Alexander (Michalis) Ralli

Notes:

Alexander Ralli was partners in the firm of Ralli and Mavrojani, in London, Manchester, Calcutta, Corfu, and Constantinople, and under the firm of Ralli, Vlasto, and Co., in Marseilles, until it expired 31 Dec 1855. Other partners included: Constantine Theodore Ralli, Theodore Ralli [possibly Theodore (Michalis) Ralli], Spiridion Mavrojani, Peter I. Vlasto [possibly Petros (Zannis) Vlasto], Ambrose Theodore Ralli, Pandia Theodore Ralli, Demetrio The. Ralli, and James The. Ralli.

Residence: 1870-DOD Boulevard Longchamp 103, Marseille, France.

Alexandre Ralli, 44, merchant, Boulevard Longchamp 103, witnessed his niece's 21 Jun 1870 Marseille marriage to Sophocles Spartali.

Ralli Mavrojani was the oldest Greek house in India, established in 1852.

Alexander married Cleopatra (Nicholas) Spartali in 1858 in Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey. Cleopatra was born in 1835 in Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey; died on 29 Dec 1907 in Paris, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She appears on the main Agelasto page, in more detail.

Birth:
Birth date found on tombstone

28 Oct 1860 according to Sturdza

Arietta married Pavlos (Thomas) Scouloudi on 01 Oct 1887 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France. Pavlos was born on 12 Jan 1853 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France; died on 02 Mar 1895 in Paris, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Michael Alex. Ralli, 43, b. Ermoupolis, Syros, married, merchant, swore allegiance to the Greek state on 23 Dec 1902, presumably at the town hall, Ermoupolis.

Died:
05 Dec 1932 according to Richard Anthony Ralli.

Michel married Clementine Pacho on 08 Aug 1892 in Alexandria, Egypt. Clementine (daughter of Auguste Pacho and Amelie Petraechi) was born on 02 Apr 1860 in Alexandria, Egypt. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Nicholas Alex. Ralli, 38, b. Ermoupolis, Syros, married, rentier, swore allegiance to the Greek state on 24 Dec 1899 presumably at the town hall, Ermoupolis. Nik. Al. Ralli, 51, b. Ermoupolis, Syros, married, occupation ??, swore allegiance to the Greek state on 19 Oct 1912, presumably at the town hall, Ermoupolis.

Birth:
14 May 1864 according to Sturdza

Nicolas married Vera (Dimitrios) Petrocochino on 20 Nov 1893 in Paris, Île-de-France, France. Vera (daughter of Dimitrios (Michael) Petrocochino and Loula (Eustratius) Vouro) was born on 29 Apr 1866 in Taganrog, Rostov Oblast, Russia; died on 06 Mar 1955 in Paris, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She attended a ball given in the Manchester Assembly Rooms by Mrs. and Mrs. John Ambrose Negroponte to honor the coming out of their daughter Maria in 1900. She was "strikingly gowned in black, her dress being a mass of sequins over a petticoat of chiffon and relieved with red roses." ("Mrs. Negroponte's Ball," Manchester Times, 12 Jan 1900).

Catherine Casdagli [2 Devonshire Street] appears on the 1947, 1948, [70 North Gate, Prince Albert Road NW8] 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 UK electoral register, St Marylebone parliamentary division, Westminster county/borough. She appears with Maria T. Lykiardopoulo, 70 North Gate (Prince Albert Road), London, 1949-1952. Anthony Lykiard, Maria T. Lykiard, and Catherine Casdagli, 70 North Gate, Prince Albert Road, Westminster, appear on the electoral rolls: 1953 (sans Anthony); 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, and 1960 (sans Catherine).

1911 England census for Kersal Hill, Kersal, Manchester, headed by Theodore Emmanuel Casdagli, 39, b. Salford, Lancashire, married 13 years, 3 children, all living; shipping merchant, cotton goods; wife Catherine, 39, b. Marseille, French national; sons Emmanuel Theodore, 7; Alexis Theodore, 5; daughter Maria Theodore, 1, all b. Salford, Lancashire; 7 servants.

