Paraskeva (Ambrose) Sechiari

Notes:

With Parasqueva George Sechiari, Pandely George Sechiari, Parasqueva Theodore Sechiari and Constantine Deroussi, he was parters in Sechiari Brothers and Co., No. 4, Bishopsgate St., London, Merchants, until it dissolved 31 Dec 1889, to be continued by the first two aforementioned partners. London Gazette 31 Dec 1889

He was a partner in Rodocanachi, Sons & Co., bankers, with Emmanuel Michel Rodocanachi, and Emmanuel Peter Rodocanachi, 54, Rue de Lisbonne, Paris; at Palmerston House, Old Broad St., London London Gazette 23 Feb 1905.

Residence: 1905, IA, Holland Park, W., London, England.

P. Sechiari was chairman of Gascoyne (Murchison) Gold Fields Exploring Company, Limited. London Gazette 28 June 1898.

Parasqueva Sechiari, along with Emanuel Antonio Mavrogordato, Peter Pandia Rodocanachi, and Theodore Emanuel Schilizzi, operating out of 2 Bishopsgate Street, London, was co-liquidator of the Archangel Marine Insurance Company Limited (London Gazette 31 Dec 1880, 18 Aug 1885.)

The 1861 census: 18 Lockerby Road, West Derby, Liverpool, England household headed by Ambrose Sechiari, 48, merchant, b. Greece; wife Penelope, 32; daughter Arghiro, 10; son Paraskeva, 9; daughters Elizabeth, 8; Virginia, 3, all b. France & 8 servants [next door to the John P. Schilizzi family].

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:
Signatory witnesses to his birth included Michel Zygomala, 31, merchant, rue Senac 12 and Nicolas Pierre Narcella, 45, merchant, rue Venture 60, Marseille, France.

Died:
Left an estate of £1386 16s 11d to widow, administered London 19 Sep 1905 (UK National Probate Calendar Indexes, 1853-1943) + a further grant in 1905 of £1,386 to Emmanuel Michael Rodocanachi and W. F. Craies (Christopher Long)

Buried:
register entry A36537

Ant Payaschis presiding

burial plot no. 30480, no. 76 on Greek plan, reg. pg. 13422, no. 36537

Paraskeva married Calliope Despina (Theodore) Coronio on 24 Dec 1889 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK. Calliope (daughter of Theodore John (Zannis) Coronio and Aglaia (Alexander) Ionides) was born on 27 May 1856 in Tulse Hill, London, England UK; was christened on 06 Aug 1856 in Chapel of Our Saviour, Finsbury Circus, City of London, England UK; died on 19 Aug 1906 in London, England UK; was buried on 23 Aug 1906 in Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Marriage Witnesses: Isabella D. Ionides and M. L. Ionides; Dionysios Plaisas presiding; entry 173.

1. Panteleon (Paraskeva) Sechiari was born on 13 Jul 1887 in London, England UK; was christened on 13 Jul 1887 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK; died on 14 Jul 1887 in London, England UK; was buried on 15 Jul 1887 in Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK.
2. Maria Isabella (Paraskeva) Sechiari was born on 02 Feb 1892 in London, England UK; was christened on 14 May 1892 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK; died on 23 Jan 1945 in Sevenoaks & Holmesdale Hospital, Sevenoaks, Kent, England UK.

Notes:

He was a signatory witness to the birth of Emmanuel (Georges) Zizinia.

He was Godfather to his grandson, George Rodocanachi.

The 1861 census: 18 Lockerby Road, West Derby, Liverpool, England household headed by Ambrose Sechiari, 48, merchant, b. Greece; wife Penelope, 32; daughter Arghiro, 10; son Paraskeva, 9; daughters Elizabeth, 8; Virginia, 3, all b. France & 8 servants [next door to the John P. Schilizzi family].

The Greek house of Argenti Sechiari operated in India from 1859.

He was a witness at the Sechiari-Rodocanachi 1849 wedding in Marseille.

Died:
Name on death certificate is Ambroise.

Residence: at DOD boulevard Dugommier 5, Marseille, France.

Occupation: merchant.

