Paul (Ambrouzios) Petrocochino

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Residence: Aston Bury, Aston, Stevenage, Herts, England

Occupation: Worked at Westminster Theatre, London

Education Harrow, Exeter College, Oxford.

Name:
Perhaps spelt his name Petrocokino.(Christopher Long)

Paul married Madeline Marion (Joseph) Spafford on 26 Aug 1947 in Mission House, Moral Re-Armament Training Center, Mackinac Island, Michigan USA. Madeline (daughter of Joseph H. Spafford and Emily H. M. D. Spafford) was born on 21 Jan 1904 in Michigan USA; died on 21 Jun 1990 in New York, New York USA; was buried after 21 Jun 1990 in Saint Matthew's Episcopal Churchyard, Bedford, Westchester County, New York USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Wedding coverage in the New York Times 27 Aug 1947.

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Best man at brother John's wedding.

Harrow: A Petrocokino attended Harrow in 1879 A.T. Petrocochino scored for Rev. D.J. Learoyd's Eleven in a sporting match played 23 Oct 1897, The Harrovian, 20 Nov 1897. A.T. Petrocochino gave a December lecture on his recent tour in China, Japan and Korea with limelight illustrations, The Harrovian 24 Nov 1898. Digby J. Learoyd wrote: "We are looking forward to a lacture which A.T. Petrocokino, Esq. has promised to give in the Men's Club at an early date, on the subject of his experiences in S. Africa as a member of the Duke of Cambridge's Own." The Harrovian 30 Mar 1901. A. Petrocokino gave £2 2s for the Federick Searle Memorial, The Harrovian 11 Mar 1905. 25 Jul 1914: A. Petrocochino played for Harrow Association in a sporting match. A Petrocokino attended a Harrow dinner, Baghdad, 16 Feb 1918, The Harrovian 22 Jun 1918. A. Petrocokino gave £3 3s for the Harrow Mission Sports Ground Fund, The Harrovian 29 Jul 1922.

Name:
Or Petrocokino.

Christened:
At home; entry:211(67)/072; Godparent: Ioulia J. Zygomala; priest: Vasilios Moros, Presbyter: M. Oeconomos

Argenti says 24 Apr 1865

Died:
Estate valued at £31502 9s 11d, administered at London 8 Dec 1926 by Mansel London Porter, retired major HM Army. and Eva Caroline Henrietta Powley (wife of Herbert Powley)
(UK National Probate Calendar Indexes, 1853-1943).

Ambrouzios married Violet Anne May (Frederick) Sykes. Violet (daughter of Sir Frederick Henry (Francis) Sykes and Caroline Betesworth) was born on 03 Aug 1880 in Titchfield, Hampshire, England UK; died on 04 Dec 1924 in Basildon Park, Berkshire, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Her tomb apparently says she was born 5 Aug 1880. Berkshire Record Office (which holds her Will) says she died at 'Appletree'. (Christopher Long)

Either she or her sister Caroline did some beautiful paintings, including one of Nelson's flagship 'The Victory' at anchor just outside Portsmouth.

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S.N. Francopoulos is listed as a trustee of the Greek Church of Manchester, 1883-1900.

UK Naturalisation: Themistocles Pandia Anthony Petrocochino, Greece, 5 Aug 1875; home office paper 46532; certificate A1664

A namesake, unknown to Argenti, lived and worked in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as a import/export merchant from at least 1857-1881. Themistocles Petrocochino was a director of the Banco do Brazil, 1861-1900. He lived at Alfandega 46 (1860) and then with João N Petrocochino, unknown to Argenti, at rua do Visconde de Inhauma, 26, Sobrado (1875-1881). From 1910 there has existed: Rua Petrocochino, RJ, 20551-255, Brazil.

Themistocles P. Petrocokino, merchant, 191 Church St., is listed in the 1876-77 New York City directory.

Name:
or Petrocokino (as on death certificate)

Birth:
His citizenship paper says his origin is Chios.

Died:
The probate is reported in The Morning Post (London, England), Saturday, 1 Dec, 1900 p. 9.

Buried:
in the Petrocochino vault, later the subject of a court case ("What is a Charitable Bequest?", The Manchester Guardian 13 Dec 1912, p 6).

