Alexander Nicholas (Nicholas) Alexandroff

Notes:

The 1881 British Census reports that the family living at Claremont Villas, Bury New Road, Broughton, Salford, Lancs. [next to the Stephen Petrocochino family] included: Alexander N. Alexandroff, 44, merchant, born Smyrna, naturalized British subject; wife Catina, 35, born Syros, Greece; sons John, 14, and Andreas, 11, both born Broughton, Lancashire and Olympia Aslan, mother-in-law, widowed, 54; Anna Paleologo, grandmother-in-law, widow, 71, both born Smyrna.

Mr. A. Alexandroff attended the funeral of Stavros Jacobos Negroponte (Manchester Guardian 11 May 1886, p 5).

A. N. Alexandroff was a member of the Manchester Cretan Committee ("The Cretan Question," Manchester Guardian, 15 Mar 1897, p 7).

A. N. Alexandroff served on the organizing committee of Manchester's 1860 Greek Bachelors' Ball, attended by 260 guests (Manchester Guardian, 25 Feb 1860, p 4).

A. Alexandrof is listed as a member of the Greek Community of Manchester in 1876.

A. Alexandrof is listed as a warden for the Greek Church of Manchester, 1867-1868 & 1871-1872.

Law case, 1868, London: A.V. Alexandroff v. Estate of decd. J. Aslan.

A.N. Alexandroff and his wife Catherine were involved in litigation concerning the estate of her uncle Temistocles Aslan, merchant, who died 29 Mar 1867, Cairo. The principle beneficiary was his widow Cariclia; this was also contested by the deceased's brother, Sophocles.

Buried:
Alexandros Alexandrof was buried in the Anglican churchyard at Prestwich, nr. Manchester, 1899.

Died:
Through his will, dated 4 Dec 1886, with a codicil of 28 Jan 1898, he "bequeathed to his wife £20,000, his household effects, and the use and enjoyment during her life of the Sedgley Mount estate, and, subject to her best interest in trust for his son John. Excepting a bequest of £500 to his sister, Calliope Canischeri, he left his rosiduary estate in trust, in equal shares, for his two sons" - John and Andreas. Valued at £32,411 4s 10d gross, including personalty of the net value of £28,385 ?s" (Manchester Times 4 Aug 1899; Liverpool Mercury 1 Aug 1899).

Alexander married Catina (Ioannis) Aslan on 20 Aug 1864 in Greek Church of the Annunciation, Higher Broughton, Salford, Greater Manchester, England UK. Catina was born about 1843 in Syros, Cyclades Islands, Greece; died on 12 Dec 1937 in 6 Queen's Gardens, Bayswater, London, England UK; was buried on 10 Dec 1937 in St Mary's Church, Prestwich, Greater Manchester, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Another son, John, is on the Agelasto bloodline. Son Nicholas (b. 2 Jan 1866, Manchester) is not on either bloodline.

Married:
Entry: 202/068; Sponsor: Georgios Alexandrof, brother of the bridegroom; Witnesses: N.D. T.cos?, Ioannis Vasili?; priest: Vasilios Moros, Presbyter: M. Oeconomos.

1. Andrew Alexander (Alexander) Alexandroff was born on 26 Dec 1869 in Higher Broughton, Salford, Greater Manchester, England UK; was christened on 30 Apr 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England UK; died on 05 Dec 1950 in Alexandria, Egypt.