John (Ambrosios) Negroponte

Notes:

John Negroponte attended the funeral of Stavros Jacobos Negroponte [his cousin] (Manchester Guardian 11 May 1886, p 5).

He and his wife attended the 1 Jan 1891 wedding of her brother John T. Petrocochino.

He received the bulk of his mother-in-law's estate, which ended up in court.

John A. Negroponte is the likely Mr. Negroponte who was a member of the Manchester Cretan Committee ("The Cretan Question," Manchester Guardian, 15 Mar 1897, p 7).

1881 England Census found for Sedgley Park, Prestwich, Lancashire: T. P. Petrocokino, head, 56, general merchant; wife M., 41, both b. Greece; unmarried daughters Franga, 22; Aspasia, 20; Julia, 18, all b. Bradford, Yorkshire; John A. Negroponte, son-in-law, 34, East Indian Merchant, b. Constantinople; his wife E. Negroponte, 21, b. Bradford; and 12 servants.

Negroponte John A, 63 George St. subscribed to the Manchester Royal Exchange, 1882-83.

I. Negrepontis is listed as a warden for the Greek Church of Manchester, 1883-1885.

Two years before his death John Ambrose Negroponte went to court in Manchester to update an Indenture of Settlement, dated 31 Dec 1880, between him and Themistocles Pandia Anthony Petrocokino (his future father-in-law), Esmeralda Petrocokino (his future wife) and Andrea Pandia Scaramanga concerning £10,000 to be lent to his firm, Messrs A. Agelasto and Co. View transcription or original document (UK National Archives).

1911 England census for Norcliffe, Broughton Park Manchester, household headed by J A Negroponte, 67, b. Constantinople, Turkey, married 30 years, one child, one living, Greek; shipper of cotton goods to India; wife Esmeralda, 51, b. Bradford, Yorkshire; daughter Marie, 29, single, b. Manchester, Lancashire; 5 servants.

J A Negroponte arrived Bombay from London aboard Sutlej 8 Nov 1888 and was among the passengers who signed a letter about the voyage, Times of India, 4 Dec 1888.

J A Negroponte departed Bombay on Oriental, 7 Feb 1890, for Brindisi [Italy].

Died:
"Much regret is expressed at the death of Mr. J. A. Negroponte, who gave up business in Manchester a short time ago, after a long and honourable career." (The Manchester Guardian 1 Oct 1918, p 6)

John married Smaragda (Themistocles) Petrocochino on 08 Jan 1881 in Higher Broughton, Salford, Greater Manchester, England UK. Smaragda (daughter of Themistocles Pandia Anthony (Pandia) Petrocochino and Marigo (Ambrouzis) Mavrogordato) was born on 01 Apr 1860 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England UK; was christened on 29 May 1860 in Manchester, Lancashire, England UK; died on 09 May 1929 in 3 The Grange, Wimbleton Common, Wimbledon, London, England UK; was buried on 13 May 1929 in Torquay, Devonshire, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Marriage Settlement dated 31 Dec 1880. Subject of litigation, Jan 1916. £10,000 had been loaned to the firm A Agelasto & Co. by her father, Themistocles Pandia Anthony Petrocokino and Andrea Pandia Scaramanga, secured by a promissory note, dated 11 Mar 1887, subject to the trusts of the Indenture of Settlement.

Married:
Entry: 472/146; Sponsor: Augustus C. Agelasto; witnesses: N.G. Paspatti, J.C. Zifinidi; priest: Vasilios Moros, Presbyter: M. Oeconomos.

Marriage notice appeared in the The Pall Mall Gazette (London) 10 Jan 1881.

The marriage of John Ambrose Negroponte was registered Jan-Feb-Mar 1881, Salford, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, volume 8d, page: 135.

1. Maria (Ioannis) Negroponte was born on 26 Nov 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England UK; was christened on 11 Feb 1882 in Manchester, Lancashire, England UK; died on 29 Nov 1961 in Ditchling, Sussex, England UK.

Notes:

Ambrosios Theodorus Negroponte, 69, merchant, was on the voter list for Syros, 1869.


Residence (overlapping): -1822 Chios; 1831-1844 Constantinople; 1834-1869 Syros; 1848-1872 Chios

1 Dec 1834: Ambrosios Th. Negroponte, 35, born Chios, married, arrived Syros 1834, merchant, swore allegiance to the Greek government at the Syros tribunal.

Ambrosios married Marouko (Dimitri) Vouro. Marouko (daughter of Dimitri (Pandely) Vouro and Argentou (Jean) Amoiros) was born in Nov 1809 in Chios, Greece; died on 25 Aug 1863 in Syros, Cyclades Islands, Greece. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1815 Vienna city directory lists Theodor Negroponte under Negroponte und Georguffopulo.

Died:
Sturdza says 6 May 1822 during the massacre.

Theodore married Zambelou (Zannis) Scanavi. Zambelou (daughter of Zannis (Constantine) Scanavi and Arghyro [Scanavi]) was born in 1764 in Chios, Greece; died on 03 Sep 1847 in Chios, Greece. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Her brother Constantine is on the Negroponte-Agelasto tree.

Dimitri married Argentou (Jean) Amoiros. Argentou was born in 1785 in Chios, Greece; died on 15 Feb 1872 in Chios, Greece. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ambrosios married Angerou [Negroponte]. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Sturdza says Zambelou [Isabelle] Scanavi (-1847) who married Theodore Negroponte ( -1822) was the daughter of Jean (Constantine) Scanavi (1726-1788).

Zannis married Arghyro [Scanavi]. Arghyro died in 1820. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]