Eleni (Dimitri) Vouro

Notes:

She is referred to as Helene Machard, wife of Stefanovich Schilizzi, on the death certificate of her daughter Hypatia.

Died:
Died of pleurisy at 1 pm "with the greatest calm and courage, and showed great devotion to her religion".

26 Jan 1873, according to Argenti. Probably a typo.

Eleni married Zannis Stephanovich (Stephanis) Schilizzi Stephanovich on 25 Jan 1834 in Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey. Zannis (son of Chadzi Stephanis (Zannis) Schilizzi and Hypatia (Zorzis) Calvocoressi) was born on 01 Aug 1806 in Chios, Greece; died on 09 Mar 1886 in Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey; was buried on 13 Mar 1886 in Sislí Greek Orthodox Cemetery, Constantinople/Istanbul Turkey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Appears to have been known as Stephanovich-Schilizzi. His father notes that his son Stephen left Constantinople on 5 Jun 1854 to arrive in London on 8 Jul 1854 and that the journey, via Livorno, Marseilles and Paris, took 33 days.

Christened:
God-parents: Mimina Schilizzi.

Died:
His mother was with him when he died at the home of his uncle Ioannis [John] Schillizi after four months illness with rheumatic fever.

Buried:
Stephen Schilizzi was buried in 1855, grave no. 7 [no. 4584], according to the Greek Cemetery registers; reg. pg. 1149, no. 9192. Then removed to plot 15094, sq. 42, no. 2, Greek plan, in 1874; finally removed 17 Dec 1908 to grave 32308.

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Christened:
God-parents: His maternal grandmother.

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Demetrius Stefanovich Schilizzi by Camille Silvy; albumen print, 30 April 1861; NPG Ax52746; National Portrait Gallery (UK).

Christened:
God-parents: His maternal grandmother.

Died:
His estate of ￡663,159 10s. 10d. administered by Joseph Benson, Pandely Leonidas Argenti and Michel George Mavrogordato.

A death certificate for this individual was not found at the Athens central vital statistics office (Old Town Hall, June, 2012).

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UK Naturalisation Papers: Schilizzi, John Stefanovich, from Italy. Certificate B.70 issued 25 January 1871. Or Naturalisation Papers: Schilizzi, John Stephen, from Italy. Certificate 4877 issued 13 November 1865.

He co-administered the estate of John Matthew Schilizzi.

John Stevanovich Schilizzi [25 Austin Friars; abode 93 Westbourne Terrace] appears on the 1893, 1894, [25 Austin Friars; abode 6 Cromwell Houses, South Kensington] 1895, 1897, 1898, 1899, [25 Austin Friars; abode 31 Cromwell Road, South Kensington] 1902, 1903, 1905, 1907, 1908, 1909 England electoral register, City of London parliamentary division, City of London county/borough; Paddington North/Westminster; London/City of London.

Christened:
God-parents: Franga Rodocanachi (née Schilizzi - his aunt).

Birth:
DOB from grave marker. Argenti says 21 Aug 1840.

Died:
Will dated 21 Nov 1904. He bequeathed £1,000 to the London Hospital and £1,000 to his clerk, Mr. Thomas Ashby ("An Estate of two Millions," The Times [London] 3 Nov 1908). The article notes: "By the falling in for death duties of the estate of the late Mr. Schilizzi the Exchequer benefits to the extent of about £286,000, duty being payable on the property at the rate of 10 per cent on the first million and 13 per cent on the balance, in addition to legacy duties."

Buried:
register entry A41313

Archimandrite Agathangelos Moschovakis presiding

burial plot 14564, mortuary chapel, reg. pg. 14019, no. 41313; then removed to plot 32308.

John married Virginia (Pandia) Sechiari on 18 Apr 1871 in Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey. Virginia was born on 05 Sep 1849 in Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey; died on 20 Jul 1929 in Kifisia, Athens, Attica, Greece; was buried on 08 Aug 1929 in Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Paul Stephanovok Scolitsi gave a priest's mourning vestment to the Greek Church of Manchester, 1861.

A 1911 discussion in the British House of Commons referred to the Imperial Ottoman Bank group as including Theodore Mavrogordato, Ulysse Negroponte, Georges Zarifi, Georges Coronio, Eustache Eugenidi, Z. Stefanovich, Leonidas Zarifi, Paul Stefanovich Schilizzi [although dead for a decade] and A Vlasto.

