Joan Mary (Hugh) Micklem

Notes:

The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address Four Winds, Bidboro, Tonbridge, Kent, lists Maurice W Smith, b. 3 Jul 1908, Company Director-Carbon Paper, Typewriter Ribbon Etc; wife Joan M Smith, b. 17 Dec 1914, Unpaid Domestic Duties.

1921 Census Of England & Wales includes: Joan Mary Micklem, b. 1915, Banstead, Surrey; Hugh Micklem, b. 1878, Berkshire; Isabella Mary Micklem, b. 1892, London; in a household in Sevenoaks, Kent.

Birth:
The birth of Joan M Micklem, mother's maiden name: Sechiari, was registered Jan-Feb-Mar 1915, Epsom, Surrey, v. 2a, p. 14.

Died:
The death of Joan Mary Smith, 67, b. 17 Dec 1914, was registered Jun 1982, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, v. 16, p. 2090.

Joan married Maurice Winnington (Thomas) Smith on 4 May 1935 in St. Peter's Church, Seal, Sevenoaks, Kent, England UK. Maurice was born on 3 Jul 1908 in Carshalton, Surrey, England UK; was christened on 19 Jul 1908 in All Saints, Carshalton, Surrey, England UK; died on 4 Aug 1975 in Tonbridge, Kent, England UK; was cremated on 8 Aug 1975 in Kent, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Engagement notice in The Times, 19 Feb 1935, p. 17.

Marriage notice in The Times, 7 May 1935, p. 1.

Married:
Maurice W Smith and Joan M Micklem registered their marriage Apr-May-Jun 1935, Sevenoaks, Kent, v. 2a, p. 2645.

1. Susan J. (Maurice) Smith was born in spr 1939 in London, England UK.
2. Janet Ursula Calliope (Maurice) Smith was born in spr 1942 in Tonbridge, Kent, England UK; died in 1993 in Kent, England UK.

Notes:

Residence: at marriage, 117 Sloane Street, London

The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address Bitchett Wood, Sevenoaks, Kent, lists Hugh Micklem, b. 29 Dec 1877, Banker, married; Gerald H Micklem, b. 14 Aug 1911, Single, Stockbroker.

1921 Census Of England & Wales includes: Joan Mary Micklem, b. 1915, Banstead, Surrey; Hugh Micklem, b. 1878, Berkshire; Isabella Mary Micklem, b. 1892, London; in a household in Sevenoaks, Kent.

Hugh married Maria Isabella (Paraskeva) Sechiari on 3 Nov 1910 in Holy Trinity Church, Chelsea, London, England UK. Maria (daughter of Paraskeva (Ambrose) Sechiari and Calliope Despina (Theodore) Coronio) was born on 02 Feb 1892 in London, England UK; was christened on 14 May 1892 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK; died on 23 Jan 1945 in Sevenoaks & Holmesdale Hospital, Sevenoaks, Kent, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Or Isabella Mary. Left an estate of £11,382.00 to Hugh Micklem (of no occupation) and Joan Mary Smith [her daughter]. Her portrait was painted by James Quin and Melton Fisher.

The 1901 England census: 1 Holland Park, Kensington, London, household headed by Isabel Ionides, 47, widow, b. Marseille, British subject; sons Andre A, 24, commercial clerk; Ambrose C, 22, commercial broker; George A, 21, clerk; daughter Aglaia, 20, living on own means, all b. Kensington, London; visitor & 4 servants; and adjacent at 1a Holland Park, household headed by Theodore John Coronios, 72, retired living on own means, b. Syros, British subject; wife Aglaia [daughter of Alexander and Euterpe Ionides], 64; daughter Calliope Sechiari, 44, both b. London; son-in-law Paraskeva Sechiari, 48, banker (Rodocanachi), b. Marseille, naturalized British subject; granddaughter Isabel M., 9, b. London & 4 servants.

1921 Census Of England & Wales includes: Joan Mary Micklem, b. 1915, Banstead, Surrey; Hugh Micklem, b. 1878, Berkshire; Isabella Mary Micklem, b. 1892, London; in a household in Sevenoaks, Kent.

