Eustratius (Aristides) Eumorfopoulos^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

1870 - 1956  (86 years)

• Name	Eustratius (Aristides) Eumorfopoulos
  	or Eustratios
  Nickname	Stratty
  Birth	27 Jan 1870	London, England UK
  Christening	27 Apr 1870	Church of Our Saviour, London Wall, City of London, England UK
  	God-parents: Julia G. Scaramanga. [6]
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Jul 1956	Sussex, England UK
  	DOD from grave stone
  Burial	27 Jul 1956	Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK
  	burial plot 39287, sq 42, no. 269 on Greek plan, reg. pg. 19251, no. 83171 [7]
  Notes	Occupation: Merchant. Listed in 1913 as a member of the Baltic Exchange (representing Eumorfopoulos Bros of 25 St Mary Axe, City of London). Origin: Chios. He married (aged 30) Edith Henderson when she appears to have been five months pregnant. It also appears that this may have been a very 'unsuitable' marriage since an outsider (Costa) is found as a marriage witness. He and his brother Stamatios were merchants in London operating as 'Eumorfopoulos Brothers' until 31 Dec 1910 when Stamatios resigned. The firm continued with Eustratius alone at 87/88 Leadenhall Street, London (London Gazette 3 Jan 1911). Eustratio Eumorfopoulos was partners with his brother George Eumorfopoulos, Stratty John Scaramanga, Peter John Scaramanga, and Andrew John Scaramanga, as Grain Merchants, at 21 Bishopsgate Street, London; at Marseille and at Rostoff (Don), Russia, as Scaramanga, Eumorfopoulos and Co., until it was dissolved 31 Dec 1901 (London Gazette 28 Jan 1902). Addresses, England: 1901, 'Belmont,' Midhope Road, Woking, Surrey; 1903-1912, Bullswater Lodge, Pirbright, Surrey; 1922, 70 Belsize Park Gardens, London; 1925, Bentsbrook House, North Holmwood, nr Dorking, Surrey; 1928, 89 Leigham Ct. Road, Streatham, S.W., London; Old Mousers, Dormansland, nr Lingfield, Surrey; 1944-, 'Nurney' [later named 'Wilderness House', Wilderness Ln, Hadlow Down, Uckfield, Sussex; 1946, 160 Ladbrooke Grove, London, W.10. He arrived 6 Jul 1928 at Southampton, England on the Mauretania from New York City. The 1891 England census: 1 Kensingston Park Gardens, Kensingston, London, England, household headed by Aristides Eumorfopoulos, 66, retired merchant; wife Mariora, 50, both b. Syros, Greece; son George, 27, Russia Merchant, b. Liverpool; daughter-in-law Julia, 26, b. London Paddington; daughters Esmeralda, 26, b. Liverpool; Elpiniki, 23; sons Eustratius, 21, merchant's clerk; Nicholas, 18, science student; Stamati, 16, scholar; all b. London St. Mary Abbots; & 4 servants. The 1901 England census: 'Belmont,' Midhope Road, Woking, Surrey, household headed by Eustratios Eumorfopoulos, 31, grain merchant, b. Kensington, London; wife Edith, 22, b. Scotland; daughter Esmeralda, 8 months, b. Woking, Surrey; and 2 servants. 1911 England census for Bullswater Lodge, Pirbright, Surrey, household headed by Eustratio Eumorfopoulos, 41, b. London; married 12 years; 3 children, all living; corn merchant and commission agent; wife Edith, 32, b. Edinburgh; daughters Esmeralda, 10, b. Woking, Surrey; Mimica, 7, b. Pirbright; son Aristides, 2, b. Pirbright; 7 servants. He was co-executor of the estate of his sister Esmeralda. (1922) member of the Zoological Society of London, from 1897. Eustratio Eumorfopoulos [10 Eton Houses, 70 Belsize Park Gardens] appears on the 1922 UK electoral register, Hampstead parliamentary division, Camden county/borough; [89 Leigham Court Road] 1926 Lambeth/Lambeth; [305 Leigham Court Road] 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936 Norwood and North/Lambeth; [Bevis Marks House, abode 305 Leigham Court Rd SW16] 1933, 1934, [7/8 Bury Street, abode Old Mousers, Lingfield] 1937, 1938, 1939 City of London/City of London. His residence, 'Nurney', according to his granddaughter Edith Baker, was set on six acres with stables and a woodlands belonging to the house. It was beautifully built in a French style with balcony and veranda, and a huge grape vine. His residence, 'Nurney', according to his granddaughter Edith Baker, was set on six acres with stables and a woodlands belonging to the house. It was beautifully built in a French style with balcony and veranda, and a huge grape vine. The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address Old Mansers, Godstone, Surrey, lists Eustratio Eumorfopoulos, Married, b. 2? Jan 1870, Merchant; and Mimica Eumorfopoulos, single, b. 23 Feb 1904, Artist.
  Person ID	I2325	Negroponte-Agelasto
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	Aristides George (Georges) Eumorfopoulos,   b. 14 Jan 1825, Syros, Cyclades Islands, Greece d. 23 Mar 1897, London, England UK (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Mariora (Eustratius) Scaramanga,   b. 09 Oct 1840, Syros, Cyclades Islands, Greece d. 20 Nov 1908, London, England UK (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	11 Jul 1861	Athens, Attica, Greece
  Photos		Extended Family of Aristides-Mariora Eumorfopoulos photo courtesy Edith Eumorfopoulos Baker, their great-granddaughter
  Family ID	F738	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edith (William) Henderson,   b. 31 Mar 1879, Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland UK d. 21 May 1944, Kettlewell, Woking, Surrey, England UK (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	26 Apr 1899	St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK
  	According to a descendant, Edith Baker, her marriage was 26 April 1899 (engraved on a wedding ring) though Metaxa's Greek church records state 15 Feb 1900. Church register says marriage was 15 Feb 1900; Marriage Witnesses: Smaragda A. Eumorfopoulos and Triantafyllos Costa; A. Paraschis presiding; entry 218 [8] Marriage registered Apr-May-Jun 1899, Islington District, Vol. 1b, Page 676. Certificate not examined. According to parish records, they were married on the same date at the Parish Church of St. George, Tufnell Park, Islington. Marriage witnesses: Stamati Eumorfopoulos and Alice Henderson. At some point he lived at 'Old Mousers' and she on the Isle of Wight, with the children shuffling between.
  Children	+ 1. Smaragda (Eustratius) Eumorfopoulos,   b. 16 Jul 1900, Woking, Surrey, England UK d. 14 Apr 1954, Brighton, Sussex, England UK (Age 53 years)   2. Miminia (Eustratius) Eumorfopoulos,   b. 23 Feb 1904, Surrey, England UK d. 23 Oct 1981, Homelands Nursing Home, Cowfold, Sussex, England UK (Age 77 years)   3. Aristides (Eustratius) Eumorfopoulos,   b. 22 May 1908, Surrey, England UK d. Aft 1954 (Age 46 years) + 4. Mariora (Eustratius) Eumorfopoulos,   b. 14 Jun 1912, Bullswater Lodge, Pirbright, Surrey, England UK d. 22 Feb 2003, Berkshire, England UK (Age 90 years)
  Photos		Christmas Card from Mr & Mrs Stratti Eumorfopoulos, 1903; on the reverse was a photo of their child, Esme with rag doll.
  Documents		Eumorfopoulos-Henderson 1899 Marriage
  Family ID	F998	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2010

