Leonidas John (Zannis) Chryssoveloni

Notes:

Origin: Chios

Occupation: merchant

UK Naturalisation: Leonides John Chrissoveloni, Greece; 2 Dec 1857, certificate 2564.

Knight of the Order of The Saviour.

7 Apr 1858: Leonidas Chryssoveloni, 27, unmarried, born Chios, arrived Syros 1836, merchant, swore allegiance to the Greek government at the town hall, Ermoupolis.

Residence: 1836-1858 Syros; 1869 Manchester; 1870-1877 Constantinople; 1879- Manchester.

Mr. L. Chrysoveloni attended the funeral of Stavros Jacobos Negroponte (Manchester Guardian 11 May 1886, p 5).

1881 England census: 1 Belmont, Bury New Road, Salford, Lancashire, household headed by L.J. Chrysovolini, 47, Levant merchant, b. Chios, naturalized British subject; wife Mary L., 30, b. Constantinople; sons John L., 11; Philip L., 4; Milt L., 3; daughter Fanny L., 5, all b. Constantinople; daughter Alex L., 2, b. Manchester; visitor Leonidas J. Schilizzi, 40, unmarried, retired merchant, b. Athens; & 4 servants.

L. Chrysovelonis is listed as a warden for the Greek Church of Manchester, 1882-1883 & 1885-1889.

Leonidas Chrysovelonis, merchant, Belmont Terrace, Higher Broughton, Manchester, was a donating member, from 1869, Association for the Encouragement of Greek Studies, Paris, France.

UK Law case 1872: Leonidas J Chryssoveloni (abroad) was an addeded defendant to cause number: 1872 H76, Harter v Souvazoglu.

Died:
The death register index, p 703, lists the 1900 death of Leonidas Chryssoveloni.

Leonidas married Maria (Zannis) Schilizzi on 15 May 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England UK. Maria (daughter of Zannis (Leoni) Schilizzi and Loxandre (Philip) Paspati) was born on 27 Mar 1851 in Athens, Attica, Greece; died on 22 Jan 1928 in Athens, Attica, Greece. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Marriage notice in the The Pall Mall Gazette (London), 18 May 1869.

Entry:286/093; Sponsor: Paul Schilizzi; witnesses: Michael Philippe Paspati and M. Schilizzi associated with Paul Schilizzi; priest: Vasilios Moros, Presbyter: M. Oeconomos.

1. Jean (Leonidas) Chryssoveloni was born on 05 Feb 1870 in Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey; died on 6 Jul 1925 in Athens, Attica, Greece.
2. Fanny (Leonidas) Chryssoveloni was born on 13 Aug 1875 in Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey; died on 21 Nov 1931 in Athens, Attica, Greece.
3. Philip (Leonidas) Chryssoveloni was born on 14 Nov 1876 in Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey; died on 11 Jul 1945 in Athens, Attica, Greece.
4. Miltiades (Leonidas) Chryssoveloni was born on 01 Nov 1877 in Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey; died in Sep 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England UK; was buried on 03 Sep 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England UK.
5. Alexandra (Leonidas) Chryssoveloni was born on 23 Feb 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England UK; was christened on 31 May 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England UK.

Zannis married Franga (Michael) Mavrogordato. Franga was born on 28 Apr 1807 in Chios, Greece; died on 20 Aug 1875 in Chios, Greece. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]