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Occupation: Clerk in trade

Education: Eton. Exeter College, Oxford.

Known as Harold Paul [or maybe Paul Harold] Rodocanachi. In WWI served as Lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery in France and the Balkans. Temp. Lt. P. H. Rodocanachi relinquishes his commn. on account of ill-health, 19 Jan 1919, and retains the rank of Lt.(London Gazette 17 Jan 1919).

Residence, England: 8 Orme Square, Bayswater, London; 1918, 3 Prince's Gate, Kensington, London; 1939, 15 Connaught Square, Westminster, London; 1948, 18 Princess Court, Bryanston Place, London; at DOD "Wincote," 8 Briarfield Road, Heswall, Cheshire.

Lt. Paul Harold Rodocanachi (147781) was in the Royal Army Pay Corps (London Gazette 1 Oct 1940). General List Infantry: Lt. & Paymr. P. H. Rodocanachi (147781), from R.A.P.C., to be Lt. i5th Aug. 1942, retaining his present seniority, and relinquishing the appt. of Paymr. (London Gazette 8 Dec 1942). Movement Control Section: Lt. P.H. Rodocanachi (147781) from Gen. List (Inf.) to be Lt. 24 May 1943 retaining his present seniority. (London Gazette 22 Jun 1943).

He co-administered his father's estate.

He co-administered the estate of Virginia Schilizzi

Harold Rodocanachi [11 Westbourne Street] appears on the 1926, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1938 UK electoral register, Paddington parliamentary division, Westminster county/borough; 1928 Paddington and Poplar/Westminster; thereafter as Paul Harold Rodocanachi [15 Connaught Square] 1938, 1945, 1946 Paddington/Westminster; 1939 Paddington South/Westminster; as Paul H Rodocanachi [18 Princess Court, Bryanston Place] 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950 St Marylebone/Westminster.


1901 England census: 34 Pont Street, Chelsea, London household headed by Pandia Rodocanacki, 35, living on own means; wife Alexandra, 31; sons Peter, 10; Harold, 7; Theodore, 3; daughter Jenny, 8; & 9 servants.

1911 England census for St Mary House, Bradford Abbas, Sherborne, Dorset includes as border with the family headed by Rev. Gordon Bolles Wickham, Paul Harold Rodocanachi, 17, b. London.

1921 Census Of England & Wales includes: Paul Harold Rodocanachi, b. 1893, Kensington, London; Mary Melita Rodocanachi, b. 1896, Paddington; Catherine Daphne Rodocanachi, b. 1920, Paddington; for a household in Paddington, London.

The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address 103 Portsea Hall, Paddington, London, lists Paul H Rodocanachi, b. 12 Nov 1893, Banker; wife Mary M Rodocanachi [annotated Melita Mary Rodocanachi], b. 21 Mar 1896, Unpaid Domestic Duties; and Jenny H Rodocanachi, b. 15 Dec 1892, single, Private Means.

Christened:
God-parents: Alexandra Schilizzi.

Died:
His estate was handled by Guy Williams & Co., 31 North John Street, Liverpool 2, Solicitors; and Michael Heald and his nephew Cecil Matthew Rodocanachi (London Gazette 12 March 1968).

Death notice appeared in The Times (London) 3 Feb 1968. "He died peacefully, in hospital, after a short illness."

His estate was valued at £69,777 (duty paid £69,175) (The Times [London] 30 Apr 1968).

Buried:
plot 29183, sq. 28, Greek plan 49-50, reg. pg. 19704, no. 86798

Paul married Maria Melita (Constantine) Vassiliadi on 11 Apr 1918 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK. Maria (daughter of Constantine (Manoli) Vassiliadi and Fanny (Michael) Mavrogordato) was born on 21 Mar 1896 in London, England UK; was christened on 16 May 1896 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK; died on 23 Oct 1982 in Gloucestershire, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Residence: 1918, 64 Westbourne Terrace, Bayswater, London, England

Yvonne Sugdury says Melita had a share in a Meissen dinner service which was brought from Chios and that she and her sister Nadine lived in Constantinople as young girls and danced with Albert de Ruelle (of Aix), friends of Arnette and Albane Martin (Christopher Long).

"... The Rodocanachi girls' mother [Maria] was a strikingly handsome woman and their grandmother old Mrs Vassiliadi [Fanny]... was always dressed in black as you say they all were and wore a widow's veil and diamonds..."

