Irene (Ambrosios) Ionides

Notes:

Her portrait was painted by Simons. In WW II she served with FANY, WTS and ATS (Defence Medal and Star). She had a holiday house with her companion Miss Betty Winterbottom in Cornwall (Christopher Long).

Residence, England: Woolmer Lodge, Liss Forest, Hampshire; at DOD, Birchtrees, West Sussex.

The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address 25 Redcliffe Square, Kensington, London, lists Denis A Ionides, b. 23 May 1912, Clerk; wife Barbara Ionides [annotated Helen E. Ionides], b. 13 Nov 1913; and Irene Ionides, 6 Sep 1914, Single, both Own Means.

Birth:
9 Sep 1914 according to published baptism record

Christened:
Godparent: Virginia Ellice Clark

Notes:

He administered his mother estate.

1911 England census for The Homewood, Spa Bottom Fairmile, Esher, Surrey, household headed by Isabel Ionides, 57, b. France, widow, 5 children, all living, British subject by parentage; sons Andre A, 34, foreign banker; Ambrose C, 33, stock exchange own account; daughter Aglaia, 30, all b. Kensington, London, single; Antonina Frangopulo, 44, b. Paddington, London, visitor, married 15 years, 1 child, living; 4 servants.

Christened:
Penelope Sechiari (represented by Euterpe A. C. Ionides).

Died:
His estate valued at £7267 18s. 6d. was administered by London County and Westminster Bank.

Buried:
His remains are presumably in Commonwealth War Grave, Menin Gate, Ypres, France; the grave reads: 'in memory of...'

Ambrosios married Euphrosyne (Dimitrios) Spartali on 29 Jul 1911 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK. Euphrosyne (daughter of Demetrius (Michael) Spartali and Virginia (Antonios) Ralli) was born on 03 Mar 1880 in London, England UK; was christened on 18 Apr 1880 in Chapel of Our Saviour, Finsbury Circus, City of London, England UK; died on 12 Sep 1935 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England UK; was cremated on 16 Sep 1935 in Crematorium, Golders Green, London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Helen Euphrosyne Ionides co-administered the 1921 £22706 19s 2d estate of Agathoniki Ionides, 23 Second Avenue, Hove, Sussex, widow.

1911 England census: household at 48 Kensington Palace Mansions, London W, headed by Edward Baudouin Ellice-Clark, 63, b. Wallasey, Cheshire; married 11 years, no children, retired civil engineer; wife Virginia Ellice-Clark, 52, b. Paddington, London; step-daughter, Euphroysene Spartali, 31, b. London, St. George Hanover Sqre.

Christened:
Godparents: Michael and Euphrosyne Spartali

Died:
Her estate was valued at £39,233(net personalty £38,791) (The Times [London] 9 Nov 1935).

Death notice appeared in The Times (London) 13 Sep 1935. Her demise came "after a long illness, patiently borne."

Funeral at 10:30 a.m., 16 Sep 1935 at St Sophia Cathedral, London. The Archimandrite, the Rev. James Virvos, officiated. Coverage of the funeral appeared in The Times (London) 17 Sep 1935.

Notes:

Married:
The wedding was covered in The Times (London) 1 Aug 1911.

Witnesses/Sponsors: A. Ionides, A.A. Ralli, E.B. Ellice Clark; The rites were performed by the Reverend Archimandrite Pagonis; entry 287

Notes:

Alexander Alexander Ionides was photographed by Camille Silvy, albumen print, 2 March 1862, 3 3/8 in. x 2 1/4 in. (85 mm x 56 mm) image size; Purchased, 1904; Photographs Collection, NPG Ax57050; National Portrait Gallery (UK).

Christened:
God-parents: Eustratius C. Ionides

Birth:
1 Jan 1840 according to Sturdza

Died:
31 Aug 1898, according to Sturdza wrongly

Buried:
burial plot no. 19003, sq 29, reg. pg. 11785, no. 23442; then moved to tomb no 28255, sq 29, for which the register lists lists Alexander A Ionides (1900), Isabella Ionides (1913), Andre Alexander Ionides (1939).