Residence: 1910, Cobham, Surrey, England

Christened:
Godparent: Aglaia Coronio

Leonard married Dora Emily (Thomas) Wegwelin on 3 Apr 1872 in Parish Church of St Peter, Eaton Square, London, England UK. Dora was born in 1854 in Bengeo, Hertfordshire, England UK; died on 30 May 1887 in Yardley House, Chingford, Essex, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

With Parasqueva George Sechiari, Pandely George Sechiari, Parasqueva Theodore Sechiari and Constantine Deroussi, he was parters in Sechiari Brothers and Co., No. 4, Bishopsgate St., London, Merchants, until it dissolved 31 Dec 1889, to be continued by the first two aforementioned partners. London Gazette 31 Dec 1889

He was a partner in Rodocanachi, Sons & Co., bankers, with Emmanuel Michel Rodocanachi, and Emmanuel Peter Rodocanachi, 54, Rue de Lisbonne, Paris; at Palmerston House, Old Broad St., London London Gazette 23 Feb 1905.

Residence: 1905, IA, Holland Park, W., London, England.

P. Sechiari was chairman of Gascoyne (Murchison) Gold Fields Exploring Company, Limited. London Gazette 28 June 1898.

Parasqueva Sechiari, along with Emanuel Antonio Mavrogordato, Peter Pandia Rodocanachi, and Theodore Emanuel Schilizzi, operating out of 2 Bishopsgate Street, London, was co-liquidator of the Archangel Marine Insurance Company Limited (London Gazette 31 Dec 1880, 18 Aug 1885.)

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 1891 England census: 1 Holland Park, Kensington, London, household headed by Alexander A. Ionides, 51, cousul general of Greece, b. Tulse Hill, Surrey; wife Isabel, 37, b. Marseille; Andre A., 14; George A. 12; daughter Aglaia, 10; Penelope, 9, all b. London Kensington; & 7 servants; and adjacent at 1a Holland Park, household headed by Theodore John Coronios, 66, b. Greece; wife [Aglaia daughter of Alexander and Euterpe Ionides], 50, b. London; daughter Calliope, 33; son John, 23, b. Tulse Hill, Surrey; son-in-law Paraskeva Sechiari, 38, stock broker - agent, b. Marseille; & 3 servants.

The 1901 England census: 1 Holland Park, Kensington, London, household headed by Isabel Ionides, 47, widow, b. Marseille, British subject; sons Andre A, 24, commercial clerk; Ambrose C, 22, commercial broker; George A, 21, clerk; daughter Aglaia, 20, living on own means, all b. Kensington, London; visitor & 4 servants; and adjacent at 1a Holland Park, household headed by Theodore John Coronios, 72, retired living on own means, b. Syros, British subject; wife Aglaia [daughter of Alexander and Euterpe Ionides], 64; daughter Calliope Sechiari, 44, both b. London; son-in-law Paraskeva Sechiari, 48, banker (Rodocanachi), b. Marseille, naturalized British subject; granddaughter Isabel M., 9, b. London & 4 servants.

Birth:
Signatory witnesses to his birth included Michel Zygomala, 31, merchant, rue Senac 12 and Nicolas Pierre Narcella, 45, merchant, rue Venture 60, Marseille, France.

Died:
Left an estate of £1386 16s 11d to widow, administered London 19 Sep 1905 (UK National Probate Calendar Indexes, 1853-1943) + a further grant in 1905 of £1,386 to Emmanuel Michael Rodocanachi and W. F. Craies (Christopher Long)

Buried:
register entry A36537

Ant Payaschis presiding

burial plot no. 30480, no. 76 on Greek plan, reg. pg. 13422, no. 36537

Paraskeva married Calliope Despina (Theodore) Coronio on 24 Dec 1889 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK. Calliope (daughter of Theodore John (Zannis) Coronio and Aglaia (Alexander) Ionides) was born on 27 May 1856 in Tulse Hill, London, England UK; was christened on 06 Aug 1856 in Chapel of Our Saviour, Finsbury Circus, City of London, England UK; died on 19 Aug 1906 in London, England UK; was buried on 23 Aug 1906 in Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Calliope Despina Coronio was photographed by Camille Silvy, albumen print, 1860, 3 3/8 in. x 2 1/8 in. (86 mm x 55 mm) image size; Purchased, 1904; NPG Ax50445

Christened:
God-parents: Constantine Ionides.

