Family Group Sheet
Family Group Sheet
NameMichael (Dimitrios) Spartali, 1C6R
Birth1818, Kurucesme, Bosphorus, Turkey
MemoAnother source says 1819.
Residence1839, 38 Finsbury Circus, London, England
MemoOffice
Death12 Jan 1914, Shanklin, Isle of Wight, England
Residence1901, Shanklin, Isle of Wight, England
Residence1885, The Shrubbery, Clapham Common, Surrey, England
Residence1888, Office: 3 Cook Street, Liverpool, England
MemoGrove Directory, 1888.
OccupationMerchant in London. Partner in Spartali & Lascaridi of London.
OriginSmyrna. Appears to have taken British citizenship before 1901.
Note 1Consul-general of Greece (1867-81) and a steadfast supporter from abroad of the Cretan uprising in 1866.
Note 2A Michael Spartali of The Shrubbery, Clapham Common, Surrey and at Rylstons, Isle of Wight, appears in the bankruptcy records for 1885 while trading in London and Marseilles with Peter Lascaridi as Spartali & Co., Merchants.
Note 3Spartali & Lascaridi (of London, Liverpool and Marseilles in 1854) was located at 38 or 39 Finsbury Circus in 1839, represented in Manchester by Antonio Lascaridi; dissolved in December 1854 and replaced by Spartali & Company (cf. Catsiyannis, p. 438).
Note 4G. Lascaridi (see that family), a native of Prusa, was Michael Spartali’s business partner and his secretary as Consul (cf. Tricha). They were also probably related (cf. excerpt from Marie Spartali letter given to G. Vassiadis by D. Elliott).
FlagsGiustiniani Pi, Mavrogordato, Maximo, Scanavi, Spartali1
FatherDimtrios SPARTALI (1786-1855)
Marriage1842, Trieste, Italy/Austria
Married MemoOr Genoa?
SpouseEuphrosyne (P.) Varsamis
Birth1825, Greece/Hellenes
MemoAccording to 1901 British Census she was born 1836!
Death11 Sep 1913, Shanklin, Isle of Wight, England
Residence1901, Shanklin, Isle of Wight, England
Residence1913, Monterey, Victoria Avenue, Shanklin, Isle of Wight, England
OriginTook British nationality before 1901.
Note 1Argenti calls her Balsami. Or Varsavie or Valsamis. Left an estate of £493.00.
FatherP. Varsamis (?-?)
Children
Birth23 Apr 1851, London, England
MemoArgenti says 23 Apr 1853.
Death3 Apr 1894, London, England
MemoArgenti says 3 Apr 1893.
Burial7 Apr 1894, Hellenic Enclosure, West Norwood Cemetery, London, England
SpouseVirginia (Antonios) Ralli , 4C4R (1859-1935)
Marriage22 Apr 1879, Church of Our Saviour, London Wall, City of London, England
Married MemoLast marriage at that church.
 Cyril (Dimitrios) (1888-1915)
 Irene (Dimitrios) (1888-1910)
Birth10 Mar 1844, Hornsey, Middlesex, England
MemoHornsey according to Martin Hopkinson (1901 Census). Edmonton, Middx., according to Vassiadis.
Death6 Mar 1927, London, England
MemoCremated at Brookwood.
Burial1927, Brookwood Cemetery, England
MemoMemorial plaque in the West Norwood Hellenic Enclosure.
SpouseWilliam James Stillman (1828-1901)
Marriage10 Apr 1871, Registrar Office, Chelsea, London, England
Birth19 May 1846, London, England
Death27 Sep 1884, Tyrol, Austria
MemoOr 22 Sep 1884. Or Germany? May have committed suicide.
Burial9 Oct 1884, Hellenic Enclosure, West Norwood Cemetery, London, England
Marriageabt 1869
ChildrenRodolphe (Edouard) (~1870-1955)
 Ugo (Edouard) (~1872-1956)
Birth30 Apr 1854, London, England
Death4 Apr 1933, 49 Claverton Street, Pimlico, London, England
Burial1933, Hellenic Enclosure, West Norwood Cemetery, London, England
MemoPresumably
SpouseOlga (John) Antoniadi (1858-1886)
Marriageabt 1878
No Children
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