Theodore Michel (Michael) Mavrogordato

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His wikipedia page focusing on his tennis career.

Residence, London, England: 18 Albion Street; 1926, 1933, 1 Lancaster Gate Terrace, W.2.; 1941, 30 Hyde Park Gardens, Paddington.

Occupation: Partner in London merchant bank P. P. Rodocanachi & Co. Ltd. Business address at death: 40-41 Old Broad Street, London.

Education: Westminster School. Christ Church, Oxford.

Tennis: Winner of the 1911 Mixed Doubles Championship at Wimbledon, England, with his future wife. Davis Cup player for England in 1914 and 1919-20. Jun 1920, Wimbledon loss to Zenzo Shimidzu. Major in the RASC in WWl. Presumably the T. M. Mavrogordato who was the owner of a pre-WWl Rolls-Royce no. 22EB.

Casdagli vs. Mavrogordato. In June 1909, his singles career in decline, Xenophon Casdagli defended the All-England Mixed Doubles title at Old Trafford, Manchester, with Miss Maude Garfit. The championship match opponents were Theodore Mavrogordato and Mrs. Armstrong. Casdagli won 12-10; 4-6; 6-4.


Director of the All England Club Ground Ltd (Wimbledon).

A Theodore Mavrocordato served on a committee in 1935 to investigate the problem of limited space in the West Norwood Cemetery.

He was a banker with P.P. Rodocanachi & Co., 40/41 Old Broad Street, EC 2, London. Other partners included George Michel Mavrogordato and Constantin Manoli Vassiliadi (London Gazette 25 Feb 1927, 24 Feb 1928, 26 Feb 1929, 18 Feb 1930, 27 Feb 1931, 26 Feb 1932, 24 Feb 1933, 23 Feb 1934, 22 Feb 1935, 21 Feb 1936, 19 Feb 1937, 18 Feb 1938, 18 Feb 1941).

WWI: The Army Service Corps, temporary Captain to be temporary Major, T. M. Mavrogordato, 20 Dec 1915. (London Gazette 4 Jan 1916).

He was co-executor of the estate of Constantine Manoli Vassiliadi (London Gazette 3 Jun 1932).

Occupation: attorney. "George Michel Mavrogordato and Theodore Michel Mavrogordato, the lawful Attorneys of Lucia Caugi and Emilio Caugi..." (London Gazette 4 Oct 1927).

He was a co-executor of the estates of Marigo Argenti (née Maria Mavroyanni) and Marguerite Barnes (London Gazette 29 Apr 1932, 20 Feb 1931).

He co-administered the estate of Michel George Mavrogordato.

Theodore Michel Mavrogordato [8 Great Winchester Street, abode - 62 Westbourne Terrace] appears on 1918, 1919, 1920, [8 Great Winchester Street, abode - 18 Albion St W2] 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924 [8 Great Winchester Street, abode - 1 Lancaster Gate Terrace W2] 1926, [40/1 Old Broad Street, abode 1 Lancaster Gate Terrace W2] 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933; [40/1 Old Broad Street, abode 30 Hyde Park Gardens W2] 1935 UK electoral register, City of London parliamentary division, City of London county/borough; as Theodore Mavrogordato on two different lists: [64 Gloucester Mews; abode 18 Albion Street W2] 1922, 1923, 1924, [1 Lancaster Gate Terrace] 1926, 1927, 1929, 1932, 1933, [30 Hyde Park Gardens W2] 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938 Paddington/Westminster; 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939 City of London/City of London; also 1921 Paddington and St Marylebone/Westminster; 1928 Paddington and Poplar/Westminster; 1939 Paddington South/Westminster.

The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address Mariners, Sevenoaks, Kent, lists George M Mavrogordato, b. 14 Aug 1876, Widow, Banker; Sonia Mavrogordato, b. 28 Jul 1908, Single, Private Means; Theodore M Mavrogordato, b. 31 Jul 1883, Banker, Married; wife Mabel B Mavrogordato, b. 22 Jul 1881, Private Means.

1921 England and Wales Census lists: Theodore Michel Mavrogordato, b. 1883, London, for a household in Paddington, London.

Christened:
God-parents: Marigo Sechiari (represented by Arghyro G. Argenti).

Birth:
Birth notice appeared in The Times (London) 2 Aug 1883, pg. 1.

Died:
Death notice appeared in The Times (London) 26 Aug 1941, pg. 6. "He died in his sleep after returning home from duty with the Home Guard."

