Aglaia (Alexander) Ionides

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

Aglaia married Theodore John (Zannis) Coronio in 1855 in London, England UK. Theodore (son of Zannis (Zorzis) Coronio and Despina (Theodore) Negroponte) was born on 18 Feb 1826 in Syros, Cyclades Islands, Greece; died on 11 Mar 1903 in Central London Railway, London, England UK; was buried on 16 Mar 1903 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

Calliope married Paraskeva (Ambrose) Sechiari on 24 Dec 1889 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK. Paraskeva (son of Ambrose (Paraskeva) Sechiari and Penelope (Georges) Zizinia) was born on 27 Oct 1851 in boulevard Dugommier 5, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France; died on 23 Jul 1905 in 1a Holland Park, London, England UK; was buried on 27 Jul 1905 in Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The 1895 Argentina national census for Departamento Federación, Entre Ríos lists Juan Coranis, 40, single, English, London, followed by five members of the Dias Ruiz family, including the oldest, Anacleta, 33, single, Corrientes, Argentina.

Christened:
Godparent: Aicaterine Lascarides

Family/Spouse: Anacleta Diaz Ruiz. Anacleta was born about 1862 in Argentina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Residence: at DOD, Hyde Park, London, England

P. Sekiaris is listed as a warden for the Greek Church of Manchester, 1870-1871.

Birth:
abt 30 Jun 1887 by the burial register.

Christened:
Godparent: Arietta Argenti

Died:
Grave marker says 15 July 1887

Buried:
Archimandrite D. Plesas officiating

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

Maria married Hugh (Leonard) Micklem on 3 Nov 1910 in Holy Trinity Church, Chelsea, London, England UK. Hugh (son of Leonard (Nathaniel) Micklem and Dora Emily (Thomas) Wegwelin) was born on 29 Dec 1877 in Waltham St Lawrence, Berkshire, England UK; died on 04 May 1951 in Tonbridge, Kent, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

his wikipedia entry

Residence: at DOD, Titlarks Hill House, Sunningdale, Berkshire, England UK

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.

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]