Family Group Sheet
Family Group Sheet
NameNicolas ‘Nikolaki’ (Ioannis) Zarifi, G Grandson
Birth1820, Constantinople, Turkey
Death13 Aug 1895, Prinkipos, Sea of Marmara
MemoOr 22 Aug 1895.
BurialSisli, Constantinople, Turkey
ResidencePera/Stavrodromi, Constantinople, Turkey
ResidencePrinkipos, Sea of Marmara
MemoAt some stage.
OccupationBanker, Constantinople.
Note 1When his parents and siblings fled Constantinople in 1821, he and his nanny were separated from his family in the chaos at the port. Forced to set sail without him, he was brought up for several years by his nanny on the island of Tinos
Note 2A family story that another child was fraudulently passed off as the long-lost son of Ioannis & Tarsi Zarifi may not be true. Reports say that he was not as bright as his siblings and readapted with difficulty to his true family.
Note 3Apparently he left a large bequest to the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the bulk of his considerable fortune to the children of his wife’s sisters (per G. Vassiadis).
Note 4On 30 June 1886 Zarifi Brother & Co (London) was dissolved (partners were: S. Zafiropulo. P. Simiriotti. N. Zarifi. Michael Zarifi. P. G. Zarifi. J. M. Zarifi. L. G. Zarifi. Theodore M. Zarifi)
Note 5He received the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh from their yacht in his garden to watch the Constantinople regatta during their visit to Turkey and the Sultan.
Note 5In 1896 probate (London estate only) of £11,808 5s 6d was granted to Hélène Zarifi.
Note 5“[His] lovely house was next to the French Embassy in Pera and after his death the French government bought it for their consulate.” - GZ
Note 5“Uncle Nikolaki spent the final years of his life in four different places. Summers-he would spend on Prinkipo, autumns in Stavrodromi, winters in Monte Carlo and-spring in Athens.” - GZ
FlagsConstantinople, Kaplanoglou, Turkey, Zarifi
FatherTselebis Ioannis ‘Ianko’ (Zarifis) Zarifi (1780-ca1850)
MotherKokona Tarsitsa ‘Tarsi’ (Iordanaki) Kaplanoglou (~1780-1850)
Marriage?
SpouseEleni 'Elengaki' (Emmanuel) Theodoridi
Birthabt 1825
Death1905, Hôtel Continental, Paris, France
MemoOr 1906. George Zarif happened to be in Paris and was appointed chief mourner.
BurialSisli, Constantinople, Turkey
Note 1Aged 80 at the time of her death. Obituary in Ekklesiastike Aletheia
Note 2She ensured that her husband’s Will was changed at the last moment to favour herself and her own family. On her none returned to the Zarifis...
FlagsConstantinople, Turkey
FatherEmmanuel Theodoridi (?-?)
MotherRallou Chatzi Pananou