Buried:
Burial burial plot no. 35594, sq. 28, no. 43 on Greek plan, reg. pg. 18306, no. 7561

Theodore married Mabel Bramwell (Peter) Squire on 19 Jul 1924 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK. Mabel (daughter of Sir Peter Wyatt Squire and Mabel Jane (Bramwell) Bremner) was born on 28 Jul 1881 in London, England UK; died on 12 Aug 1962 in Surrey, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Marriage notice appeared in The Times (London) 22 Jul 1924.

Witnesses/Sponsors: G.M. Mavrogordato & K. Vasiliades; K. Pagonis presiding; entry 473

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He was co-executor of his father's estate.

He co-administered the estate of Dimitrios Schilizzi Stephanovich.

1911 England census for 62 Westbourne Terrace, Hyde Park, Paddington, London W, household headed by Michel George Mavrogordate, 67, b. Leghorn [Livorno], Italy, naturalized Brit subject; merchant banker; 6 servants.

Birth:
Grave marker says 1 Sep 1843

Died:
His estate of ￡103134 2s. 4d. was administered by George Michel Mavrogordato, Theodore Michel Mavrogordato and Constantine Manoli Vassiliadi.

Buried:
Funeral at 10:15 a.m., St. Sophia Cathedral, London.

burial plot no. 35594, sq. 28, no. 43 on Greek plan, reg. pg. 15916, no. 56493.

Michael married Fanny (Theodore) Sechiari on 06 Jul 1872 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France. Fanny (daughter of Theodore (Paraskeva) Sechiari and Marie (Emmanuel) Rodocanachi) was born on 08 Feb 1854 in allées des Capucines 20, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France; died on 18 Nov 1920 in London, England UK; was buried on 23 Nov 1920 in Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Residence: 1872, cours Pierre Puget 43, Marseille, France; 62 Westbourne Terrace, Middlesex, London, England.

Birth:
Jean Ralli, 53, rentier, allees des Capucines 31, Marseille, France, was a signatory witness to her birth.

Died:
She left her leasehold house to her son-in-law Constantine M. Vassiliadi, and the residue of the property between her two sons and her daughter Fanny Vassiliadi (The Times [London] 30 Dec 1920).

Buried:
buried plot 28739, sq 28, Greek plan no. 37, reg. pg. 15911, no. 56449, then removed to grave 35594, 8 Dec 1920.

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Married:
Wedding witnesses included Etienne Schiari, 62, rentier, allees des Capucines 10; Paul Rodocanachi, 58, merchant, allees des Capucines 53; Michel Rodocanachi, 36, merchant, allees de Meilhan 21; Emmanuel Rodocanachi, 30, merchant, allees des Capucines 13.

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Residence: 1841, allees de Meilhan 63, Marseille, France; 1830s-1840s, Livorno, Italy/Tuscany; 1886, boulevard des Capucines 12, Paris 9e, France.

Occupation: Merchant in Marseille; ship owner and banker in Livorno.

Appointed to the nobility of Tuscany by the Grand Duke of Tuscany in 1840 and endorsed by the King of Italy 13 Feb 1857.

Georges M. Mavrogordato was in partnership with M. E. Rodocanachi, A.P. Petrocochino, Paul E. Rodocanachi, Theodore Em. Rodocanachi, Pandely Rodocanachi, Pericles Th. Rodocanachi, Nicholas M. Mavrogordato, N.A. Scanavi and P. Rodocanachi, as Merchants, at Odessa under the firm of Theodore Paul Rodocanachi, at Rostoff under the firm of Nicholas A. Scanavi, at Marseilles under the firm of Paul and Theodore Rodocanachi, at Leghorn under the firm of Rodocanachi, Sons, and Co., at Paris under the firm of P. Rodocanachi, and at London under the firm of Rodocanachi, Sons, and Co., until it was dissolved 12 May 1880 (London Gazette 14 May 1880).

Died:
His estate of ￡4917 5s. in England was administered by his son Michael.

Zorzis married Franga (Michael) Vlasto. Franga (daughter of Michael (Stephanos) Vlasto and Alexandra (Ioannis) Caralli) was born in 1821 in Chios, Greece; died on 02 Jun 1902 in Livorno [Leghorn], Italy/Tuscany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Name:
Son Matteo's birth certificate and son Georges' death certificate give her name as Fanny.

