Pandely Leonidas (Leonidas) Argenti^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1853 - 1911  (57 years)

• Name	Pandely Leonidas (Leonidas) Argenti
  Birth	10 Nov 1853	London, England UK
  Christening	19 Dec 1853	Church of Our Saviour, London Wall, City of London, England UK
  	God-parents: Marouko Ralli. [5]
  Gender	Male
  Death	06 Oct 1911	London, England UK
  	Estate valued at £549,448 11s 6d, administered at London 23 Nov 1911, by widow, August Leonidas Argenti dsq and Lucas Eustratio Ralli, merchant. [6, 7]
  Burial	11 Oct 1911	Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK
  	buried in plot 21077, reg. pg. 14497, no. 45142, removed 11 Oct 1913 to plot 33130, sq 43, no. 253-254 on Greek plan [6]
  Notes	Residence: 1891, 13 Hyde Park Terrace, Westminster, London, England and Quartier du Prado, Marseille, France; 1911, 16 Hyde Park Terrace. Occupation: Partner in Ralli Brothers in 1899. Officer of the Order of The Saviour and of St Sepulchre, etc. Spent his working life in London. He was co-administrator of the estate of John Stephen Schilizzi. He was one of the executors of the estate of Marino Corgialegno, of 53 Mount Street, Mayfair, London, who died 26 April 1911, along with John Michael Zarifi,of 38 Park Street, Park lane, London, Esquire; Bourchier Francis Hawksley, of 30 Mincing Lane, London, Solicitor; Evangelino Paul Metaxa, of 34 Norfolk Square, Hyde Park, London, Esquire, and George Marchetti, of 135 Gloucester Terrace, London, Esquire. Business address, London: 25 Finsbury Circus; after 1902, 5 Fenchurch Street. He co-administered the estate of Major Antonio Stephen Ralli (London Gazette 14 May 1901). He co-administered the estate of John Cavafy (London Gazette 24 Jan 1902) He was a co-administrator of the estate of Mimina John Ralli (London Gazette 16 Nov 1900). He was a coexecutor of the estate of Theodore Anthony Vlasto. 1901 England census: 16 Hyde Park Terrace household headed by Pandely Argenti, 47, East Indian merchant; wife Fanny, 46; son Philip, 9, all b. 'London Greek'; daughter Julia, 7, b 'Eastbourne Greek, Sussex;' & 11 servants. 1881 England census: 8 Hyde Park Street household headed by Pantaleon Argenti, 27, merchant; wife Fanny, 27; brother-in-law Pandelis [Ambrose], 28, stockbroker, all b. born Middlesex; sister Suzanne [Leonidas], 25, b. France; & 8 servants. He was co-executor of the estate of Mariora Eumorfopoulos. He co-administered the estate of Calliope Vlasto. He proved his father's will. The 1911 England Census: private house at 16 Hyde Pk Terrace, Paddington, London, England, headed by Mr. Argenti, consisting of 3 males and 4 females. He co-administered the estate of Dimitrios Schilizzi Stephanovich. He co-administered the estate of Alexandra John Schilizzi. Pantaleon Leonidas Argenti [13 Hyde Park Terrace] appears on the 1890, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897; [16 Hyde Park Terrace] 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904 UK electoral register, Paddington parliamentary division, Westminster county/borough.
  Person ID	I2544	Negroponte-Agelasto
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	Leonidas (Pandély) Argenti,   b. 07 Sep 1823, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France d. 23 Oct 1882, cours Pierre Puget 33, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Julia (Augustus) Ralli,   b. 22 Jul 1830, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France d. 06 Oct 1921, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	08 May 1851	Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France
  	This union is cited in a list of 13 marriage alliances that connected the Rallis with the founders of other Chiot firms in Calcutta. [8] Witnesses included Andre Argenti, 55, merchant, bride's cousin, Ile des allees 18; Auguste Argenti, 47, merchant, groom's uncle, rue Senac 2; Pierre J Vlasto, 48, merchant, bride's uncle, allees de Meilhan 20; Constantine Ralli, 42, merchant, bride's cousin, allees de Meilhan 65.
  Notes	As an illustration of family marriage interweaving among Chiot merchant families: Lucas Eustratios Ralli married Eugenie Argenti "who is in reality was his cousin because on her side, Julie, daughter of Auguste (brother of Eustratios), would marry Leonidas Argenti (father of Eugenie)" [In other words, Eugenie’s mother is the niece of her husband’s father, implying that her husband is a generation older than she.] [9]
  Documents		Argenti - Ralli 1851 marriage Civil registration records, Marseille
  		Argenti - Ralli 1851 marriage Marseille, France
  Family ID	F1086	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Fanny (Ioannis) Schilizzi,   b. 04 Mar 1854, London, England UK d. 06 Jun 1926, 16 Hyde Park Terrace, London, England UK (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	14 Feb 1880	St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK
  	Marriage Witnesses: S. A. Ralli, Pant. A. Mavrogordato and D. St. Schilizzi; Hieronymous Myriantheus presiding; entry 108. [10] The four children who survived infancy had Emily Jane Smith (b abt 1864) as their "devoted nannie and beloved friend for 43 years" according to Ms. Smith's death notice in The Times (London) 28 Jul 1942.
  Notes	This marriage has been cited as one of several marriage alliances involving business ties; various descendants have been referenced as marriage patterns have changed with modern times. [11]
  Children	+ 1. Leonidas Pandely (Pandely) Argenti,   b. 01 Jun 1882, London, England UK d. 22 Feb 1956, Anvers [Antwerp], Antwerp, Belgium (Age 73 years) + 2. John Pandely (Pandely) Argenti,   b. 12 Dec 1884, London, England UK d. 30 Jun 1950, New York, New York USA (Age 65 years)   3. Andrianos (Pandely) Argenti,   b. 01 Dec 1889, London, England UK d. 10 Mar 1891, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France (Age 1 year) + 4. Philip Pandely (Pandely) Argenti,   b. 01 May 1891, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France d. 14 Apr 1974, London, England UK (Age 82 years) + 5. Julia Q. (Pandely) Argenti,   b. 28 Aug 1893, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England UK d. 16 Jul 1963, London, England UK (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F1084	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Aug 2011

