: Polymnia Negroponte, 7 Livingston Avenue (1st. Flr.).

She and her older sisters taught music; a local advertisement read: "Miss Negroponte Receives Young Ladies for FRENCH CONVERSATION, and would also give Lessons in Greek--5 Waverley Road, Sefton Park" (Liverpool Mercury, 2 Jun 1893).

She was likely one of the Misses Negroponte who attended the 1921 Liverpool funeral of Mrs. D. A. Galatti.

Polymnia Negropoute, 4 Oakbank Road, is on the 1919 Electoral List for Liverpool, England.

Residence, Liverpool, England: 1893, 5 Waverley Road, Sefton Park; 1919, 4 Oakbank Road; at DOD, 5 Wellesley Terrace.

Christened:
Archimandrite Constantine Stratoulis officiating.

God-parent: her brother Paul

Birth:
The birth of Polymnia Negroponte was registered Jul-Aug-Sep 1873, West Derby, Lancashire, Volume: 8b, Page: 494. Certificate not examined.


Died:
The death of Polymnia Negroponte, 76, was registered Jun 1951, Liverpool South, Lancashire, v. 10d, p. 459.

Buried:
Folio Entry C/N Section Grave Class
2425 48471 N N 202 352 CEM 9/2/9