Ottavio Emilio LINATI

Abt 1820 - 1885  (~ 65 years)

• Name	Ottavio Emilio LINATI
  Birth	Abt 1820
  Gender	Male
  _UID	87B1869FF49248AB9CB33AF8F065027B2926
  Death	Dec 1885	Lewes RD   [1]
  Notes	1881 census: at 76 Arthur Street, Chelsea, London (all LINATI), Ottavio E (head, 61, colonel in retreat, born Monticelli d'Ongina), Eleanor (wife, 42, amanuensis, born Port Louis, Mauritius) and Maria Pia J (daughter, 7, scholar, born Brompton, Middlesex). London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965: 1883 and 1884 - Ottavio Emil Linati at 12 Trafalgar Square, St Luke's or Church District, Chelsea Ottavio died in 1885 probably in Lewes Prison. "Ottavio Emilio Linati claimed to be a Borghese aristocrat, but was a fraudster, in fact the son of a glazier. Ultimately, at the age of 70, he was sentenced to 6 months for obtaining monies from two priests by deception, but had a history of begging letters and fraud." "There are several newspaper reports entitled 'Peculiar Case of Alleged Fraud' or 'A Prince Charged with Fraud' etc. in the British Newspaper Archive in March and April 1885. There was also an item in Punch." 1891 census: Ottavio's widow lived with her son-in-law - at 36 Gertrude Street, Chelsea - Samuel D JORDAN (head, 31, solicitor's clerk, born London), Clelia E M JORDAN (wife, 25, born Germany (British Subject), Eleanor A C LINATI (mother-in-law, widow, 52, librarian, born Mauritius (British Subject) and Maria P J LINATI (sister-in-law, 17, born London). Also George H THRING (visitor, married, 31, solicitor, born Uppingham, Rutland) and Ida S THRING [nee LINATI] (visitor, married, 27, born France (British Subject) and Flora CLEMENTS (15, general servant, born Scotland). 1901 census: Eleanor was still with her son-in-law - at 13 Callow Street, Chelsea - Samuel JORDAN (head, 41, solicitor's clerk, born St John's Wood, London), Ceclia (sic) JORDAN (wife, 35, born Heidelberg, Germany (British Subject), Eleanor LINATI (mother-in-law, widow, 62, sub editress of weekly journal, born Mauritius and Pia LINATI (sister-in-law, 26, assistant cookery mistress, born South Kensington). Also Amelia EGARS (19, general servant, born Westminster, London).
  Person ID	I3324	Canterbury, Kent
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2023

  
  

  Family	Eleanor Anne Cornelia STREATFEILD,   b. Abt 1839, Port Louis, Mauritius d. 12 Mar 1902, Chelsea RD (Age ~ 63 years)
  Marriage	Sep 1858	St Martin RD   [2]
  Children	1. Catharine Ida Marie Helen LINATI,   b. 2 Jun 1863, Nantes, France d. Yes, date unknown   2. Clelia Emily Mary LINATI,   b. 12 Jun 1865, Heidelberg, Baden, Germany d. Dec 1949, Brighton RD (Age 84 years)   3. Maria Pia LINATI,   b. Abt 1879   d. 27 Nov 1917, Fullwood, Preston, Lancs (Age ~ 38 years)
  Family ID	F892	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2023

  
  

• Documents		Ottavio Emilio Linati c1820 - 1885 Item in 'Punch or The London Charivari' of 25 April 1885
  		Ottavio Emilio Linati c1820 - 1885 Extracts for news reports of Ottavio's fraud trial.

  
  

• Sources

  [S14] BMD index, aged 70, Q4 1885 Lewes 2b/119. (Reliability: 3). [S14] BMD index, Q3 1858 St Martin 1a/608. (Reliability: 3).