Died:
Left an estate worth £4,032.00 to Emmanuel Michael Rodocanachi (banker), W. F. Craies (barrister) and Penelope Alaexander Ionides (spinster). Her mother committed suicide the day after Calliope's death.

Buried:
Burial record a38123. Archimandrite Agathangelos Moschovakis officiating.

burial plot no. 30480, no. 76 on Greek plan, reg. pg. 13620, no. 38123

Notes:

Married:
Marriage Witnesses: Isabella D. Ionides and M. L. Ionides; Dionysios Plaisas presiding; entry 173.

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.

Notes:

UK Naturalisation: Theodore John Coronio, Greece, 14 Mar 1853; certificate 0530.

Residence: at DOD, Holland Park, London, England

Occupation: merchant

26 Sep 1851: Theodore Z. Coronio, 25, unmarried, born Chios, merchant, swore allegiance to the Greek government at the town hall, Ermoupolis, Syros.

Theodorie J. Coronio was listed as a member of the Baltic Exchange, 1886 (Harlaftis, A History of Greek-owned Shipping, p. 58); Theodore J. Coronio, 153 Cullum House, London, is listed among the 96 Greek members of the Baltic Exchange 1860-69.

He was co-partners with Charles George Davids in Coronio and Davids, 21 Great St Helen's, London, which filed for bankruptcy (London Gazette 14 Apr 1874, 19 May 1874, 26 Jun 1874).

He invested in The Bank of London, listed as merchant, Lombard Street, London (London Gazette 27 Feb 1858, 26 Feb 1859).

He was a broker, in partnership with M.B. Manuel in the firm Coronio and Manuel, 18 Culum [Cullum] Street, London until dissolved 2 Jul 1867 (London Gazette 9 Jul 1867).

Negroponte Bros. & Coronio was a firm in Manchester (The Times [London] 3 Nov 1843).

T.J. Coronio contributed £1 1s in the subscription for the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, 1851 (Manchester Times 20 Jul 1850).

1851 England census: Bury New Road, Salford, Broughton [Manchester] household headed by John Contostavlos, 21, merchant of silk & cotton goods; brother Leonard, 18, his apprentice; Theodore Coronio, 23, cousin, merchant of silk & cotton goods, all b. Greece; nephew Constantine Lambrenad, 24, merchant of silk & cotton goods, b. Turkey; & 2 servants.

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 1891 England census: 1 Holland Park, Kensington, London, household headed by Alexander A. Ionides, 51, cousul general of Greece, b. Tulse Hill, Surrey; wife Isabel, 37, b. Marseille; Andre A., 14; George A. 12; daughter Aglaia, 10; Penelope, 9, all b. London Kensington; & 7 servants; and adjacent at 1a Holland Park, household headed by Theodore John Coronios, 66, b. Greece; wife [Aglaia daughter of Alexander and Euterpe Ionides], 50, b. London; daughter Calliope, 33; son John, 23, b. Tulse Hill, Surrey; son-in-law Paraskeva Sechiari, 38, stock broker - agent, b. Marseille; & 3 servants.

The 1901 England census: 1 Holland Park, Kensington, London, household headed by Isabel Ionides, 47, widow, b. Marseille, British subject; sons Andre A, 24, commercial clerk; Ambrose C, 22, commercial broker; George A, 21, clerk; daughter Aglaia, 20, living on own means, all b. Kensington, London; visitor & 4 servants; and adjacent at 1a Holland Park, household headed by Theodore John Coronios, 72, retired living on own means, b. Syros, British subject; wife Aglaia [daughter of Alexander and Euterpe Ionides], 64; daughter Calliope Sechiari, 44, both b. London; son-in-law Paraskeva Sechiari, 48, banker (Rodocanachi), b. Marseille, naturalized British subject; granddaughter Isabel M., 9, b. London & 4 servants.