His father donated funds for the construction of the Greek church, 5-7 rue Bizet, Paris, but died before the project was finished. Paul Stefanovich Schilizzi presided over the work's completion. (Revue des études grecques (Paris), 1888.)

Paul Stefanovich-Schilizzi is among the 15 bankers who signed an agreement with the Ottoman government in Nov 1879 to ensure sufficient capital, A. Du Velay, Essai sur l'histoire financière de la Turquie : depuis le règne du sultan Mahmoud II jusqu'à nos jours, Paris, 1903, p. 400.

Christened:
God-parents: Matthew Schilizzi representing Franga Rodocanachi (née Schilizzi - who was absent on Chios).

Died:
DOD on tombstone. Argenti says 23 May 1901.

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Christened:
God-parents: Zennou Mavrogordato (née Vlasto) representing her daughter Alexandra Schilizzi (who lived in London).

Died:
Died on meningitis which began on the 19th June.

Notes:

Christened:
God-parents: Franga Rodocanachi (née Schilizzi).

Died:
DOD from death certificate. The family was staying in the Hotel de Bade [now apparently the Inter-Hotel London]; the manager of this hotel, Edward Ziegler, was one of the signatory attestants on her death certificate.

Buried:
There is no record in the cemetery office of her tomb, nor of a Greek section.

Notes:

Christened:
God-parents: Ioannis 'John' Schilizzi (his uncle).

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Education: Harrow.

Occupation: Banker and stock broker

Residence, England: 1899, 15 Princes Gardens; 1908, 15 Princes Gardens SW; 1918, 42 Upper Grosvenor Street; 1923, Flat 7-9 Wellington Court, 116 Knightsbridge; 1926, Guilsborough Court, Northampton; 1926, Flat N, 82 Portland Place W1; 1930, Loddington Hall, Kettering; 1951, 601-602 Grosvenor House, Park Lane W1; at DOD Grosvenor House, Park Lane.

Land owner. Justice of the Peace. High Sheriff of Northampton. President of the Conservative Party of Kettering.

Stephen Schilizzi, 51, with his daughters Isabelle, 23, and Alexandra, 19, travelled from New York to Plymouth, England, on the Veendam arriving 1 Oct 1923.

S.S. Schilizzi, 23, traveled from Boston to Liverpool, England on the Cephalonia arriving 10 Jul 1894.

He was godfather to his grand-daughter Georgina Argenti.

1881 England census: 93 Westbourne Terrace, London, household headed by John S. Schilizzi, 40, retired merchant; wife Virginia, 31, both b. Constantinople; son Stephen J., 8; daughter Helen, 9, both b. London; George Sechiari, brother-in-law, 19, foreign grain merchant, b. Constantinople; & 4 servants.

1911 England census: household at The Court, Guilsborough, Northamptonshire, headed by Stephen Schilizzi, 38, b. London, married 15 years; 4 children, all living, private means; wife Julia Schilizzi, 33, b. Cannes, France; daughters Mary Julia, 12, b. London; Margaret Isabella, 10, b. Folkestone, Kent; Alexandra Helen, 6, b. London; 13 servants.

Around 1910 Stephen Schilizzi purchased 42 Park Lane, part of the Grosvenor Estate, Mayfair. This and adjoining houses were demolished in 1927.

Stephen S Schilizzi and Julia Schilizzi both appear on the 1926, 1929, 1930 England electoral register, St Marylebone parliamentary division, Westminster county/borough. As Stephen Schilizzi and Julia Schilizzi: [549 Salisbury House, abode - Guilsborough Court, Northampton] 1922, 1924, 1925, [549-550 Salisbury House, abode - Guilsborough Court, Northampton] 1927, [549-550 Salisbury House, abode - Loddington Hall, Kettering] 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1939 City of London/ City of London; Both [42 Upper Grosvenor Street] 1918, [Flat 7-9 Wellington Court, 116 Knightsbridge] 1923- City of Westminster/Westminster; [Flat 7-9 Wellington Court, 116 Knightsbridge] both on 1922 City of Westminster and St Marylebone/ Westminster; [Flat N, 82 Portland Place W1] 1926, 1929, 1930, [Flat 4, 73 Portland Place W1] 1933, 1934; both, [457-459 Grosvenor House, Park Lane W1] 1948, 1950, [601-602 Grosvenor House, Park Lane W1] 1951, 1952 [the year she died], London and Westminster/City of London; both 1951 Cities of London and Westminster/ Westminster; Stephen alone 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961 [year he died] for the same district. In addition Stephen Schilizzi: [15 Princes Gardens] 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1904, 1905, as Stephen Stepanovich 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, City of Westminster/Westminster; [550 Salisbury House, abode - Guilsborough Court, Northampton] 1920, 1937 City of London/London; [43 Princes Gate Mews, abode 15 Princes Gardens SW] 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1913 Kensington South/ Kensington; 1920 London/City of London; 1934 St Marylebone/ Westminster; 1945 Kensington/ Kensington and Chelsea.

