Ambrosios Constantine (Alexander) Ionides

Notes:

He administered his mother estate.

1911 England census for The Homewood, Spa Bottom Fairmile, Esher, Surrey, household headed by Isabel Ionides, 57, b. France, widow, 5 children, all living, British subject by parentage; sons Andre A, 34, foreign banker; Ambrose C, 33, stock exchange own account; daughter Aglaia, 30, all b. Kensington, London, single; Antonina Frangopulo, 44, b. Paddington, London, visitor, married 15 years, 1 child, living; 4 servants.

Christened:
Penelope Sechiari (represented by Euterpe A. C. Ionides).

Died:
His estate valued at £7267 18s. 6d. was administered by London County and Westminster Bank.

Buried:
His remains are presumably in Commonwealth War Grave, Menin Gate, Ypres, France; the grave reads: 'in memory of...'

Ambrosios married Euphrosyne (Dimitrios) Spartali on 29 Jul 1911 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK. Euphrosyne (daughter of Demetrius (Michael) Spartali and Virginia (Antonios) Ralli) was born on 03 Mar 1880 in London, England UK; was christened on 18 Apr 1880 in Chapel of Our Saviour, Finsbury Circus, City of London, England UK; died on 12 Sep 1935 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England UK; was cremated on 16 Sep 1935 in Crematorium, Golders Green, London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
The wedding was covered in The Times (London) 1 Aug 1911.

Witnesses/Sponsors: A. Ionides, A.A. Ralli, E.B. Ellice Clark; The rites were performed by the Reverend Archimandrite Pagonis; entry 287

1. Dionysos Alexander (Ambrosios) Ionides was born on 23 May 1912 in 2 Palace Court, Bayswater, London, England UK; was christened on 29 Jun 1912 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK; died on 29 Nov 1978 in Horham Eye, Suffolk, England UK; was buried in St Mary Churchyard, Horham, Suffolk, England UK.
2. Irene (Ambrosios) Ionides was born on 06 Sep 1914 in England UK; was christened on 07 Nov 1914 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK; died on 3 Sep 1986 in Birch Trees Nursing Home, Midhurst, West Sussex, England UK.

Notes:

Alexander Alexander Ionides was photographed by Camille Silvy, albumen print, 2 March 1862, 3 3/8 in. x 2 1/4 in. (85 mm x 56 mm) image size; Purchased, 1904; Photographs Collection, NPG Ax57050; National Portrait Gallery (UK).

Christened:
God-parents: Eustratius C. Ionides

Birth:
1 Jan 1840 according to Sturdza

Died:
31 Aug 1898, according to Sturdza wrongly

Buried:
burial plot no. 19003, sq 29, reg. pg. 11785, no. 23442; then moved to tomb no 28255, sq 29, for which the register lists lists Alexander A Ionides (1900), Isabella Ionides (1913), Andre Alexander Ionides (1939).

Archimandrite A. Paraschis officiating

Alexander married Zambelou (Ambrose) Sechiari in Autumn 1875 in Chapel of Our Saviour, Finsbury Circus, City of London, England UK. Zambelou (daughter of Ambrose (Paraskeva) Sechiari and Penelope (Georges) Zizinia) was born on 21 Apr 1853 in boulevard Dugommier 5, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France; died on 19 Oct 1913 in The Homewood, Esher, Surrey, England UK; was buried on 23 Oct 1913 in Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1911 England census for The Homewood, Spa Bottom Fairmile, Esher, Surrey, household headed by Isabel Ionides, 57, b. France, widow, 5 children, all living, British subject by parentage; sons Andre A, 34, foreign banker; Ambrose C, 33, stock exchange own account; daughter Aglaia, 30, all b. Kensington, London, single; Antonina Frangopulo, 44, b. Paddington, London, visitor, married 15 years, 1 child, living; 4 servants.

Birth:
Witnesses to her birth included Simon Rodier, 42, merchant, Boulevard du Nord 2 and Michel Zugomalas, 40, merchant, rue Senac 12.

Died:
Her estate valued at £2190 2s. 7d. was administered by her son Ambrose.

Buried:
Register for tomb no 28255, Greek Sq 29 lists Alexander A Ionides (1900), Isabella Ionides (1913), Andre Alexander Ionides (1939).

Notes:

Married:
possibly 14 Aug or 14 Sep (Sturdza)

Witnesses/Sponsors: Theodore P. Ralli & Aglaia Coronio; Hieronymous Myriantheus presiding; entry 95.

Notes:

Founders of the Greek Orthodox Cemetery at West Norwood included John Stephen Schilizzi, Eustracio Ralli, Antonio Ralli [likely Antonios (Alexander) Ralli] and Alexander Constantine Ionides. Calapodis lists John Schilizzi, Antonios Ralli and Eustratios Ralli.

Residence, England: 1871, Oxbridge Road, Holland Park, London; 1881, 1 Holland Park, Kensington, London; at DOD Windycroft High Wickham, Hasting, Sussex.

Died:
Estate valued at £28874 18s. 10d.; will proved by sons Constantine, Luke and Alexander.

Buried:
Archimandrite D. Plesas officiating

He is not listed for the Ionides family vault.

Alexander married Euterpe (Lucas) Sgouta in 1832 in London, England UK. Euterpe was born on 20 May 1816 in Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey; died on 11 Feb 1892 in Windycroft, Hastings, East Sussex, England UK; was buried on 15 Feb 1892 in Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The 1881 England census: 1 Holland Park, Kensington, London, household headed by Alexander C. Ionides, 70, retired merchant and late cousul general of Greece, naturalized British subject; wife Euterpe, 64, both b. Constantinople; grandsons Andrew A., 4; Ambrose A, 2 3/4; George A. 1 3/4; granddaughter Aglaia, 6 months, all b. London; & 6 servants; and adjacent at 1a Holland Park, household headed by Theodore John Coronios, 54, merchant, b. Constantinople, British subject; wife Aglaia [daughter of Alexander and Euterpe], 45, b. London, Finsbury Circus; daughter Calliope, 24; son John, 23, both b. Tulse Hill, London; & 3 servants.

The 1871 England census: Oxbridge Road, Holland Park, Kensington, London, household headed by Alexander Constantine Ionides, 60, wine merchant, naturalized British subject; wife Euterpe, 54, both b. Constantinople; daughter Charidee A., 27; b. Tulse Hill, & 2 servants.

Died:
Her estate valued at £587 17s. 8d. was administered by son Constantine.

Buried:
Archimandrite D. Plesas officiating

She is not listed for the Ionides family vault, West Norwood.

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.