Residence, England: 1911, Kersal Hill, Kersal, Manchester; 1947, 2 Devonshire Street, London; 1948, 70 North Gate, Prince Albert Road NW8, London; at DOD Redleaf Nursing Home, Penshurst, Kent, England.

Mme. Catherine Casdagli was awarded on 10 Jan 1917 a ministerial issued silver medal for her service during an epidemic at the Hospital of the Greek colony in Paris (Journal Officiel de la Republique Francaise, 14 May 1917, p 3871.

Died:
The death of Catherine Casdagli, aged 86, was registered in 1958 at Tonbridge, Kent, v 5b, p 846.

Death announcement appeared in The Times [London], 11 Apr 1958, p. 1.

Buried:
Funeral 14 Apr 1958, Dunton Green Parish Church (nr Sevenoaks).

Caterina married Theodore Emmanuel (Emmanuel) Casdagli on 22 Jan 1898 in Manchester, Lancashire, England UK. Theodore was born on 18 Jun 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England UK; was christened on 16 Sep 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England UK; died on 25 Sep 1942 in Cairo, Egypt. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Travel: Alexander M Ralli, 34, merchant & Jenny Ralli, 24, Cora Hotel, London, both Greeks, both b. Alexandria, Egypt, residing Alexandria, arrived Quebec, Canada, 1 Sep 1928 aboard Minnedosa from Glasgow, Scotland, departing 24 Aug 1928; Alexander Ralli, 34 & Jenny Ralli arrived Niagara Falls, New York, USA, 10 Sep 1928 from Australia via San Francisco; Alexander Ralli, 26, merchant, English/Greek speaker & Jenny Ralli, 24, English/French speaker, both Greek nationality, last residence Athens, contact T. Milarachi, #4 Chrief Pacha, Alexandria, Egypt, final destination Alexandria, departed San Francisco 6 Oct 1928, arrived Honolulu, 10 Oct 1928 aboard Malolo; Alec Ralli, 35, merchant & Jenny Ralli, 25, both b. Greece, Greek residents, departed Honolulu 24 Oct 1928 for Sydney, aboard Ventura; Alexander Michael Ralli, 36, cotton merchant & Jenny Ralli, 26, 2 Agnes Court, Porchester Terr., W.2., London, both Greek citizens, future residence Greece, departed Southampton, England, 5 Aug 1931 for Quebec, Canada aboard Empress Of France.

Alexandre Ralli translated from English into French L'embrasement de Midi [The Blaze of Noon] by Heppenstall Rayner (ed. Albin Michel, Paris, 1947). Under the pseudonym Robert Saint-Prix he translated Fredric Brown's Crime à Chicago [The Fabulous Clip Joint] (ed. Albin Michel, Paris, 1955).

Alexander Mich. Ralli, 20, b. Alexandria, Egypt, swore allegiance to the Greek state on 26 Nov 1914, presumably at the town hall, Ermoupolis.

Alexander married Jenny (Theodore) Mitarakis on 07 Jul 1928 in Paris, Île-de-France, France. Jenny (daughter of Theodore Pan. Mitarakis and Julia Vafiadi) was born on 18 Dec 1904 in Cairo, Egypt; died after 1931. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Occupation: artist. An exposition of his paintings was held at the Galerie Percier, 38 rue La Boétie, Paris, 14-28 Apr 1923.

Press coverage of the artist Alexandre Ralli:

"D'Alexandre Ralli, de qui nous attendions une toile plus importante, une nature morte où ce jeune peintre a mis bien de l'intelligence, de la mesure et du charme" [salon d'automne 1925, salles 21-24], La Revue des beaux-arts, 15 Nov 1925, p 6.