Christened:
God-parents: Helen St. Schilizzi. (Zannis Schilizzi says she is his wife.)

Buried:
The funeral was first announced in The Times (London) 19 Jul 1961 and then covered 24 Jul 1961, pg. 12. Cars were arranged to meet train leaving St. Pancras as 12:10 p.m., arriving Kettering 1:30 p.m.

Funeral at Guilsborough parish church, Northamptonshire, England. The Rev. A.W.P. Jaggard officiated.

Died:
His estate was valued at £270,193 (gross, £271,076; duty paid, £170,587) (The Times [London] 8 Sep 1961).

Stephen married Julia (Lucas) Ralli on 11 Jan 1896 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK. Julia (daughter of Sir Lucas (Eustratius) Ralli, 1st Baronet and Eugenia (Leonidas) Argenti) was born on 15 Nov 1877 in Cannes, Alpes Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France ; died on 13 Oct 1952 in London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1881 England census: 93 Westbourne Terrace, London, household headed by John S. Schilizzi, 40, retired merchant; wife Virginia, 31, both b. Constantinople; son Stephen J., 8; daughter Helen, 9, both b. London; George Sechiari, brother-in-law, 19, foreign grain merchant, b. Constantinople; & 4 servants.

Around 1912 Miss Helena Schilizzi commissioned the rebuilding of 41-42-43 Park Lane, Mayfair, part of the Grosvenor Estate, Mayfair. This and adjoining houses were demolished in 1927.

Christened:
God-parents: Hypatia P. Sechiari (her maternal grandmother).

Died:
DOD for Veniselos, Helena Stefanovitch (otherwise Helena), 29 Avenue George V, Paris 8e, France, Widow. Estate was handled by The Royal Bank of Scotland, 7 Burlington Gardens, London W.I. and John Stephen Schilizzi (London Gazette 16 Oct 1959).

Helena married Prime Minister Eleftherios (Kyriakos) Venizelos on 15 Sep 1921 in Westgate, Highgate, London, England UK. Eleftherios (son of Kyriakos (Petros) Venizelos and Styliani (Ioannis) Ploumidaki) was born on 23 Aug 1864 in Mournies, Crete, Greece; died on 18 Mar 1936 in Paris, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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John Schilizzi, 39, stockbroker, and his wife Lady Sophia, 27, of 3 Mansfield St., W.1., London, travelled from Gibralta to Plymouth on the Narkunda arriving 20 Mar 1936.

John Stephen Schilizzi appears on the 1918, 1921, 1925, [17 Princes Gardens SW7] 1937, 1938, 1939 electoral register, City of Westminster parliamentary division, Westminster county/borough; [Flat 42, 2 Mansfield Street] 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936 St Marylebone/Westminster; 1939, St George/Westminster; 1947, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, London and Westminster/City of London

The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address 17 Princes Gardens, City of Westminster, London, lists John S Schilizze, b. 15 Dec 1896, Married, Stockbroker George Henderson Partner.

Christened:
God-parents: John & Alexandra Schilizzi.

Died:
Left estate of £819,578 net.

John married Lady Gabrielle Sophia Annette (Henry) Waldegrave on 20 Dec 1935 in St. Mary Magdalene's Church, Chewton-Mendip, Radstock, Somerset , England UK. Gabrielle (daughter of Rev'd Henry Noel (William) Waldegrave and Anne Katherine (William) Bastard) was born on 07 Jun 1908 in Torquay, Devonshire, England UK; died on 08 Jan 1998 in Northamptonshire, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mary J Schilizzi volunteered with Women's Services during WWI.