Themistocles married Marigo (Ambrouzis) Mavrogordato on 07 Jan 1857 in Manchester, Lancashire, England UK. Marigo (daughter of Ambrouzis (Michael) Mavrogordato and Smaragda (Petros) Schilizzi) was born on 06 Mar 1839 in Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece; died on 15 Oct 1912 in Northcliffe, Broughton Park, Manchester, England UK; was buried on 18 Oct 1912 in St Mary's Church, Prestwich, Greater Manchester, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mme Themistocle Petrocochino contributed 2,000 fr. to the the Committee of Greek Women, Paris, Le Gaulois, 6 Nov 1912, p. 2.

Name:
She is named Mérohée on her husband's death certificate.

Died:
Her will, dated 14 Jan 1911, was subjected to judicial review. As co-executrix Esmeralda Negroponte petitioned the court to clarify provisions of the will relating to flowers for the Petrocokino funeral vault, memorial services and a legacy to the Greek church, Higher Broughton. The court deemed these first two provisions to be in perpetuity, not charitable gifts and thus invalid. The legacy was permitted. ("What is a Charitable Bequest?", The Manchester Guardian 13 Dec 1912, p 6).

Buried:
Officiating at the funeral: Archimandrite Constantine Callinicos.

According to the parish register: age 73 years; abode, Norcliffe, Upper Park Rd.; buried by C. Callinicos; page 197, Entry 1571.

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Married:
Entry: 083/037; Sponsor: Aikaterina Mavrogordato (wife of Scarlato Michael Mavrogordato); best man: Leonidas Chrysoveloni; matron of honor: Ioanna Ralli (wife of Theodore Ralli); witnesses: Scarlato Michael Mavrogordato and John Copeland Zygomala; priest Daniel Petroulias.

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Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900: Adm. Fell.-Com. at DOWNING, July 5, 1853. [2nd s. of Sir Francis William, 3rd Bart. (1817) (and Henrietta, dau. of Henry Villebois). B. Feb. 12, 1826.] Did not reside. Had entered the Army, 1844; Lieut. and Captain, 11th Hussars, and Royal Horse Guards. Succeeded his brother, Francis William as 5th Bart., Jan. 1, 1866. Of Seafield Park, Crofton, near Farnham, and Holcombe House, Dawlish. J.P. for Devon and Hants. Married, Jan. 5, 1867, Caroline, dau. of J. Bettesworth, of Hayling, Hants., and had issue. Died Jan. 20, 1899. (Burke, P. and B.; Walford, County Families.)

The 1861 England census for the household at Stamford Cottage, South Hayling, Hampshire, headed by Capt. F H Sykes, 34; brother F Lykes Bart, 38, both b. Barledon Park, Berkshire; Caroline Betsworth, 17, b. Havant, Hampshire, house servant; Elizebeth Elwell, 13, b. Walverten, Hampshire, kitchen maid.

Frederick married Caroline Betesworth on 5 Jan 1867. Caroline was born about 1844 in Havant, Hampshire, England UK; was christened on 31 Mar 1844 in Saint Faith, Havant, Hampshire, England UK; died on 29 Oct 1929 in Berkshire, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Name:
surname spelling from census and baptism registry.

Bettesworth, according to Argenti and ThePeerage.com website.

Pandia married Franga (Ioannis) Caralli. Franga was born in 1790 in Chios, Greece; died on 20 Jul 1874 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England UK; was buried on 23 Jul 1874 in Ardwick Cemetery of the Orthodox Greeks, Manchester, England UK . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1871 England census for Birch House, Salford, Manchester: Franga J. Petrocochino, 82, widow, b. Turkey, lives with her daughter Aspasia, 39, b. Greece, her husband John Zygomala and their family.

Buried:
Priest: Vasilios Moros, Presbyter: M. Oeconomos

Died:
Due to illness according to Dr. Palamvanis; at the house of her son Th. Petrocochino, Bradford.

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30 Nov 1834: Ambrosios M. Mavrogordato, 35, married, born Chios, arrived Syros 1823, merchant, swore allegiance to the Greek government at Ermoupolis, Syros.

Ambrouzis married Smaragda (Petros) Schilizzi. Smaragda (daughter of Petros (Dimitrios) Schilizzi and Mariora (Zannis) Vouro) was born in 1813 in Chios, Greece; was buried in 1878 in Chios, Greece. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]