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 Jan 1870 - London, England UK Christening - 27 Apr 1870 - Church of Our Saviour, London Wall, City of London, England UK Marriage - 26 Apr 1899 - St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK   Death - 24 Jul 1956 - Sussex, England UK Burial - 27 Jul 1956 - Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		1 Kensington Park Gardens, Kensington, London, England Residence occupied by various members of the Aristides and Mariora Eumorfopoulos family from 1871 - 1897; photo 2009.
  		70 Belsize Park Gardens, London, England photo 2009; Stratty and Edith Eumorfopoulos lived with their children at this Camden area residence around 1922.
  		Bishopsgate Street, London, England One of The City's main commercial streets. Scaramanga, Eumorfopoulos and Co., grain merchants, operated from 21 Bishopsgate Street (until 1902).
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		88 Leadenhall Street, London, England photo 2009. Eustratius A Eumorfopoulos was a merchant in a previous 87/88 Leadenhall Street (1910).
  		25 St Mary Axe, London, England photo 2009; London renewed. Eumorfopoulos Bros traded out of 25 St Mary Axe, City of London (1913).
  		Eustratio Eumorfopoulos photo courtesy Edith Eumorfopoulos Baker, his granddaughter
  		Bullswater Lodge, Pirbright, Surrey Family residence of Mr & Mrs Stratti Eumorfopoulos and their children; still standing in 1968 when visited by granddaughter Edith and her mother.
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		Bentsbrook House, North Holmwood, Surrey, England The house no longer stands.
  		'Old Mousers', Dormansland, Surrey, England Where he lived, near Lingfield, while his wife lived on the Isle of Wight; photo courtesy his granddaughter Edith Eumorfopoulos Baker, who visited the house with her mother before the latter's death.
  		Nurney Cottage, Wilderness Ln, Hadlow Down, Uckfield, Sussex He moved here after his wife's death, with his daughter Mimika; photo courtesy his granddaughter Edith Eumorfopoulos Baker.
  		neighborhood, Nurney, Wilderness Ln, Hadlow Down, Uckfield, Sussex, England photo 2009; Nurney Cottage is pictured. The driveway on the left leads to the actual house. Nurney was and is well hidden from view (Edith Eumorfopoulos Baker).
  		Nurney Cottage, Wilderness Ln, Hadlow Down, Uckfield, Sussex, England Nurney Cottage (left). Nurney, renamed 'Wildwood House', is down the lane, on right in photo background.
  		'Old Mousers', Race Course Rd, Dormansland, Lingfield, Surrey, England photo 2009
  		'Old Mousers', Race Course Rd, Dormansland, Lingfield, Surrey, England detail--gatepost
  		160 Ladbroke Grove, London, England