Law case 1864: Appellant: George Michael Papayani, Basilio Papayani, William Porter, Francis W Reynolds, William Blain and S H Laugenbach, all of Liverpool, M E Mavrogordato and Theodore J Coronio, both of London, S N Frangapulo, P Theologo Charalampo Constantinidi, Jacob Longson, Michael Trueman, John Edward Wilson and George Triandifillid, all of Manchester, owners of the screw steamship Amalia Respondent: Owners of the late Belgian steamship Marie de Brabant Subject: Collision between said vessels on 15 May 1863 Lower Court: High Court of Admiralty of England

Art collector: His father-in-law Alexander Constantine Ionides, likely influenced him to collect art. He bought paintings "from James Abbott McNeill Whistler, who in turn introduced him to the work of Henri Fantin-Latour which he also began to collect." (Daphne Casdagli). E.g., "Fleurs et fruits," 1865, according to Christies website. See his correspondence with James McNeill Whistler.


Birth:
1826 according to his tomb (though no mention of Syros which is according to Metaxa). Another source says 1827 (Christopher Long).

1830 Chios, according to Sturdza

Buried:
burial register entry a32910; 'removed from Hammersmith Mortuary'

Ant Paraschis officiating; Greek Gazette says 17 Mar 1903

burial plot no. 30480, no. 76 on Greek plan, reg. pg. 12968, no. 32910

Died:
Estate valued at £98 16s. 3d. administered to his widow.

Theodore married Aglaia (Alexander) Ionides in 1855 in London, England UK. Aglaia (daughter of Alexander Constantine (Constantine) Ionides and Euterpe (Lucas) Sgouta) was born on 20 Dec 1834 in London, England UK; died on 20 Aug 1906 in 1a Holland Park, London, England UK; was buried on 23 Aug 1906 in Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Residence: 1906, 1a Holland Park, Middlesex, London, England.


She was a well-known literary hostess and a friend of the Pre-Raphaelite artists. She posed for Edward Burne-Jones (1833-1898) and Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882), while William Morris (1834-1896), G.F. Watts (1817-1904) and George du Maurier (1834-1896) were frequent guests at her house. Du Maurier described her as "one of the most charming women" in the London artists' circle of the mid-nineteenth century. She had a warm friendship with William Morris.

She made dresses used by Burne-Jones in his paintings.

Maria Cassavetti, along with her cousins Aglaia Coronio and Marie Spartali, "whose beauty, wealth, and independence of mind made them popular in London art circles, she was known as one of the Three Graces."

Drawn by Rossetti in 1870. Appears (far left) in Burne-Jones's ‘The Mill’ (1870-82) - Ionides Collection, V&A. With Mary Cassavetti and Marie Spartali she was one of the Pre-Raphaelite ‘Three Graces’.

Her portrait was painted three times by G. F. Watts and also by Legros, Meadows and Cousens. Friend of Burne-Jones and of William Morris.

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 1891 England census: 1 Holland Park, Kensington, London, household headed by Alexander A. Ionides, 51, cousul general of Greece, b. Tulse Hill, Surrey; wife Isabel, 37, b. Marseille; Andre A., 14; George A. 12; daughter Aglaia, 10; Penelope, 9, all b. London Kensington; & 7 servants; and adjacent at 1a Holland Park, household headed by Theodore John Coronios, 66, b. Greece; wife [Aglaia daughter of Alexander and Euterpe Ionides], 50, b. London; daughter Calliope, 33; son John, 23, b. Tulse Hill, Surrey; son-in-law Paraskeva Sechiari, 38, stock broker - agent, b. Marseille; & 3 servants.

The 1901 England census: 1 Holland Park, Kensington, London, household headed by Isabel Ionides, 47, widow, b. Marseille, British subject; sons Andre A, 24, commercial clerk; Ambrose C, 22, commercial broker; George A, 21, clerk; daughter Aglaia, 20, living on own means, all b. Kensington, London; visitor & 4 servants; and adjacent at 1a Holland Park, household headed by Theodore John Coronios, 72, retired living on own means, b. Syros, British subject; wife Aglaia [daughter of Alexander and Euterpe Ionides], 64; daughter Calliope Sechiari, 44, both b. London; son-in-law Paraskeva Sechiari, 48, banker (Rodocanachi), b. Marseille, naturalized British subject; granddaughter Isabel M., 9, b. London & 4 servants.

Birth:
DOB on tombstone

Died:
Death notice appeared in The Times (London) 21 Aug 1906.

Buried:
Burial record a38121. Archimandrite Agathangelos Moschovakis officiating.

burial plot no. 30480, no. 76 on Greek plan, reg. pg. 13620, no. 38121

Notes:

Married:
Marriage Witness: Constantine A. Ionides.