Kafcaloudis/Kafcaloudes

[millik]

I am tracing the family of Peter Kafcaloudis ( Paraskevas Kafcaloudis) and his wife Chrisafena Kotzas from Kastellorizo to Australia - these are the details I have to date, along with some other references to the Kafcaloudis name with spelling variations that have turned up in my research. I have quoted all spelling as it appears in the records in Australia.

Paraskevas Kafcaloudis was the son of George Kafcaloudis and Despina Nickolaris...

George KAFCALOUDIS and Despina NICKOLARIS had the following children:

Paraskevas (Peter Kafcaloudis) KAFCALOUDIS, born on 6 Dec 1876, Castellorizo, Greece; married Chrisafina KOTZAS, about 1909, Castellorizo, Greece; died on 10 Aug 1951, Malvern Cafe, Leichhardt St, Spring Hill, Brisbane, Qld, Australia .

Nikolas KAFCALOUDIS was born about 1876. Lived Ismailia, Egypt

Vassilis KAFCALOUDIS was born about 1877. Lived Port Said, Egypt, next door to his sister Evanghelia and her daughter.

Magdelena (Cocona) KAFCALOUDIS, born about 1878, Castellorizo, Greece.

Evanghelia KAFCALOUDIS was born about 1879. Lived Port Said, Egypt, with her daughter, and next to Vassilis Kafcaloudis, her brother.

Soteres KAFCALOUDIS, born on 10 Nov 1882, Castellorizo, Greece; married Papadia (Zafero Kafcaloudis) LAROS, about 1908, Castellorizo, Greece; died on 15 Jul 1955, Brisbane, Qld, Australia.




Chrisafina KOTZAS was a daughter of George KOTZAS and Maria THEMISTOKLIS and was born about 1890 in Castellorizo, Greece. She died on 9 or 10 Apr 1954 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.


1914 EMIGRATION of Peter Kafcaloudis from Kastellorizo to Fremantle, Western Australia.


There is a record of a KAFCALOUPIS Panaskenas Mr , arriving on 10 April 1914 on the "Valdieri" from Port Said to Fremantle ( Western Australian Passenger Records CD)

On the same ship is a Mr T KAFKALOUKIS, Nationality Greek. ( I wonder who this person might be?)

In 1923, a Mrs Katarina KAFKALOUTI, aged 50 years, arrived in Fremantle - nationality Egyptian -
travelled on the ship "Dumbea" from Port Said to Fremantle.

( I am wondering whether this is any link to this person -

According to his naturalization papers, Peter remained in Fremantle for 9 months - probably from April 1914 until about January 1915.
He then travelled to Port Darwin and remained there for 5 years and 2 months ( excluding the time taken for him to travel back to Castellorizo to collect his family in 1917

1915 Darwin - Peter Kafcaloudis finds work on the railway ...


"In 1915, work began on the railway extension from Pine Creek to Emunaglen.
By 1915, there were a few dozen Greeks here (in Darwin) . By early 1916, there were a few hundred, and by 1917 there may have been as many as a thousand.

The railway extension was finished in 1917, and soon there was terrible unemployment. Men left Darwin whenever they could, and from 1920 a subsidy was paid to encourage ' polyglots' like the Greeks to leave.

By 1921, there were only 67 Greek adults left in Darwin."

( NOTES from NT News, 12 June 2001)

1920 - Peter Kafcaloudis and family leave Darwin for Innisfail


PETER KAFCALOUDIS and family sailed on the ST ALBANs from Darwin to Cairns ( or southern ports) about 21 February 1920 ( note from Northern Territory Passenger Lists, Jan 1919 to December 1920)

The entry in the Port Darwin Shipping Index for 1920 shows Peter and Chrisafina sailing for Cairns with 4 children: George, Despina, Maria and Helen. The name of the vessel was "H Wah Ping 12".


1920 - Kafcaloudis family in Innisfail, Queensland

According to his naturalization papers, Peter Kafcaloudis was in Innisfail for two years - we think the family lived in Edith Street or Lily Street.