Mary Melita Rodocanachi [11 Westbourne Street] appears on the 1926, 1927, 1929, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936; [15 Connaught Square] 1938 UK electoral register, Paddington parliamentary division, Westminster county/borough; 1928 Paddington and Poplar/Westminster; [18 Princess Court, Bryanston Place] 1945 St Marylebone/Tower Hamlets; 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, [flat 33 Montagu Square 27/29 Montagu Square] 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961 St Marylebone/Westminster.

Katherine Daphne Waite, 33 Montagu Sq., London W.1., daughter Nicola Windsor Waite, 7, b. 31 Dec 1951 [an error] and Mary Melita Rodocanachi, b. 21 Mar 1896, same address, arrived Southampton, England from Durban, South Africa, 13 Feb 1959 aboard the Pendennis Castle.

1911 England census for 64 Westbourne Terrace, Hyde Park, Paddington, London W, household headed by Constantine Vassiliadi, 45, married 16 years, 2 children born, both living, b. Turkey, Italian; merchant banker; wife Fannie, 37; daughters Melita, 15; Nadine, 13, all b. Paddington, London; sister Phrollo, 39, single, b. Turkey, Italian; 7 servants

1921 Census Of England & Wales includes: Paul Harold Rodocanachi, b. 1893, Kensington, London; Mary Melita Rodocanachi, b. 1896, Paddington; Catherine Daphne Rodocanachi, b. 1920, Paddington; for a household in Paddington, London.

The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address 103 Portsea Hall, Paddington, London, lists Paul H Rodocanachi, b. 12 Nov 1893, Banker; wife Mary M Rodocanachi [annotated Melita Mary Rodocanachi], b. 21 Mar 1896, Unpaid Domestic Duties; and Jenny H Rodocanachi, b. 15 Dec 1892, single, Private Means.

Christened:
God-parents: Maria Sechiari.

Died:
The death of Melita Mary Rodocanachi, 86, b. 21 Mar 1896, was registered Dec 1982, Shipston on Stour, Gloucestershire, v. 31, p. 0357.

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Married:
Marriage Witnesses: P. Gylitou and John M. Zarifi. (Catsiyannis says that Virginia Schilizzi, Paul's grandmother, was a witness); Ceremony performed by the Great Archimandrite Dr. Pagonis, assisted by the Rev. Archimandrite Moschovakis; entry 349.

Marriage notice appeared in The Times (London) 13 Apr 1918.

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Pandia Peter Rodocanachi [34 Pont St SW] appears on the 1895, as Pandra Rodocanachi [13-14 Ovington Mews SW - stable, abode 14 Pont Street SW] 1896, 1897, 1899, 1904, 1905, 1909 UK electoral register, Chelsea parliamentary division, Kensington and Chelsea county/borough; [as Pandia Peter Rodocanachi] 1898, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915 Kensington South/Kensington and Chelsea; [1 King's Arms Yard, abode 34 Pont Street SW] 1903 London/City of London; 1897, 1898, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1909 Kensington/South Kensington and Chelsea.

1911 England census for Dunchurch Nr Rugby, Warwickshire, household headed by Pandia P. Rodocanachi, 45, married 21 years, 4 children, all living; private means; wife Alexandra, 41, b. son Peter, 20, single, student; all b. Paddington, London; 7 servants.

Christened:
God-parents: Maria G. Sechiari.

Buried:
plot 29183, sq. 28, Greek plan 49-50, reg. pg. 17853, no. 71935

Died:
His estate of £86109 12s. 11d. was administered by his sons Peter Rodocanachi and Harold Rodocanachi with George Michel Mavrogordato.

Pandia married Alexandra (Paul) Schilizzi on 12 Oct 1889 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK. Alexandra (daughter of Paul (Ioannis) Schilizzi, esq and Vierou (Ioannis) Sechiari) was born on 03 Feb 1870 in London, England UK; was christened on 31 Mar 1870 in Church of Our Saviour, London Wall, City of London, England UK; died on 05 Dec 1957 in London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1871 England census: 74 Westbourne Terrace, London, household headed by John Schilizzi, 63, retired merchant; wife Alexandra, 49, both b. Chios; son Paul J, 28, merchant, b. London; daughter-in-law Virginia, 20, b. Smyrna; daughter Fanny, 17 and granddaughter Alexandra, 1 yr, 2 ms, both b. London; & 8 servants.

1881 England census: 3 Prince's Gate, London household headed by Virginia Schilizzi, widow, 30, b. Smyrna, naturalized British subject; daughters Alexandra, 11, Hypatia, 9, both b. London; Arghiro [John] Sechiari, 12, b. France; & 9 servants.

1891 England census: 13 Hyde Park Terrace household headed by Pandia Rodocanachi, 25, merchant Russian trade; wife Alexandra, 21; son Peter P., 3 mos, all b. London; & 9 servants.