Archimandrite A. Paraschis officiating

Alexander married Zambelou (Ambrose) Sechiari in Autumn 1875 in Chapel of Our Saviour, Finsbury Circus, City of London, England UK. Zambelou (daughter of Ambrose (Paraskeva) Sechiari and Penelope (Georges) Zizinia) was born on 21 Apr 1853 in boulevard Dugommier 5, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France; died on 19 Oct 1913 in The Homewood, Esher, Surrey, England UK; was buried on 23 Oct 1913 in Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1911 England census for The Homewood, Spa Bottom Fairmile, Esher, Surrey, household headed by Isabel Ionides, 57, b. France, widow, 5 children, all living, British subject by parentage; sons Andre A, 34, foreign banker; Ambrose C, 33, stock exchange own account; daughter Aglaia, 30, all b. Kensington, London, single; Antonina Frangopulo, 44, b. Paddington, London, visitor, married 15 years, 1 child, living; 4 servants.

Birth:
Witnesses to her birth included Simon Rodier, 42, merchant, Boulevard du Nord 2 and Michel Zugomalas, 40, merchant, rue Senac 12.

Died:
Her estate valued at £2190 2s. 7d. was administered by her son Ambrose.

Buried:
Register for tomb no 28255, Greek Sq 29 lists Alexander A Ionides (1900), Isabella Ionides (1913), Andre Alexander Ionides (1939).

Notes:

Married:
possibly 14 Aug or 14 Sep (Sturdza)

Witnesses/Sponsors: Theodore P. Ralli & Aglaia Coronio; Hieronymous Myriantheus presiding; entry 95.

Notes:

Eldest son of Consul General of Greece (1879).

Christened:
Godparent: Demetrius Spartali

Buried:
burial plot 7655, sq. 28, reg. pg. 10715, no. 14884.

Died:
Estate valued at £12597 1s. 5d. went to widow, co-administered by Charles Derenburg and Alexander Pandia Ralli.

Demetrius married Virginia (Antonios) Ralli on 22 Apr 1879 in Chapel of Our Saviour, Finsbury Circus, City of London, England UK. Virginia was born on 08 Mar 1859 in London, England UK; was christened on 17 Apr 1859 in Church of Our Saviour, London Wall, City of London, England UK; died on 01 Jan 1935 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1911 England census: household at 48 Kensington Palace Mansions, London W, headed by Edward Baudouin Ellice-Clark, 63, b. Wallasey, Cheshire; married 11 years, no children, retired civil engineer; wife Virginia Ellice-Clark, 52, b. Paddington, London; step-daughter, Euphroysene Spartali, 31, b. London, St. George Hanover Sqre.

Christened:
Godparent: Polymnia Ralli

Notes:

Married:
Witnesses/Sponsors: Alex A. Ralli & Polymnia P. Scaramanga; entry 106 [last marriage recorded at this church, before St. Sophia opened]

After her first husband's death, she married, abt 1900, Edward Baudouin Ellice-Clark (b. abt 1848 - d. 6 Apr 1925, Hotel du Louvre, Mentone, France).

Notes:

Founders of the Greek Orthodox Cemetery at West Norwood included John Stephen Schilizzi, Eustracio Ralli, Antonio Ralli [likely Antonios (Alexander) Ralli] and Alexander Constantine Ionides. Calapodis lists John Schilizzi, Antonios Ralli and Eustratios Ralli.

Residence, England: 1871, Oxbridge Road, Holland Park, London; 1881, 1 Holland Park, Kensington, London; at DOD Windycroft High Wickham, Hasting, Sussex.

Died:
Estate valued at £28874 18s. 10d.; will proved by sons Constantine, Luke and Alexander.

