Individual Details
Christos Kostakos
(Bef 1800 - )
Is it possible that Christos and my gr-grandfather, Andreas Kostakos, are brothers?
Gregory Kontos believes that Konstakos and Kostakos are the same name.
Is named as father in 1872 Vryseon (village of Anavriti) Electoral Rolls, for Anastasios & Panagiotis. Assume Christos is father of both boys.
Email from Gregory Kontos, December 2 2011:
" In the rolls of Anavriti of 1872, I found a Anastasios Christou Kostakos born in 1837 and a Panagiotis Christou Kostakos born in 1828...They must be brothers...Their father is Christos Kostakos."
Do not know if related to me.
Gregory Kontos believes that Konstakos and Kostakos are the same name.
Is named as father in 1872 Vryseon (village of Anavriti) Electoral Rolls, for Anastasios & Panagiotis. Assume Christos is father of both boys.
Email from Gregory Kontos, December 2 2011:
" In the rolls of Anavriti of 1872, I found a Anastasios Christou Kostakos born in 1837 and a Panagiotis Christou Kostakos born in 1828...They must be brothers...Their father is Christos Kostakos."
Do not know if related to me.
Events
| Birth | Bef 1800 | Of Anavryti, Vryseon, Lakonia, Greece |  |  | |
| Military | 1821 | War of Independence | | | |
| Residence | 1828 | Anavryti, Vryseon, Lakonia, Greece | | | |
| Residence | 1828 | Anavryti, Vryseon, Lakonia, Greece | | ||
| Census | 1828 | Anavryti, Vryseon, Lakonia, Greece | | ||
| Alt name | Konstakos | ||||
| Death | Of Anavryti, Vryseon, Lakonia, Greece | ||||
| FamilySearch ID | L8WZ-7JY |
Families
| Child | Panagiotis Christos Kostakos (1830 - ) |
| Child | Anastasios Christos Kostakos (1837 - ) |
| Child | Garifalia C. Kostakos (1840 - ) |
Notes
Birth
To fight in the Revolution, Christos had to be born before 1805; estimating his birth before 1800.Military
Archive of Honorary Awards [1834-1865], General State Archives, AthensRecord sent by Gregory on June 22, 2013:
Last name, first name, village, line number
Kostakos, Christos, from Anavriti, #37
Record sent by Konstandinos Koutsodontis, March 20, 2020:
Last name, first name, village, line number
Kostakos, Christos, from Anavriti, #37 received Iron Medal
Men who fought in the 1821 Revolution submitted applications for Aristeia awards for their service.
Aristeia is an ancient Greek word meaning “prize for excellence, prowess, the best and the bravest.”
Image in Greek Archive Records, Aristea Archive folder.
Residence
Christos is found in 1828 Census of Anavryti.Assume he is the father of Panagiotis Christou born 1828 and Anastasios Christou born 1837, both born in Anavriti.
Residence
February 19, 2020: Konstandinos Koutsodontis sent an image of Christos Kostakos' name in the 1828 census of AnavrytiCensus
General State Archives, Archive of General Secretariat, Kapodistrian period1828 Census of Anavryti
Page 1, column 2, 9th from bottom:
Christos Kostakos
Received from Konstandinos Koutsodontis, March 13, 2020
Digital image in Kostakos, Christos digital file.
Endnotes
2. Aristeia Archive of the 1821 Revolution, Line 37.
3. Election Material from the Collection of Vlachoyiannis (1864-1925); File #025 - General Election Lists of Region of Lakedaimona (Electoral Rolls 1872-1873, Anavriti, Vryseon, Laconia, Greece), 1872: File 25, Image 4, Line 11, Municipality of Vryseon (most likely village of Anavriti).