1901 England census: 34 Pont Street, Chelsea, London household headed by Pandia Rodocanacki, 35, living on own means; wife Alexandra, 31; sons Peter, 10; Harold, 7; Theodore, 3; daughter Jenny, 8; & 9 servants.

1911 England census for Dunchurch Nr Rugby, Warwickshire, household headed by Pandia P. Rodocanachi, 45, married 21 years, 4 children, all living; private means; wife Alexandra, 41, b. son Peter, 20, single, student; all b. Paddington, London; 7 servants.

The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address Wildcroft Manor Flat No. 29, Wandsworth, London, lists Alexandra Rodocanachi, b. 3 Feb 1870, Widowed, Unpaid Domestic Worker; and Theodore Rodocanachi, b. 7 Jul 1897, Single; Motor Engineer Car Salesman, Organiser.

Christened:
God-parents: Dimitrios Z. Schilizzi.

Died:
She left £82,043 gross, £76,830 net (duty paid, £46,234) and bequeathed £1,000 to St. Sophia Cathedral for general purposes The Times (London), 1 Mar 1958, pg. 8.

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Married:
Marriage notice appeared in The Times (London) 14 Oct 1889.

Witnesses/Sponsors: P. Argenti & Marigo Zarifi; Ceremony performed by the Archimandrite Dr. Dionysius Plaisas, assisted by the Rev. Agathangelos Moschovakis; entry 168.

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He co-administered the estate of Michel George Mavrogordato.

1911 England census for 64 Westbourne Terrace, Hyde Park, Paddington, London W, household headed by Constantine Vassiliadi, 45, married 16 years, 2 children born, both living, b. Turkey, Italian; merchant banker; wife Fannie, 37; daughters Melita, 15; Nadine, 13, all b. Paddington, London; sister Phrollo, 39, single, b. Turkey, Italian; 7 servants.

Died:
His will was proved by George Michel Mavrogordato, Theodore Michel Mavrogordato and Theodore Emmanuel Sechiari (London Gazette 3 Jun 1932)

Buried:
burial plot no. 35594, sq. 28, no. 43 on Greek plan, reg. pg. 17376, no. 68174

Constantine married Fanny (Michael) Mavrogordato on 20 Sep 1894 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK. Fanny (daughter of Michael George (Zorzis) Mavrogordato and Fanny (Theodore) Sechiari) was born on 03 Oct 1873 in London, England UK; was christened on 01 Nov 1873 in Church of Our Saviour, London Wall, City of London, England UK; died on 13 May 1957 in 'Picket Post,' Bray on Thames, Berkshire, England UK; was buried on 16 Aug 1957 in Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1911 England census for 64 Westbourne Terrace, Hyde Park, Paddington, London W, household headed by Constantine Vassiliadi, 45, married 16 years, 2 children born, both living, b. Turkey, Italian; merchant banker; wife Fannie, 37; daughters Melita, 15; Nadine, 13, all b. Paddington, London; sister Phrollo, 39, single, b. Turkey, Italian; 7 servants

Christened:
God-parents: George Mavrogordato (represented by Pandely Rodocanachi).

Died:
Her estate was handled by Wordsworth & Co., 39, Lombard Street, London, E.C.3, Solicitors. (Derek Leonidas Lambrinudi, Nigel Windsor Waite and Michael Heald.) London Gazette, 31 May 1957.

Buried:
burial burial plot no. 35594, sq. 28, no. 43 on Greek plan, reg. pg. 19287, no. 83463

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Married:
Marriage Witnesses: P. A. Mavrogordato, P. Rodocanachi and E. Vassiliades; Dionysios Plaisas presiding; entry 191.

Marriage notice appeared in The Times (London) Sep 1894.

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"An American consular dispatch, dated 23/7 March 1879, mentions that C.N. Mavrocordato was acting as agent in wool shipments for the firm of P.P. Rodocanachi in London."

London Law case, 1864: Lane v London Bank of Scotland; plaintiffs: Richard Stuart Lane, Horace Edward Chapman and Frederick John Helbert; Defendants: The London Bank of Scotland Ltd, William Walter Cargill, Sir John Charles Dalrymple Hay bart, Peter Pandia Rodocanachi, George Emanuel Scaramanga, Emanuel George Franghiadi, Eugene Collins, Henry Spicer, William Julius Marshall, John Elin, Hon William Napier liquidator of the said Bank, Nathaniel Hitchin Palmer and Richard Baker.

He is mentioned as one of three active Rodocanachi merchants in the late 19th century.