1911 England census: household at The Court, Guilsborough, Northamptonshire, headed by Stephen Schilizzi, 38, b. London, married 15 years; 4 children, all living, private means; wife Julia Schilizzi, 33, b. Cannes, France; daughters Mary Julia, 12, b. London; Margaret Isabella, 10, b. Folkestone, Kent; Alexandra Helen, 6, b. London; 13 servants.

The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address Deene Hall, Oundle and Thrapston, Northamptonshire, lists George L T Brudenell, b. 26 Aug 1880, Land Owner Farmer Forester; wife Mary J Brudenell, b. 13 Oct 1898, Married, Dairy Farmer.

Christened:
God-parents: Luke E. Ralli.

Died:
Burke's Peerage and Baronetage gives her date of death as 20 Jan 1972.

Maria married George Lionel Thomas (Robert) Brudenell-Bruce on 06 Nov 1923 in St Mark's Church, North Audley Street, London, England UK. George (son of Lord Robert Thomas (Ernest) Brudenell-Bruce and Emma Charlotte Hanbury (Capel) Leigh) was born on 26 Aug 1880 in London, England UK; died on 08 Aug 1962 in Northamptonshire, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She served as bridesmaid to her sister, Mary Julia.

She travelled with her father, Stephen Schilizzi, 51, and her sister Alexandra, 19, from New York to Plymouth, England, on the Veendam arriving 1 Oct 1923.

1911 England census: household at The Court, Guilsborough, Northamptonshire, headed by Stephen Schilizzi, 38, b. London, married 15 years; 4 children, all living, private means; wife Julia Schilizzi, 33, b. Cannes, France; daughters Mary Julia, 12, b. London; Margaret Isabella, 10, b. Folkestone, Kent; Alexandra Helen, 6, b. London; 13 servants.

The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address South Ormsby Hall, South Ormsby, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, lists Margaret I Massingberd-Mundy, b. 24 Jul 1900, Widowed, Independent Means.

Christened:
God-parents: Julia Argenti (represented by Maria P. Ralli).

Margaret married Godfrey Bertram (Charles) Massingberd-Mundy, JP DL on 29 Oct 1925 in St. Etheldreda's Church, Guilsborough, Northamptonshire, England UK. Godfrey (son of Charles Francis Massingberd-Mundy and Louise Charlotte (Charles) Selby-Bigge) was born on 25 Mar 1872 in Old Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire, England UK; was christened on 2 May 1872 in South Ormsby, Lincolnshire, England UK; died on 03 Aug 1935 in Ormsby, Lincolnshire, England UK; was buried in 1935 in South Ormsby, Lincolnshire, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Residence: at DOD, 3 West Halkin St SW1 London, England.

Alexandra Helen Argenti (née Schilizzi) was photographed by by Lafayette (Lafayette Ltd); half-plate nitrate negative, 8 December 1931; NPG x47943; National Portrait Gallery (UK).

Alexandra Argenti [112 Inverness Terrace] appears on the 1931, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938 UK electoral register, Paddington parliamentary division, Westminster county/borough; 1939 Paddington South/Westminster.

1911 England census: household at The Court, Guilsborough, Northamptonshire, headed by Stephen Schilizzi, 38, b. London, married 15 years; 4 children, all living, private means; wife Julia Schilizzi, 33, b. Cannes, France; daughters Mary Julia, 12, b. London; Margaret Isabella, 10, b. Folkestone, Kent; Alexandra Helen, 6, b. London; 13 servants.

The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address Foreign Office Overseas Legations lists Philip Argenti, b. 1 May 1892, Married, Honorary Greek Attaché; wife Alexandra Argenti, b. 28 Apr. 1904, domestic duties; Spiro X. Constantinidi, b. 1 Oct 1880, commercial counselor.

Christened:
God-parents: Maria Ralli.

Buried:
buried in plot 33130, sq 43, no. 253-254 on Greek plan, reg. pg. 20227, no. 90185, the Argenti family crypt

Alexandra married Philip Pandely (Pandely) Argenti on 20 Feb 1930 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK. Philip (son of Pandely Leonidas (Leonidas) Argenti and Fanny (Ioannis) Schilizzi) was born on 01 May 1891 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France; was christened on 21 Oct 1891 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK; died on 14 Apr 1974 in London, England UK; was buried on 19 Apr 1974 in Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]