Joan Elizabeth Mary (Edwin) Boxshall

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Joan Elizabeth Mary Negropontes, birth 21 Jan 1921, Romania, of no occupation; 3 Grosvenor Square, London, W1, appears in the UK naturalization records for reentry into Britain, 31 Jan 1948.

Travel: Ion Negropontes, 30, c/o 3 Grosvenor Sq., London W.1, b. Odessa, Russia, Romanian national, administrator of royal domain; wife Joan E.M. Negropontes, 27, b. Bucharest, Romania, h'wife, British national; Alexander Negropontes, 5/8, b. Bucharest, Romania, Romanian national, last permanent residence Bucharest, arrived New York 27 May 1948 from Southampton, England aboard Queen Elizabeth.

Died:
Obituary of Joan Negropontes, 65, resident of Calgary, d. 17 Oct 1986, was published 21 Pct 1986 in Calgary Herald, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Spouse listed as John, children Sandy, Teddy and Elizabeth; brother John Boxshall.

Joan married John (George) Negroponte in Mar 1942 in Bucharest, Romania. John (son of George (Ulysses) Negroponte and Chariklea (Ioannis) Scanavi) was born on 16 Apr 1918 in Odessa, Ukraine; died on 2 Sep 1983 in Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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[Lt. Col. Edward Boxshall] was an intelligence officer in World War I and from 1921 to 1939 represented British companies in Romania. In World War II, he was an officer in Special Operations Executive, which controlled undercover agents in Nazi-occupied territory. Until his retirement, Mr. Boxshall was employed by the Foreign Office to advise on what should be made public about Special Operations Executive activities. Syndicated obituary "Lt. Col. Boxshall, oldest British spy," Santa Ana Orange County Register, 31 Jan 1984.

Edwin married Princess Elise (Barbu) Stirbey on 25 Apr 1920 in Bucharest, Romania, and was divorced in Nov 1947 in Nevada USA. Elise was born in 1896 in Moldova, Romania; died in 1986 in United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Residence: 1946, Berne, Switzerland; 1946, 3 Grosvenor St, London W.1.

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reportedly a daughter of Prince Barbu Stirbey of Romania

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Divorced:
Divorce decree granted Elsie Boxhall from Edwin Boxshall, Nevada State Journal, 22 Nov 1947, p. 10.

Grounds for divorce: three years of separation.