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Nov 1853 - London, England UK Christening - 19 Dec 1853 - Church of Our Saviour, London Wall, City of London, England UK Marriage - 14 Feb 1880 - St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK Death - 06 Oct 1911 - London, England UK Burial - 11 Oct 1911 - Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Pandely Leonidas Argenti
  		Bayswater Road, London, England photo 2009. From at least 1891 to the 1950s the stretch of Bayswater Road facing Hyde Park between Clarendon Place and Albion Street was called Hyde Park Terrace (but not so on Charles Booth 1898 map). The original buildings have been replaced. Pandely L. and Fanny Argenti lived at 16 Hyde Park Terrace, Bayswater, with their family in 1901.
  		8 Hyde Park St, London, England photo 2009; after their marriage Pantaleon and Fanny Argenti lived at this address in Bayswater in 1881.
  		1839 Map of Finsbury Circus, London, England Many Greek merchants traded from here. Pandely L Argenti worked out of 25 Finsbury Circus (before 1902)
  		Fenchurch Street, Fenchurch Buildings, London, England Theodore Pandia Ralli & Pandely Leonidas Argenti worked at 5 Fenchurch St. in 1899. In 2010 no. 4 and 5 housed an insurance company and a Turkish restaurant.
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Philip L. Chryssoveloni, Chios through the Ages (Athens, 1937) Pandely Leonidas Argenti is mentioned on page 42
  		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 burial plot no. 31135, no. 248, sq. 42
  		West Norwood Cemetery Register for plot 33130, sq 43, no. 253-254 on Greek plan
  		"Mrs. John Ralli's Estate" The Morning Post [London], 1 May 1900, p. 3.
  		Ralli Bros London Company Label

  
  

  Headstones » Slide Show		West Norwood Cemetery Pandely Leonidas Argenti family crypt
  		West Norwood Cemetery Pandely Leonidas Argenti family crypt
  		West Norwood Cemetery Pandely Leonidas Argenti family crypt
  		West Norwood Cemetery Pandely Leonidas Argenti family crypt - stained glass
  		West Norwood Cemetery One mausoleum (foreground) provided temporary residence until the family tomb had been onstructed.

  
  

• Sources

  [S49] Χρυσοβελόνης, Φίλιππος Λ [Philip L. Chryssoveloni], Χίος και Χίοι διά μέσου των αιώνων, (digital document, originally published Athens,1937), 42. [S119] 1911 England Census. [S125] 1901 England Census. [S126] 1881 England Census. [S68] Kyriakos Metaxas, editor, The Greek Gazette, (London, England), Jun 1974, 6. Records of Baptisms from the Church of Our Saviour, 82-84 London Wall, City of London [S78] West Norwood Cemetery registers, London, England. [S82] UK National Probate Calendar Indexes, 1858-1966, 1973-1995. [S45] Paul Byron Norris, Ulysses in the Raj, (BACSA, 1992; ISBN 0907799469), 123. [S59] Michel Calapodis, LA COMMUNAUTÉ GRECQUE À MARSEILLE, (Paris:L'Harmattan (link)), 221, note 572; 212. [S68] Kyriakos Metaxas, editor, The Greek Gazette, (London, England), Jul 1977, 12. Marriages Celebrated at the Holy Wisdom (Saint Sophia) in Moscow Road, Bayswater [London] [S59] Michel Calapodis, LA COMMUNAUTÉ GRECQUE À MARSEILLE, (Paris:L'Harmattan (link)), 211ff.