Stephen (Augustus) Ralli & Marietta Antoniou Theodorou (Antonios) Ralli

Family Group Sheet

NameStephen (Augustus) Ralli

Birth30 Jan 1829, Marseille, France

Death2 Apr 1902, Monte Carlo, Monaco

Burial12 Apr 1902, Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England

ResidenceStreatham, Surrey, England

OccupationPresident of Ralli Brothers.

OriginChios.

Note 1(Chaviara-Axeskoufotos) Chosen, aged 22, to succeed his uncle Pandia ‘Zeus’ (Stephanos) Ralli at the helm of Ralli Brothers. He was the founder with John (Eustratio) Ralli of the new firm of Ralli Brothers established in 1866.

Note 2One of the very rare Victorian millionaires, he left estate valued at £1,068,524. His portrait was painted by Walter William Ouless in 1881.

Note 3See: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, ed. H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison (Oxford: OUP, 2004).

Note 4Devastated by the death, at Eton, of his eldest son Augustus, aged only 15, he built the huge St Stephen’s Chapel at West Norwood Cemetery which was massively restored in 2023, almost 150 years later.

Flags***, Argenti, Avierino, Cantacuzene, Coressi, Giustiniani Fi, Giustiniani Pi, Grimaldi, Mavrogordato, Maximo, Petrocochino, Ralli (Chaviara), Ralli (Pitsis), Rodocanachi, Scaramanga, Sechiari, Sevastopoulos, Vlasto, Vouro

FatherAugustus Stephanos (Stephanos) Ralli (1792-1878)

MotherSozonga (Stephanos) Ralli (1804-1878)

Marriage27 Oct 1855, Church of Our Saviour, London Wall, City of London, England

SpouseMarietta Antoniou Theodorou (Antonios) Ralli, GGG Granddaughter

Birth26 Mar 1838, Trieste, Italy/Austria

Death2 Mar 1922, Brighton, Sussex, England

MemoIn her sleep.

Burial7 Mar 1922, Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England

Residencebef 1902, 32 Park Lane, Mayfair, London, England

Residence1863, 48 Cleveland Square, London, England

MemoAccording to Bishop Timothy.

Note 1(Pitsis) Catsiyannis says her education, sweet character and charitable work made her the most remarkable in the London Greek community. Left gross estate of £314,289. She founded in 1913 the large Ralli Memorial building in Hove (a cultural centre).

Note 2After 1902 she moved from 32 Park Lane to Brighton. Described as one of the greatest benefactors Brighton has ever known. Made huge gifts and endowments to the Royal Sussex County Hospital (e.g. £10,000 for the Ralli Memorial Pathological Institute).

Note 3Presumably the Mrs Stephen Ralli who was the owner of a Rolls-Royce no. 1217. Known to Dominie Vlasto as ‘Cimmie’.

Note 4She appears in a group photograph with her daughter Marietta, her grand-daughter Irene and her great-grandson, Peter Calvocoressi, dated 13 March 1913.

Marr. WitnessLeonidas Argenti and Maria Ralli.

Flags***, Argenti, Avierino, Cantacuzene, Coressi, Giustiniani Fi, Giustiniani Pi, Grimaldi, Mavrogordato, Maximo, Petrocochino, Ralli (Chaviara), Ralli (Pitsis), Ralli (Spechlis), Rodocanachi, Scaramanga, Schilizzi, Vlasto

FatherAntonios ‘Anthony’ (Theodore) Ralli (1805-1881)

MotherAikaterini ‘Caterina’ (Zannis) Mavrogordato (1817-1895)

Children

1 MAugustus (Stephen) Ralli, GGGG Grandson

Birth2 Nov 1856, London, England

Death9 Mar 1872, Eton College, Middx, England

MemoRheumatic fever

Burial16 Mar 1873, Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England

2 FSozanga ‘Susanna’ (Stephen) Ralli, GGGG Granddaughter

Birth28 Dec 1857, London, England

Death25 Apr 1906, Paris, France

MemoBurke’s Peerage says 25 Apr 1900.

SpouseComte Georges Marie Philippe 'Youri' Gilbert de Voisins (1843-1897)

Marriage7 Nov 1876, London, England

Married Memo4 Nov: Civil marriage at French Consulate, London; 6 Nov: French protestant marriage at Monmouth Road, London; 7 Nov: Orthodox marriage at Transfiguration Greek church, London.

ChildrenAugustus (Georges) (1877-1939)