Raffaele (Raffaelino) Panichelli

Melchiade Sesti apparently had two branches to the business he started in Penge in 1875. Raffaele Tomei (his nephew) chose to take over the Penge Branch. Raffele Panichelli took over the Hammersmith Branch.

Raffaele Panichelli married his third wife Elisabeth (Lizzie) Tomei, 26th May 1920 and they lived in the Tooting-Streatham area of London. The business was registered as:

R.Panichelli & Sons (Tooting) Limited 32 Brightwell Crescent, Tooting SW17. Incorporated 1959, now dissolved. The Penge Branch was still operated by the Tomei family in 2015.

His first marriage was to Flavia Giuntini:Children: Adelaide (1899-1900) Frank (1901-1951) Lilian (1905-1980) Mario n(1907-1973) Antonietta (1908-1985) Alfonso Luigi born 1908 survived only 9 days.

His second marriage was to Giuditta Giusti. (no details)

He died in 1965 aged 94 years and is buried in Streatham Cemetery

Elisabetta Panichelli, who married Costantino Gianinni, may have been his sister.