Antonio (Pandia) Ralli

1852 - 1916  (63 years)

• Name	Antonio (Pandia) Ralli
  Nickname	Anthony
  Birth	29 Dec 1852	London, England UK
  Christening	20 May 1853	Church of Our Saviour, London Wall, City of London, England UK
  	Godparent: Leoni Rodocanachi [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	12 Aug 1916	New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut USA
  	Anthony Pandia Ralli, 351 West End Ave., New York, died 12 Aug 1916 at New Canaan Connecticut; probate London to Despina Ralli, widow; effects £146,388 13s 10d. [2, 3, 4] New York Times obituary said he "came from a distinguished Greek family," while the [Greek community paper] Ethnikos Kyrix eulogized him as "a great benefactor" to the Greek church and immigrant community in New York. [5]
  Notes	Residence: 1891, 46 West 73d St, New York, New York; 1914, 351 West End Ave., New York, NY. Occupation: abt 1890, cotton buyer; merchant. While he was in Galveston, Texas abt 1890 a Eustace P. Ralli, Ralli Bros., was a cotton buyer/agent at a different location. Address: abt 1890, R Northwest Corner, E. Broadway, 23d, Galveston, Texas. He, his wife and daughters arrived New York aboard the Lusitania 31 July 1914 from Liverpool, England. Three sons of Pandia Theodore Ralli & Despina Ambrouzis Ralli -- Antonio and his brothers Ambrose and Theodore --and a daughter Julia are on the Negroponte-Agelasto tree. His brother Theodore Pandi Ralli left an estate of the gross value of £120,918 8s. 6d., including personalty of the net value of £119,883 1s. 9d. As reported the will said: "In the event of the failure of [trusts set up for his widow and his children, he] left the ultimte residue of his estate as to two-fifths to his brother Anthony Pandia Ralli, as to one-fifth to his sister Julia Alexander Pallis..." (Evening Express [Liverpool], 13 Feb 1906). [6] Anthony P. Ralli (along with Theodore P. Ralli, probably his brother) is included in M. Contonpoulos' list of the 8 most influencial merchants in New York's Greek colony from 1850s - 1890s. 1883-1910: Anthony P. & Theodore P. Ralli were members of the Consolidated Stock Exchange, New York. [7] Shortly after his marriage, he arrived in New York to work for Ralli Bros. [3] Ralli Brothers is listed as the first of the great benefactors on a marble plaque in the exonarthex of the Greek Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy trinity, 319 East 74th Street, New York. [5] Mr. Anthony P. Ralli, 15 Old Slip, New York, bought by advance subscription five copies of Achilles Rose, Christian Greece and Living Greek (NY: Peri Hellados Publication Office, 1898).
  Person ID	I2859	Negroponte-Agelasto
  Last Modified	3 Feb 2012

  
  

  Family	Despina (George) Ziffo,   b. 07 Jun 1861, London, England UK d. 11 Oct 1953, New York, New York USA (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	02 Aug 1884	St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK
  	Marriage Witnesses: Theodore S. Ralli and E. S. Galati; Hieronymous Myriantheus presiding; entry 133. [8]
  Notes	Probably the couple referred to: "Despina Ralli was active in London but she and her husband Anthony, were established in New York City." [9]
  Children	1. Julia (Antonio) Ralli,   b. 03 Jun 1885, New York, New York USA d. 21 Apr 1917, New York, New York USA (Age 31 years)   2. Pandia Anthony (Antonio) Ralli,   b. 20 May 1887, New Orleans, Louisiana USA d. 27 Jun 1945, Long Island, New York USA (Age 58 years) + 3. Ioanna (Antonio) Ralli,   b. 08 Oct 1888, Galveston, Texas USA d. 05 Apr 1970, Pennsylvania USA (Age 81 years) + 4. Lois (Antonio) Ralli,   b. 01 Jun 1890, New York, New York USA d. Oct 1975, New York, New York USA (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F1212	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2016

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 29 Dec 1852 - London, England UK Christening - 20 May 1853 - Church of Our Saviour, London Wall, City of London, England UK Marriage - 02 Aug 1884 - St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK Death - 12 Aug 1916 - New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Anthony Pandia Ralli Courtesty of Elizabeth Lardi
  		Anthony Ralli © Christopher Long: ChristopherLong.co.uk.

  
  

  Documents		Anthony Pandia Ralli 1917 probate
  		Ralli Bros USA Company Label

  
  

• Sources

  [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 [S40] Liverpool Probate Registers, 1917. [S42] Michael Contopoulos, The Greek Community of New York City, (New Rochelle, NY: A.D. Caratzas, 1992, ISBN 0-89241-518-5), 36. [S82] UK National Probate Calendar Indexes, 1858-1966, 1973-1995. [S42] Michael Contopoulos, The Greek Community of New York City, (New Rochelle, NY: A.D. Caratzas, 1992, ISBN 0-89241-518-5), 36, 164. [S39] Biographical Notices and Obituaries of Liverpool Worthies 1879-1923. [S42] Michael Contopoulos, The Greek Community of New York City, (New Rochelle, NY: A.D. Caratzas, 1992, ISBN 0-89241-518-5), 31,42. [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] [S79] John Athanasios Mazis, The Greeks of Odessa, (2004: East European Monographs, Boulder/Columbia University Press, New York ), 42.