Ambrose married Penelope (Georges) Zizinia on 17 Jul 1845 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France. Penelope (daughter of Georges (Menander) Zizinia and Zambelou (Toumazis) Galati) was born on 21 Jun 1823 in rue troisieme calade 31, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France; died on 24 Jan 1889 in boulevard Dugommier 5, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France; was buried on 26 Jan 1889 in St. Pierre Cemetery, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Residence: 1861,18 Lockerby Road, Liverpool, England; at DOD boulevard Dugommier 5, Marseille, France.

The 1861 census: 18 Lockerby Road, West Derby, Liverpool, England household headed by Ambrose Sechiari, 48, merchant, b. Greece; wife Penelope, 32; daughter Arghiro, 10; son Paraskeva, 9; daughters Elizabeth, 8; Virginia, 3, all b. France & 8 servants [next door to the John P. Schilizzi family].

Birth:
DOB from birth certificate.

Her marriage certificate lists her birthdate as 20 Jan 1823.

Buried:
Cemetery 1886 register line entry 632 midi carré 2, ter grec, no. 5, residence boulevard Dugommier 5.

Notes:

Married:
Their marriage was witnessed by Emmanuel Rodocanachi, 50, merchant, Ile des allees de Meilhan 12, likely Emmanuel (Pandely) Rodocanachi; Georges Zizinia, 40, her cousin, merchant, Ile des alles de Meilhan 32, likely Georges (Dimitros) Zizinia; Etienne Rodocanachi, 45, merchant, allees de Meilhan 63 [unknown to Argenti]; and Leonidas (Pandély) Argenti.

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).

Notes:

French naturalization (see particulars)

He arrived Marseille in 1820, one of three men primarily responsible for the building of the orthodox Greek church (along with Emmanuel P. Rodocanachi [Emmanuel (Paul) Rodocanachi or Emmanuel (Pandely) Rodocanachi], and Michel D. Petrocochino [more likely Michael (Dimitrios) Petrocochino rather than Michael (Dimitrios) Petrocochino); as Greek Consul he was involved in the establishment of the Greek hospital.

He was a signatory witness to the 1861 marriage of Constantine Negroponte and Angelique Zizinia.

In Marseilles the issue of Greek independence saw a division between the "‘patriots’ who, following the Orthodox priest unambiguously supported the Revolution, and the ‘realists’ composed of most of the leading traders took a more cautious stand because of their economic interests. Such a division reached its peak in 1825, when the Orthodox priest publicly excommunicated the trader George Zizinia; ruling at this time one of the most flourishing Greek commercial houses of Marseilles, he was accused of having betrayed the “national cause” by agreeing to commission warships for the Egyptian bey, at this time an ally of the Ottoman sultan. After a trial of strength between the priest and Zizinia, the latter finally, and unexpectedly won the confrontation, obtaining the priest’s resignation and his own total reestablishment."

His nomination as Greek consul in Marseilles was controversial.

Birth:
Month and year indicated in his French naturalization.

Georges married Zambelou (Toumazis) Galati. Zambelou (daughter of Toumazis (Andreas) Galati and Angeliki (Michael) Negroponte) was born on 01 May 1803 in Chios, Greece; died on 24 Feb 1884 in boulevard Dugommier 5, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France; was buried on 26 Feb 1884 in St. Pierre Cemetery, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Residence at DOD: boulevard Dugommier 5, Marseille, France.

Name:
Her name, as listed on the death certificte of her daughter Aglae, is Galantienne Zambelous

Died:
Name on death certificate and in burial register reads Elisabeth.

DOD from death certificate.

Buried:
Cemetery 1884 register line entry 1531 midi carré 2, ter grec, no. 6, residence boulevard Dugommier 5.

Notes:

Menis Zizinia was held hostage by the Turks and hanged on 23 Apr 1822.

Menander married Angerou (George) Ralli. Angerou was born in 1770. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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

Notes:

(Sikanon) He has a family tomb in the Orthodox Cemetery in Trieste.

Occupation: merchant

Residence: 1833, rue curiol[?], Marseille, France.

Toumazis married Angeliki (Michael) Negroponte in 1798 in Chios, Greece. Angeliki (daughter of Michael (Loucas) Negroponte and Marigo (Paul) Rodocanachi) was born in 1780 in Chios, Greece; died on 23 Nov 1867 in Trieste, Italy/Austria. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name:
On the death certificate of her daughter Batou, her name is listed as Angelique Negreponte.

Died:
15 Feb 1860 according to LDS International Genealogical Index: Batch 5026109, Sheet: 05, Source Call No.: 1553832.