Notes:

French naturalization (see particulars)

Theodore Sechiari participated in Marseille's Greek church deliberations in 1876 (Calapodis).

Buried:
Cemetery 1885 register line entry 1305 midi carré 2, ter grec, no. 5, residence cours Pierre Puget 55.

Theodore married Marie (Emmanuel) Rodocanachi on 01 Sep 1849 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France. Marie was born on 02 Jul 1830 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France; died on 14 Mar 1909 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France; was buried on 15 Mar 1909 in St. Pierre Cemetery, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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According to the 1856 Marseille census she, her husband and their first children, Arghyro and Fanny, were living at allees des Capucines 20, along with: her mother Fanny Mavrogordato, property-owner, widow, 55 [Emmanuel Paul Rodocanachi (1789-1855) was her late husband]; Alexandra Petrocochino, widow, 85 [Fanny's mother, Theodore (Matthew) Mavrogordato was her late husband]; Marie Ralli [Fanny's daughter-in-law, wife of Pierre Emmanual Rodocanachi]; and four domestic servants.

Including Marie four children of Emmanual Paul Rodocanachi & Franga Mavrogordato are on the Agelasto or Negroponte-Agelasto tree: Paul, Theodore, Michel and Marie.

Birth:
Her birth was witnessed by Michael Dromocaiti.

Buried:
Cemetery 1909 register midi carré 2, ter grec, no. 5, line entry 3148

Notes:

Witnesses included Etienne Rodocanachi, 55, merchant, groom's uncle, allees de Meilhan 24; Theo Rodocanachi, 32, merchant, brother of bride, Boulevard Dugommier, n. -; Georges Sechiari, 45, groom's brother, merchant, allees de Meilhan 4; Ambrose Sechiari, 33, merchant, Boulevard Dugommier 5.

Notes:

In 1817 Mathaios Mavrogordatos was elected and served as first counselor of the Greek Orthodox community, Livourne, Italy.

Name:
Name is Mathieu Mavrocordato on his daughter's death certificate.

Matheios married Arghyri (Paul) Rodocanachi. Arghyri (daughter of Paul (Emmanuel) Rodocanachi and Ioanna (George) Ralli) was born in 1794 in Chios, Greece; died on 12 Sep 1878 in Livorno [Leghorn], Italy/Tuscany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Her brother Theodore and her nephew Theodore (Emmanuel) Rodocanachi are on the Agelasto and Negroponte trees, respectively.

Name:
Named Argentine on her son George's death certificate.

Michael married Alexandra (Ioannis) CaralliChios, Greece. Alexandra was born about 1774; died on 28 Apr 1851 in Trieste, Italy/Austria. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Paraschewa Sechiari was among the twenty-one founding members of the Greek church, Marseille, in 1836, a group which also included Emmanuel Rodocanachi, Andre Argenti, George D. Zizinia, Michel Dromocaiti, Michel Petrocochino [probably Michel Dimitrios Petrocochino, rather than Michel Andre Petrocochino], George M. Zizinia, Michel Agelasto, Jean Baltazzi, George Petrocochino and George Grimanelli (Echinard). In 1826 Paraskevas Sekiaris was elected a curator of the Greek Orthodox church on the rue de la grande-Armée, Marseille.

Paraskevas Sechiari worked to establish orthodox presence in Marseille. Paraskeva (Augustis) Sechiari directed the Smyrna branch of Sechiari & Argenti, maternal uncle of Pandely [Leonidas] Argenti. Arrived Marseille in 1822 and acted as financier. With his two sons: Thomas Paraskevas Sechiari and George Paraskevas Sechiari, he managed the Galatz branch, at the time named Argenti & Cie.

Name:
Name on death certificate reads Parascheva Sechiari.

Died:
Signatory witnesses to his death included Etienne Rodocanachi, 44, merchant, allees de Meilhan 63 and Auguste Argenti, 45, merchant, rue Senac 27, Marseille, France.

Paraskeva married Arghyro (George) Ralli. Arghyro was born in 1775 in Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey; died on 23 Sep 1863 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France; was buried in St. Pierre Cemetery, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Two daughters of George Stephanos Ralli & Marietta Schilizzi -- Arghyro and her sister Angerou -- are on the Negroponte-Agelasto tree.

Name:
Her name appears as Argentine on her husband's death certificate.

Her name on son Ambroise's death certificate appears as Argyro.

Notes:

Another son may be Georges (Paraskeva) Sechiari (1803-1884).