"Le nu d'Alexandre Ralli s'équilibre avec les plans du fond librement modulés" [le salon des Tuileries], La Revue des beaux-arts, 15 Jun 1926, p 3.

"Alexandre Ralli, chercheur obstiné, se réalise avec une Femme nue, svelte, d un poids coloré dense et d'une touche vibrante, le bleu du fond est particulièrement bien modulé et dosé." La Revue des beaux-arts, Apr 1925, p 4.


Birth:
Birth attested to by Jean Vernudachi, lawyer in the Court of Appeals, residing rue du Rocher 60, Paris.

Name:
Alexandre on birth certificate.

Notes:

Residence: 1934-38, Villa Casdagli, Cairo, Egypt; 1938-, Kersal Hill, Manchester, England; 1958, The Vicarate, Dunton Green (nr Sevenoaks); 1965, Old Stables, Charminster, Dorset, England.

Mr. E.T Casdagli, 33, shipper, 32 Oxford St., Manchester; his wife Mrs. E.P., 23; and son Master D.S., 3, arrived Southampton aboard the Orontes [from Port Said], 22 Apr 1937.

Emmanuel T. Casdagli, 41, civil servant, b. Manchester, last permanent address Harvel, England, arrived 27 Jul 1946, Halifax, Canada, from Southampton aboard the Aquitania

Emmanuel T Casdagli, 45, destined for the Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DC, arrived New York from Liverpool, 21 Nov 1949 aboard the Parthia.

Occupation: In business in Manchester, later Egypt. Assistant Secretary Raw Materials Department Ministry of Supply and at Board of Trade 1940-53. Ordained 1954.

Education: Harrow School (1918-23, Monitor and Victor Ludorum).

Sports: Schools’ Champion, 100yds 1922; 440yds 1923. Played lawn tennis for Lancashire 1926-39. "The Manchester and Lancashire players, X.E. and E.T. Casdagli, uncle and nephew, were not entered [in Cairo tournament], the one having only recently recovered from a serious operation, while the other was also indisposed. This is unfortunate, since 'X.E.' is still able to hold his own in doubles with the best of Egyptian players." (Manchester Guardian, 15 Mar 1932, p 4).

Chaplain at Odstock Hospital 1966-69; at Salisbury Infirmary, Odstock and Newbridge Hospital 1970. Chaplain to High Sheriff of Dorset 1964-65, and to High Sheriff of Surrey 1969-70. Vicar of Dunton Green 1955-59. Rector of Owermoigne with Warmwell 1959-64. Chaplain at Dorset County Hospital 1964-66.

1911 England census for Kersal Hill, Kersal, Manchester, headed by Theodore Emmanuel Casdagli, 39, b. Salford, Lancashire, married 13 years, 3 children, all living; shipping merchant, cotton goods; wife Catherine, 39, b. Marseille, French national; sons Emmanuel Theodore, 7; Alexis Theodore, 5; daughter Maria Theodore, 1, all b. Salford, Lancashire; 7 servants.

ET Casdagli, is mentioned in Dale Vargas, The Timeline History of Harrow School: 1572 to the Present [Supplement: Index], UK: 2010, Worth Press, p. 1922.

E.T. Casdagli (1921) is among four boys surnamed Casdagli who attended the Harrow School, for whom photos are available.

Emmanuel Theodore Casdagli is listed on a cricket website with Harrow School (Miscellaneous: 1921); Gezira Sporting Club (Miscellaneous: 1932); Egypt (Miscellaneous: 1934).

In his memoir he refers to Stephen Agelasto as "a wealthy stockbroker who, with his wife, made a delightful pair." (Daphne Casdagli).

The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address
Somersby College Rd, Buxton, Derbyshire, lists Emmanuel T Casdagli, b. 12 Feb 1904, Shipping Merchant; wife Edith P M Casdagli, b. 24 Sep 1913, Unpaid Domestic Duties.

