Stephen Stephanovich (John) Schilizzi, JP

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Education: Harrow.

Occupation: Banker and stock broker

Residence, England: 1899, 15 Princes Gardens; 1908, 15 Princes Gardens SW; 1918, 42 Upper Grosvenor Street; 1923, Flat 7-9 Wellington Court, 116 Knightsbridge; 1926, Guilsborough Court, Northampton; 1926, Flat N, 82 Portland Place W1; 1930, Loddington Hall, Kettering; 1951, 601-602 Grosvenor House, Park Lane W1; at DOD Grosvenor House, Park Lane.

Land owner. Justice of the Peace. High Sheriff of Northampton. President of the Conservative Party of Kettering.

Stephen Schilizzi, 51, with his daughters Isabelle, 23, and Alexandra, 19, travelled from New York to Plymouth, England, on the Veendam arriving 1 Oct 1923.

S.S. Schilizzi, 23, traveled from Boston to Liverpool, England on the Cephalonia arriving 10 Jul 1894.

He was godfather to his grand-daughter Georgina Argenti.

1881 England census: 93 Westbourne Terrace, London, household headed by John S. Schilizzi, 40, retired merchant; wife Virginia, 31, both b. Constantinople; son Stephen J., 8; daughter Helen, 9, both b. London; George Sechiari, brother-in-law, 19, foreign grain merchant, b. Constantinople; & 4 servants.

1911 England census: household at The Court, Guilsborough, Northamptonshire, headed by Stephen Schilizzi, 38, b. London, married 15 years; 4 children, all living, private means; wife Julia Schilizzi, 33, b. Cannes, France; daughters Mary Julia, 12, b. London; Margaret Isabella, 10, b. Folkestone, Kent; Alexandra Helen, 6, b. London; 13 servants.

Around 1910 Stephen Schilizzi purchased 42 Park Lane, part of the Grosvenor Estate, Mayfair. This and adjoining houses were demolished in 1927.

Stephen S Schilizzi and Julia Schilizzi both appear on the 1926, 1929, 1930 England electoral register, St Marylebone parliamentary division, Westminster county/borough. As Stephen Schilizzi and Julia Schilizzi: [549 Salisbury House, abode - Guilsborough Court, Northampton] 1922, 1924, 1925, [549-550 Salisbury House, abode - Guilsborough Court, Northampton] 1927, [549-550 Salisbury House, abode - Loddington Hall, Kettering] 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1939 City of London/ City of London; Both [42 Upper Grosvenor Street] 1918, [Flat 7-9 Wellington Court, 116 Knightsbridge] 1923- City of Westminster/Westminster; [Flat 7-9 Wellington Court, 116 Knightsbridge] both on 1922 City of Westminster and St Marylebone/ Westminster; [Flat N, 82 Portland Place W1] 1926, 1929, 1930, [Flat 4, 73 Portland Place W1] 1933, 1934; both, [457-459 Grosvenor House, Park Lane W1] 1948, 1950, [601-602 Grosvenor House, Park Lane W1] 1951, 1952 [the year she died], London and Westminster/City of London; both 1951 Cities of London and Westminster/ Westminster; Stephen alone 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961 [year he died] for the same district. In addition Stephen Schilizzi: [15 Princes Gardens] 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1904, 1905, as Stephen Stepanovich 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, City of Westminster/Westminster; [550 Salisbury House, abode - Guilsborough Court, Northampton] 1920, 1937 City of London/London; [43 Princes Gate Mews, abode 15 Princes Gardens SW] 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1913 Kensington South/ Kensington; 1920 London/City of London; 1934 St Marylebone/ Westminster; 1945 Kensington/ Kensington and Chelsea.

Christened:
God-parents: Helen St. Schilizzi. (Zannis Schilizzi says she is his wife.)

Buried:
The funeral was first announced in The Times (London) 19 Jul 1961 and then covered 24 Jul 1961, pg. 12. Cars were arranged to meet train leaving St. Pancras as 12:10 p.m., arriving Kettering 1:30 p.m.

Funeral at Guilsborough parish church, Northamptonshire, England. The Rev. A.W.P. Jaggard officiated.

Died:
His estate was valued at £270,193 (gross, £271,076; duty paid, £170,587) (The Times [London] 8 Sep 1961).

Stephen married Julia (Lucas) Ralli on 11 Jan 1896 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK. Julia (daughter of Sir Lucas (Eustratius) Ralli, 1st Baronet and Eugenia (Leonidas) Argenti) was born on 15 Nov 1877 in Cannes, Alpes Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France ; died on 13 Oct 1952 in London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Marriage Witness: L. Lambrinudi; A. Paraschis presiding.