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		E. Eumorfopoulo's Certificate of Merit awarded for Verse "Forwarded in competition for the prizes offered by the proprietors of The Boys' Newspaper, May 1882
  		1946 envelope addressed to E. Eumorfopoulos 160 Ladbrooke Grove, London, W.10.
  		Contents of Envelope Response to E. Eumorfopoulos' request for tickets to view Victory Procession, 1946
  		E. Eumorfopoulo's Certificate of Merit awarded for Verse reverse; this poem is written: May riches true on thee be shower'd May thy path without weeds be flower'd and many birthdays may thou see Full of heavenly bliss for thee.
  		Mrs. M. A. Eumorfopoulos Trust under the will of Mrs. Mimina J. Ralli; trustees L.E. Ralli & P.L. Argenti; legacies to Mr. N. Eumorfopoulos, Mrs. Despina Messinesi, Mrs. Maria Metaxas & Mrs. Mimina Scouloudi; residue to Mr. George Eumorfopoulos, Mr. Eustratios Eumorfopoulos, Mr. Nicolaos Eumorfopoulos, Mr. Stamatios Eumorfopoulos, Miss Elpiniki Eumorfopoulos & Miss Esmeralda Eumorfopoulos. See original document
  		West Norwood Cemetery Register for plot 21662, sq 28-42, Greek plan no. 6
  		West Norwood Cemetery Register for plot 39287, sq 42, no. 269 on Greek plan
  		Eustratios Eumorfopoulos 1956 probate

  
  

  Headstones

  Eustratio Eumorfopoulos Grave Stone photo courtesy Edith Eumorfopoulos Baker, his granddaughter

  
  

• Sources

  [S82] UK National Probate Calendar Indexes, 1858-1966, 1973-1995. [S124] 1939 England and Wales Register. [S119] 1911 England Census. [S125] 1901 England Census. [S129] 1891 England Census. [S68] Kyriakos Metaxas, editor, The Greek Gazette, (London, England), Sep 1975, 12. Records of Baptisms from the Church of Our Saviour, 82-84 London Wall, City of London [S78] West Norwood Cemetery registers, London, England. [S68] Kyriakos Metaxas, editor, The Greek Gazette, (London, England), Aug 1983, 12. Marriages Celebrated at the Holy Wisdom (Saint Sophia) in Moscow Road, Bayswater [London]