In a chapter on the history of the Greek Community written by S. Taifalos,

" the number of Greek farms was also increasing. By the end of the 1920s, farms were owned by Bacalakis Bros, Hercules Spanos, Finitsis, Bros, Paul Kafkaloudis, Taifalos Bros, Sam Merciades and Hondros Brothers."

The entry for Paul Kafkaloudis probably refers to Peter Kafcaloudis.

Peter Kafcaloudis farmed sugar cane in the Mena Creek area, near Innisfail, with his sons, George, Con and Nick.

I would be interested to find any information about this family, especially when they went to live in Egypt, and how many of the family came to Australia. At this stage, I know Paraskevas ( the eldest son) and Soteres ( the youngest son) emigrated and some children of their siblings also came out.

I also believe that the wives of the two brothers were related somehow - Chrisafena Kotzas and Papadia Laros.

Many thanks for any help.

Milli K

[Administrator]

Milli,

I have located the dowry contract of Paraskevas Y Kafkaloudis and Chrisafina Y Kotza. It's dated 21 January 1909 and it says that the wedding was to take place that forthcoming Sunday, 25 January 1909.

Do you want me to send you a copy with the other documentation?

Nicholas

[phyllys]

Hi Milli thanks for recommending this site. Thanks Nicholas for the site.
My husband is descended from Soteres the brother of Milli's Paraskevas. With Milli's help we have been able to trace Mike's (my husand) family as he was only 2 when he lost touch. We have met relatives in Sydney.
Mike's father was Michael Kafcaloudes son of Soteres, and Peggy Goldstone. He was born in Darwin in 1947.
We are very pleased to be able to see the photographs and have the history of Castellorizo.
If one wished to visit Castellorizo can you tell me which would be the best way...I notice it is quite nr Turkey.
thanks agin to you both. regards Phyllys

[Administrator]

Phyllys,

In case you and your husband seek to know more about Sotirios' marriage to Papadia, here are the details I have:

• The wedding took place on 5 April 1909.
  
• The bride's full name (as recorded on their dowry agreement) was Papadia Stefanou Lazou.
  
• The dowry included a house on the prokymaia (waterfront) between the houses of Paraskevas N Kailis and Konstandinos I Markou.
  

That's about all I have. If you would like a copy of the dowry agreement, please do not hesitate to let me know.

Nicholas

[phyllys]

Dear Nicholas, thank you so much for this site, we only managed to find Mike's birth family in 2003 with the kind help of Milli and any information is very exciting for us. We would greatly appreciate a copy of the dowry agrement if you would be so kind.
How do we go about that?
thanks again Phyllys and mike

[Administrator]

Phyllys,

I have recently stumbled upon some French exit records from Castellorizo that date back to the exodus of the locals after the bombardments in early 1917.

Among them is a short reference to Papadia Kafkaloudis' application to depart the island (dated 15 May 1917) to travel to Port Said where she was to meet up with Ioannis Lazos (described as 'Jean Loxos', who was then working for the Compagnie du Canal in Port Said) and Vasilios Lazos (who was then employed by the 'Magasin Sarolides').

I assume these were Papadia's brothers, but I might be wrong.

No other information is provided, but I thought that this additional information might add another piece to the puzzle for you and your husband.

Nicholas

[phyllys]

Dear Nicholas, sorry i haven't been into the site for a while so haven't replied sooner.
Thank you so much for this information It is wonderful to get extra information.
You have been very helpful.
regards Phyllys and Mike.

[nannyk]

My mum's grandfather was Soteres Kafkaloudis and her mother was Katina. I'm loving everthing about this site.

millik, I'd love some tips on how you got so much information about the family.

[millik]

Great to hear from Soteres line -

I have a growing amount of information on Soteres and family - we had a gathering of the Greek cousins on Australia Day and I am currently scanning another batch of photos, some of which seem to link to Soteres family and possibly the siblings in Port Said -

If you are in Brisbane, you might like to meet with some of the cousins who are planning another gathering mid year...

Re collecting information, I have been a librarian so research is second nature... and I belong to my local genealogy group, so resources abound, and it's just a matter of patience and recording until the pieces of the puzzle fit. Talking to the relatives gives you the clues to begin searching - happy to share what I have found and if you can add to the story, that would be wonderful.