The executors of the estate of George Dromocaiti, who died on Chios, 1 Jan 1881, requested the court to approve Pierre Pandia Rodocanachis, South Sea House, as their lawyer.

He co-administered the estate of Pandia Alexander Ralli.

Liverpool Electoral Registers,1860 burgess roll: Peter Pandi Rodocanachi, Brunswick Sreet (counting house).

Died:
He died 'suddenly' according to the death notice that appeared in The Times (London) 20 Dec 1899.

Buried:
register entry A26398; 'removed from Worthing'

Archimandrite Ant Poraschis [Parachis] presiding

plot 29183, sq. 28, Greek plan 49-50, reg. pg. 12154, no. 26398

Peter married Zenni (Georges) Sechiari on 29 Sep 1860 in Chapel of Our Saviour, Finsbury Circus, City of London, England UK. Zenni (daughter of Georges (Paraskeva) Sechiari and Marigo (Pandely) Rodocanachi) was born on 01 Feb 1842 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France; died on 12 Jun 1927 in 14 rue du Centre, Neuilly sur Seine, France; was buried in Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Jeannie Rodocanachi appears on the 1913 [125 Westbourne Terrace] UK electoral register, Paddington North parliamentary division, Westminster county/borough; as Jenny Rodocanachi 1918, 1919 Paddington and St Marylebone/Westminster; 1922, 1923, 1925 [125 Westbourne with Theodore Emmanuel Sechiari] Westminster/Paddington.

Birth:
DOB from birth certificate. 28 Jan according to her tombstone. Argenti says 2 Feb 1840.

Her birth was witnessed by her uncle. Theodore Sechiari, 23, commis, allées de Meilhan 8, Marseille, France.

Buried:
burial plot 29183, sq 28, Greek plan no. 49-50, reg. pg. 16792, no. 63498

Died:
Her estate of £91215 5s. 2d. was administered by her son Pandia Peter Rodocanachi and George Michel Mavrogordato.

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Married:
Witnesses/Sponsors: Fanny Zizinia & -- Zizinia; Narkissos Morphinos presiding; entry 45

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1871 England census: 74 Westbourne Terrace, London, household headed by John Schilizzi, 63, retired merchant; wife Alexandra, 49, both b. Chios; son Paul J, 28, merchant, b. London; daughter-in-law Virginia, 20, b. Smyrna; daughter Fanny, 17 and granddaughter Alexandra, 1 yr, 2 ms, both b. London; & 8 servants.

Christened:
God-parents: Christos Vernoudaki representing John Vafeiadakis (of Livorno).

Birth:
Birth notice "of a son and heir" appeared in The Times (London) 2 Jun 1842, pg. 8.

Died:
Personal estate valued at under £160,000, administered at London 23 Apr 1879, and proved by John Stephen Schilizzi of 37 Finsbury Circus, father, and Demetrius Stefanovich Schilizzi, his cousin, of 25 Austin Friars, London, and Joseph Benson of 37 Finsbury Circus, Schilizzi & Co., executors.

Buried:
register entry 52411

Archimandrite H. Myrianthes [Archimandrite Jerome] officiating presiding

burial plot no. 15803, reg. pg. 6554, no. 52411.

Paul married Vierou (Ioannis) Sechiari on 05 May 1869 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France. Vierou (daughter of Ioannis (Paraskeva) Sechiari and Clementine (Nicolas) Scaramanga) was born on 05 Apr 1850 in Smyrna/Izmir, Turkey; died on 13 May 1939 in 2 Portman Court, Marylebone, London, England UK; was buried on 16 May 1939 in Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Virginia Schilizzi [3 Princes Gate SW7] appears on the 1890, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910 thereafter as Virginia Paul Schilizzi 1911, 1912, 1913, 1915, 1918, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1937 England electoral register, City of Westminster parliamentary division, Westminster county/borough.

Buried:
buried plot 15803, sq 27, Greek plan no. 17-18, reg. pg. 18096, no. 73934.

Died:
Her estate of ￡60913 17s. 5d. was administered by Jenny Rodocanachi, George Michel Mavrogordato and Harold Rodocanachi.

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Married:
Marriage witnesses included Paul Rodocanachi, 54, merchant, allees des Capucines 11; Etienne Sechiari, 59, rentier, allees des Capucines 10; Michael Rodocanachi, 32, merchant; document contains signatures of the bride and groom, their parents, and Z.P. Rodocanachi.

Marriage notice appeared in the The Pall Mall Gazette (London), 7 May 1869.

Manoli married Julie Stavros. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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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.