Augustus (Cosi) Agelasto & Despina (Matheos) Ralli

Family Group Sheet

NameAugustus (Cosi) Agelasto, GGG Grandson

Birth31 Mar 1823, Tinos, Greece/Hellenes

Death8 Jul 1883, London, England

Burial14 Jul 1883, Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England

Residence1881, 18 Hyde Park Square, Paddington, London, England

OccupationEast India merchant.

OriginChios.

Note 1Spent some time in Constantinople before working in London for Ralli Brothers. Secretary to the Greek Consulate in London (i.e. to his uncle Pandia ‘Zeus’ Ralli). Appears to have had a business telephone as early as 1880!

Note 2Presumably the Augustus Agelasto of whom Mary Ann Chadwell writes in her 1868 diary: ‘On Saturday (04-04-1868) I saw Mrs Agelasto and her son Augustus. It is eighteen years since we had met’.

Note 3An Aug. (C.) Agelasto is mentioned as a commercial enterprise in George P. Georgiadis, ‘The St John’s Church of the Chiots in Galata’, (Constantinople, 1898), as cited by George Zolotas, ‘History of Chios’ (Athens, 1928 p 262.).

Note 4A merchant at South Sea House, Threadneedle Street, City of London, in partnership with John Antonio Ralli and John Ambrose Negroponte.

Note 5However Michael Agelasto, in 2008, believed it was John Emmanuel Agelasto who was in partnership with J. A. Ralli and J. A. Negroponte.

Flags***, Agelasto, Giustiniani Pi, Mavrogordato, Maximo, Negroponte, Ralli (Chaviara), Ralli (Pitsis), Scaramanga, Sechiari

FatherCosi (Augustis) Agelasto (1791-1865)

MotherVierou ‘Virginia’ (Stephanos) Ralli (1801-1885)

Marriage8 Jun 1851, Constantinople, Turkey/Byzantium

SpouseDespina (Matheos) Ralli

Birth28 Oct 1833, Syros, Greece/Hellenes

MemoRalli family tree says 1832.

Death4 May 1889, London, England

MemoArgenti says 2 May 1889.

Burial8 May 1889, Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England

Residence1881, 18 Hyde Park Square, Paddington, London, England

OriginChios.

Note 1(Spechlis) On the death of her husband she joined the partnership of A. Agelasto & Co., retiring 31 Dec 1885 when John Emmanuel Agelasto appears to have joined the partnership.

Flags***, Cantacuzene, Coressi, Franghiadi, Giustiniani Pi, Mavrogordato, Maximo, Negroponte, Ralli (Spechlis), Rodocanachi

FatherMatheos ‘Matthew’ (Laurentios) Ralli (1789-1847)

MotherLoula (Paul) Rodocanachi (1810-1845)

Children

1 FVirginia (Augustus) Agelasto, GGGG Granddaughter

Birth3 Jun 1852, Constantinople, Turkey/Byzantium

Death23 Mar 1926, London, England

SpouseJohn A. (Antonios) Ralli (1842-1894)

Marriage21 Jan 1871, Church of Our Saviour, London Wall, City of London, England

ChildrenAikaterini 'Catherine' (John) (1872-1904)

Augustus John (John) (1875-1954)

2 FDespina (Augustus) Agelasto, GGGG Granddaughter