Buried:
Archimandrite D. Plesas officiating

He is not listed for the Ionides family vault.

Alexander married Euterpe (Lucas) Sgouta in 1832 in London, England UK. Euterpe was born on 20 May 1816 in Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey; died on 11 Feb 1892 in Windycroft, Hastings, East Sussex, England UK; was buried on 15 Feb 1892 in Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The 1881 England census: 1 Holland Park, Kensington, London, household headed by Alexander C. Ionides, 70, retired merchant and late cousul general of Greece, naturalized British subject; wife Euterpe, 64, both b. Constantinople; grandsons Andrew A., 4; Ambrose A, 2 3/4; George A. 1 3/4; granddaughter Aglaia, 6 months, all b. London; & 6 servants; and adjacent at 1a Holland Park, household headed by Theodore John Coronios, 54, merchant, b. Constantinople, British subject; wife Aglaia [daughter of Alexander and Euterpe], 45, b. London, Finsbury Circus; daughter Calliope, 24; son John, 23, both b. Tulse Hill, London; & 3 servants.

The 1871 England census: Oxbridge Road, Holland Park, Kensington, London, household headed by Alexander Constantine Ionides, 60, wine merchant, naturalized British subject; wife Euterpe, 54, both b. Constantinople; daughter Charidee A., 27; b. Tulse Hill, & 2 servants.

Died:
Her estate valued at £587 17s. 8d. was administered by son Constantine.

Buried:
Archimandrite D. Plesas officiating

She is not listed for the Ionides family vault, West Norwood.

Notes:

He was a signatory witness to the birth of Emmanuel (Georges) Zizinia.

He was Godfather to his grandson, George Rodocanachi.

The 1861 census: 18 Lockerby Road, West Derby, Liverpool, England household headed by Ambrose Sechiari, 48, merchant, b. Greece; wife Penelope, 32; daughter Arghiro, 10; son Paraskeva, 9; daughters Elizabeth, 8; Virginia, 3, all b. France & 8 servants [next door to the John P. Schilizzi family].

The Greek house of Argenti Sechiari operated in India from 1859.

He was a witness at the Sechiari-Rodocanachi 1849 wedding in Marseille.

Died:
Name on death certificate is Ambroise.

Residence: at DOD boulevard Dugommier 5, Marseille, France.

Occupation: merchant.

Ambrose married Penelope (Georges) Zizinia on 17 Jul 1845 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France. Penelope (daughter of Georges (Menander) Zizinia and Zambelou (Toumazis) Galati) was born on 21 Jun 1823 in rue troisieme calade 31, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France; died on 24 Jan 1889 in boulevard Dugommier 5, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France; was buried on 26 Jan 1889 in St. Pierre Cemetery, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Residence: 1861,18 Lockerby Road, Liverpool, England; at DOD boulevard Dugommier 5, Marseille, France.

The 1861 census: 18 Lockerby Road, West Derby, Liverpool, England household headed by Ambrose Sechiari, 48, merchant, b. Greece; wife Penelope, 32; daughter Arghiro, 10; son Paraskeva, 9; daughters Elizabeth, 8; Virginia, 3, all b. France & 8 servants [next door to the John P. Schilizzi family].

Birth:
DOB from birth certificate.

Her marriage certificate lists her birthdate as 20 Jan 1823.

Buried:
Cemetery 1886 register line entry 632 midi carré 2, ter grec, no. 5, residence boulevard Dugommier 5.

Notes:

Married:
Their marriage was witnessed by Emmanuel Rodocanachi, 50, merchant, Ile des allees de Meilhan 12, likely Emmanuel (Pandely) Rodocanachi; Georges Zizinia, 40, her cousin, merchant, Ile des alles de Meilhan 32, likely Georges (Dimitros) Zizinia; Etienne Rodocanachi, 45, merchant, allees de Meilhan 63 [unknown to Argenti]; and Leonidas (Pandély) Argenti.