Constantine (Paul) Negroponte

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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]

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Married:
Possible child: the 1924 Athens voter register lists Michael K. Negroponte, 55, physician.

Witnesses included Georges Sechiari, 56, merchant, allees des Capucines 22; Theodore Rodocanachi, 42, merchant, allees des Capucines 20; Demetrius Petrocochino, 33, merchant, allee de Meilhan 6; George Zizinia, 68, merchant, bride's uncle, boulevard du gommier 5.

1. Paul (Constantine) Negroponte was born on 30 Jun 1862 in London, England UK; was christened on 29 Sep 1862 in Church of Our Saviour, London Wall, City of London, England UK; died on 8 May 1933 in Waco, McLennan County, Texas USA; was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, McLennan County, Texas USA.
2. Angeliki (Constantine) Negroponte was born on 22 Sep 1863 in Manchester, Lancashire, England UK; was christened on 12 Dec 1863 in Greek Church of St Nicholas, Liverpool, Lancashire, England UK; died on 27 Oct 1926 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England UK; was cremated in Smithdown Road Cemetery, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England UK.
3. Hypatia (Constantine) Negroponte was born on 28 Apr 1865 in Liley Road/26 Hawarden Avenue, Liverpool, Lancashire, England UK; was christened on 15 Jun 1865 in Greek Church of St Nicholas, Liverpool, Lancashire, England UK; died on 19 Jan 1909 in 4 Oakbank Road, Liverpool, Lancashire, England UK; was buried on 21 Jan 1909 in Smithdown Road Cemetery, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England UK.
4. Polymnia (Constantine) Negroponte was born on 30 Jun 1873 in Oak Hill Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England UK; was christened on 04 Aug 1873 in Greek Church of St Nicholas, Liverpool, Lancashire, England UK; died about 4 Apr 1951 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England UK; was buried on 7 Apr 1951 in Smithdown Road Cemetery, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England UK.

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The 1841 London directory lists Paul C. Negroponte, merchant, 6 Great Winchester Street, London.

He is likely to have signed a letter to the provisory Greek Parliament in 1825 demanding it include a Chiot deputy.

Paul Negroponte, not working, male, parent, appears on the 1860 Syros census.

27 Nov 1834: Paul Negroponte, 51, born Chios, married, arrived Syros 1824, banker, swore allegiance to the Greek government at the Orthodox Church of Christ's Transfiguration (Metamorphosis), Ermoupolis.

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.

Paul married Angerou (Constantine) Platti. Angerou was born in 1795 in Chios, Greece; died on 13 Apr 1835 in Syros, Cyclades Islands, Greece. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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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.

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Married:
As a widower Paul may have remarried. The 1871 England census identifies Polymnia Negroponte, 70, widow, b. Greece, as the mother of Paul's son Constantine.

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Is his birth date correct? He is too young to have had children at the dates given...(Christopher Long)

1815 Vienna City directory lists Negroponte Angerinos and Company.

Birth:
Is his birth date correct? He is too young to have had children at the dates given...(C. Long)

Constantine married Arghyro [Negroponte]. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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He appears on the main Agelasto tree.

Zannis married (unknown) [Negroponte]. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]