Birth:
Exact DOB from death registry

Died:
The death of Emmanuel Theodore Casdagli, b. 12 Feb 1903, was registered in 1977 at Salisbury, Wiltshire, v 23, p 2143.

Emmanuel married Hon. Edith Patricia Mary (George) Seymour on 23 Nov 1933 in St. Mary's Cathedral, Cairo, Egypt, and was divorced in 1972. Edith (daughter of Commander Lord George Frederick (Hugh) Seymour and Norah ( Archibald) Skipworth) was born on 24 Sep 1913 in London, England UK; died on 2 Sep 1994 in Weymouth, Dorset, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Known as Grandpa Bobcat by his grandson Simon, whose reflections appear on the Prouder than Ever website.

Birth:
The birth of Alexis Theodore Casdagli was registered Apr-May-Jun 1906, Salford, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, v 8d, p 65.

Died:
The death of Alexis Theodore Casdagli, b. 10 Apr 1906, was registered Dec 1996 at Islington, London, reg A32, dist 2381A, entry 79.

Buried:
Ashes scattered on Crete, 1997.

Alexis married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alexis married Winifred Wendy Levrett on 21 Sep 1947. Winifred was born on 29 Jul 1917 in London, England UK; died on 17 Jan 1999 in London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Residence: Manchester; 1947-, Athens; 1952, 70 North Gate, Prince Albert Road, London; at DOD, 64 Huntley Road, Talbot Woods, Bournemouth, England.

1911 England census for Kersal Hill, Kersal, Manchester, headed by Theodore Emmanuel Casdagli, 39, b. Salford, Lancashire, married 13 years, 3 children, all living; shipping merchant, cotton goods; wife Catherine, 39, b. Marseille, French national; sons Emmanuel Theodore, 7; Alexis Theodore, 5; daughter Maria Theodore, 1, all b. Salford, Lancashire; 7 servants.

Likely named after her paternal grandmother, of Villa Maria, Alexandria, Egypt, widow, who died 13 Jul 1921, at the Grand Hotel Paris, France.

Anthony Lykiard, Maria T. Lykiard, and Catherine Casdagli, 70 North Gate, Prince Albert Road, Westminster, appear on the electoral rolls: 1953 (sans Anthony); 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, and 1960 (sans Catherine).

Name:
legally changed to Maria Theodore Lykiard in 1952

Died:
infective hepatitis

Maria married Anthony Constantine (Constantine) Lykiardopoulo in sum 1947 in London, England UK. Anthony was born on 4 Jan 1903 in [Greece]; died about Jun 1999 in London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Apparently this child is Maria's twin. She died before the census taken in 1911, according to a grand-niece. The 1911 census lists, however, for the parents: 3 children born, 3 still living.

Notes:

Residence: Cairo; (1972): Pine Court, Weybridge, Surrey, England.

Education: Harrow School (1927-29).

Occupation: founder & owner, Williaam [sic] J. Cox, plastics manufacturer, Tring, Hertfordshire (with brother Alexis).

Theodore T Casdagli & Co. Limited was a registered company in Yorkshire until it was struck off the Companies Register (London Gazette, 10 Oct 1968).

Theodore Casdagli, 23, engineer; wife Alice, 26; Theodore, 3 months, permanently residing Egypt, destination Oatlands Park Hotel, Weybridge, Surrey, arrived London, 9 Jul 1937, aboard the Mooltan from Port Said, Egypt.

Theodore Casdagli, 48, company director; wife Alice, 48; destination 12A Keats Grove, London, arrived Plymouth aboard the Antilles, 30 Mar 1959, on a cruise.

Theodore Theodore Casdagli (Cobbett, Wheeler & Cobbett, 49 Spring Gardens, Manchester, Solicitors) administered the estate of Chariclea Constantinidi, 59 Duchy Road, Harrogate, York, widow, d. 31 Jan 1948 (London Gazette, 17 Aug 1948).