Cheers, Milli

[nannyk]

We live in Adelaide. Which is a shame, as I reckon my mum would have loved to gone to the cousin gathering.

I think (I'm not 100% sure) my mum has a sort of family tree for the Soteres line. I will check with her. She would love (and me too) to hear anything about her great uncles and aunts. Would love to help fill in any gaps you may have about Soteres.

[millik]

Hi again -

I have hopefully updated my email to visible - so would love to hear from you direct to exchange any info and photos etc.

thanks again for your interest...

milli

[phyllys]

Hi great to see we are gaining in numbers from the kaf families.
i have had contact with 3 other families in Soteres line and we met Mike's cousin for lunch last week. We have been living in Perth all these years without knowing of each other. Thanks to Milli and this site for getting us started. regards Phyllys and Mike

[millik]

Hi Nicholas -
I have been scanning some family photos from the Kafcaloudis/Kafcaloudes line and there are some photos and a postcard from Ismailia where three siblings of the family lived - Nicholas, Vassilis and Magdalena.

Some of the photos and postcards are providing clues to names in the families over there, but I am having trouble deciphering the handwritten Greek on this card.

Could you help please? It appears that there might be three names in the second paragraph - the postcard is from Nicholas Kafcaloudis in Ismailia to his brother Peter ( Paraskevas) Kafcaloudis in Mourilyan, near Innisfail.


picasaweb.google.com.au/millipiks/Kafcaloudis#5335289164360201090

I have included some scans from recent photos on here - but the postcard in question is the one from Nicholas dated 1938.
A picture of Ismailia Station appears on the other side of the postcard - there is also some handwriting across the bottom which may be relevant.

Many thanks for any help deciphering...
Milli K

[millik]

Hi again Nicholas -

I was wondering whether Greeks who had moved to Egypt had to send copies of their births, deaths and marriages back to Greek authorities at all, or were they all recorded in their new home country ?

Or were they subject to the French or Italian regulations at the time, rather than Greek ?

Was there a Greek Orthodox Church in Ismailia or would they have had events recorded at another church ?

Many thanks, Milli

[Administrator]

Milli,

The postcard reads:

Ismailia
26/7/38

My dear brother Paraskeva,

Today is your nameday and I would like to wish you many years of happiness.

My Olga and Despina also send their wishes and they kiss all of you.

A year has passed since I wrote to you and I didn't receive until now a letter from you. How are you all? Write to us so we can learn about your health.

I kiss Chrysafina and the children.

I kiss you,
Nikolas

I'll respond to your other queries by separate post.

Nicholas

[millik]

Thank you very much Nicholas -
at least I know where one photo of Despina might fit now.

I will send the photos to Allan Creswell's Castellorizo site to see if anyone else might know of the family from the Perth families.

Cheers, milli

[kaf]

Hi Milli I am seeing a copusin this week for lunch..our second meeting since we met a couple of months ago. She is the daughter of Victoria Kafcaloudes daughter of Soteres and you may remember my husband Mike is the grandson of Soteres.
I will try to send information on her family and ours as soon as possible. Mike and his cousin Gloria have lived in Perth all these years without knowing each other so it is quite exciting. talk soon regards Phyllys

[Shirley Wright]

Jul 24, 2007 8:23:34 GMT 10 Administrator said:

Milli,

I have located the dowry contract of Paraskevas Y Kafkaloudis and Chrisafina Y Kotza. It's dated 21 January 1909 and it says that the wedding was to take place that forthcoming Sunday, 25 January 1909.

Do you want me to send you a copy with the other documentation?

Nicholas

Angelina Kafcaloudes daughter of Soteres married Jack Martin who was born in Rhodos married on the 04 February 1940 in Darwin, Australia and Soteres son Stephen married Nellie Stambolie who was born in Sydney, Australia and married on 07 September 1941 in Darwin, Australia also. A George Kafcaloudes who came to Darwin with his family in 1917 from Castellorizo lives in Darwin.

[Wonderer]

My grandfather is Nicholas Peter Kafcaloudis who farmed with his family in Innisfail QLD. We don’t know a lot about his side of the family. He married and had three children but he died when his children were only young.