Theodore Casdagli & Alice O. Casdagli [12a Keats Grove NW3] appear on the 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 [with Valissa T. Casdagli], 1960 UK electoral register, Hampstead parliamentary division, Camden county/borough.

T.T. Casdagli (1928) is among four boys surnamed Casdagli who attended the Harrow School, for whom photos are available.

Birth:
The birth of Theodore T. Casdagli, mother's maiden name Ralli, was registered Oct-Nov-Dec 1913, Salford, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, v 8d, p 84.

DOB from death register

Died:
The death of Theodore Theodore Casdagli, b. 7 Sep 1913, was registered May 1984 at Surrey North-Western, Surrey, v 17, p 821.

Theodore married Alice Olivia Jean (Stanley) Gordon in 1935. Alice (daughter of Stanley Innes (Stephen) Gordon and Gertrude Mary Barker) was born on 05 Aug 1910 in [Alexandria, Egypt]; died on 22 Jul 1983 in Surrey, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

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

Notes:

Residence: 1934-38, Villa Casdagli, Cairo, Egypt; 1938-, Kersal Hill, Manchester, England.

Mr. E.T Casdagli, 33, shipper, 32 Oxford St., Manchester; his wife Mrs. E.P., 23; and son Master D.S., 3, arrived Southampton aboard the Orontes [from Port Said], 22 Apr 1937.

Occupation: Courtaulds plc and Dunlop Co Ltd.

Education: Harrow School (1948-51).

Birth:
Birth announced in The Times [London], 29 Sep 1934, p. 1.

Christened:
Baptism notice in The Times [London], 21 Dec 1934, p. 15.

Rev. G. F. Hales officiated

Godparents: David T. Basin, Frank H. Hargrove [the Earl of Bandon], and Mrs. Mackinnon Gray.

Died:
The 26 Jan 2019 death of Mr David Seymour Emmanuel Casdagli, b. 27 Sep 1934, domiciled at Billingshurst, West Sussex, England, appears in the England and Wales death index.

David married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Adopted

Christened:
Christening notice in The Times [London], 27 Sep 1946 , p. 1.

Rev. V.S. Nicholls officiated.

Godparents: Mrs. A.T. Casdagli, Mrs. A.R.B. Haldane, Mr. J.P.T. Bury and Mr. J Beadle.

Susan married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Occupation: naval officer

Education: Ludgrove School, Berkshire, England

Commodore Anthony Casdagli, Royal Navy, awarded C.B.E, 31 Dec 1983 (London Gazette, 30 Dec 1983).

Career promotions: Lieutenant Commander to Commander, seaman specialsation, Royal Navy, 30 Jun 1969; Commander to Captain, seaman specialsation, Royal Navy, 31 Dec 1974; Capt to retired list, 7 Apr 1984 (London Gazette, 1 Jul 1969, 7 Jan 1975, 6 March 1984).

Anthony Casdagli, 32, single, Royal Navy, 16 Ovington Gardens, London, arrived New York, 19 Oct 1955, from Southampton aboard the Queen Elizabeth.

Anthony Casdagli, British, Naval School Pre Flight, US Naval Air Station, arrived New York from Liverpool, 19 Jun 1954 aboard the Media.

Commodore Casdagli, R.N., Chief of Staff to Flag Officer Naval Air Command, spoke at Harrow's Field Day, The Harrovian, 28 May 1983. His father went to Harrow.

Order of the British Empire, 1983.

Birth:
The birth of Anthony Casdagli, mother's maiden surname Ross-Lowe, was registered Jul-Aug-Sep 1932, Manchester N, Lancashire, v 8d, p 605.

Birth announcement appeared in The Times [London], 15 Jun 1932, p. 1.

Died:
Obituary in the Telegraph [UK], 28 July 2022.

Buried:
Memorial service, St. John's Church, Farnham, England, 21 Jul 2022.

Anthony married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anthony 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]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]