1. Captain John Stephen (Stephen) Schilizzi was born on 15 Dec 1896 in London, England UK; was christened on 20 Jan 1897 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK; died on 24 Mar 1985 in Chacombe House, Chacombe, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK; was buried on 29 Mar 1985 in Chacombe, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK.
2. Maria Julia (Stephen) Schilizzi was born on 13 Oct 1898 in London, England UK; was christened on 26 Nov 1898 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK; died on 20 Nov 1972 in London, England UK.
3. Margaret Isabelle (Stephen) Schilizzi was born on 24 Jul 1900 in Folkestone, Kent, England UK; was christened on 18 Aug 1900 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK; died on 20 Mar 1970 in London, England UK; was buried in St. Leonard's Churchyard, South Ormsby, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England UK.
4. Alexandra Helen (Stephen) Schilizzi was born on 28 Apr 1904 in London, England UK; was christened on 19 Jun 1904 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK; died on 23 Mar 1988 in London, England UK; was buried on 28 Mar 1988 in Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK.

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UK Naturalisation Papers: Schilizzi, John Stefanovich, from Italy. Certificate B.70 issued 25 January 1871. Or Naturalisation Papers: Schilizzi, John Stephen, from Italy. Certificate 4877 issued 13 November 1865.

He co-administered the estate of John Matthew Schilizzi.

John Stevanovich Schilizzi [25 Austin Friars; abode 93 Westbourne Terrace] appears on the 1893, 1894, [25 Austin Friars; abode 6 Cromwell Houses, South Kensington] 1895, 1897, 1898, 1899, [25 Austin Friars; abode 31 Cromwell Road, South Kensington] 1902, 1903, 1905, 1907, 1908, 1909 England electoral register, City of London parliamentary division, City of London county/borough; Paddington North/Westminster; London/City of London.

Christened:
God-parents: Franga Rodocanachi (née Schilizzi - his aunt).

Birth:
DOB from grave marker. Argenti says 21 Aug 1840.

Died:
Will dated 21 Nov 1904. He bequeathed £1,000 to the London Hospital and £1,000 to his clerk, Mr. Thomas Ashby ("An Estate of two Millions," The Times [London] 3 Nov 1908). The article notes: "By the falling in for death duties of the estate of the late Mr. Schilizzi the Exchequer benefits to the extent of about £286,000, duty being payable on the property at the rate of 10 per cent on the first million and 13 per cent on the balance, in addition to legacy duties."

Buried:
register entry A41313

Archimandrite Agathangelos Moschovakis presiding

burial plot 14564, mortuary chapel, reg. pg. 14019, no. 41313; then removed to plot 32308.

John married Virginia (Pandia) Sechiari on 18 Apr 1871 in Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey. Virginia was born on 05 Sep 1849 in Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey; died on 20 Jul 1929 in Kifisia, Athens, Attica, Greece; was buried on 08 Aug 1929 in Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She likely has a sister, Arghyro, on the Negroponte-Agelasto tree.

Virginia John Schilizzi [31 Cromwell Road & 37 Upper Brook Street] appears on the 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1915 England electoral register, St George, Hanover Square parliamentary division, Westminster county/borough.

Buried:
burial plot no. 32308, sq. 42-43, no. 250-251 on Greek plan, reg. pg. 17078, no. 65787

Died:
Death notice appeared in The Times (London) 6 Aug 1929, pg. 1.

Her estate was valued at £674,572 net with duties of £195,000. Her executors included her son and George Michel Mavrogordato; she left £10,000 unconditionally to Thomas Ashby, her son's secretary; £1,000 to King Edward's Hospital Fund, £500 to the Grosvenor Hospital for Women and Children; £500 to her maid and a £100 life annuity to her late butler (The Times [London] n.d.).

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Married:
Marriage Witnesses: Paul (Ioannis) Schilizzi.

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He donated funds for the construction of the Greek church, 5-7 rue Bizet, Paris, but died before the project was finished. His son, Paul presided over the work's completion. (Revue des études grecques (Paris), 1888.)

Z. Stefanovich is among the 15 bankers who signed an agreement with the Ottoman government in Nov 1879 to ensure sufficient capital, A. Du Velay, Essai sur l'histoire financière de la Turquie : depuis le règne du sultan Mahmoud II jusqu'à nos jours, Paris, 1903, p. 400.

Died:
UK Foreign Office: Supreme Court, Constantinople, Turkey (formerly Ottoman Empire): Case Files: 1886, Faliero Paolo, late Z. Stefanovich Schilizzi: Estate.

Probate gives DOD as 14 Mar 1886.

His sons Demetrius and John handed his estate, valued at ￡502,828 3s. 11d.

Zannis married Eleni (Dimitri) Vouro on 25 Jan 1834 in Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey. Eleni was born on 13 Jan 1816 in Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey; died on 21 Jan 1876 in Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey; was buried on 27 Jan 1876 in Sislí Greek Orthodox Cemetery, Constantinople/Istanbul Turkey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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She is referred to as Helene Machard, wife of Stefanovich Schilizzi, on the death certificate of her daughter Hypatia.

Died:
Died of pleurisy at 1 pm "with the greatest calm and courage, and showed great devotion to her religion".

26 Jan 1873, according to Argenti. Probably a typo.

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Eldest son. Catsiyannis describes him as the richest man on Chios in 1822 and a prime target for the invading hordes seeking gold.

Stephanis married Hypatia (Zorzis) Calvocoressi. Hypatia (daughter of Zorzis (Zannis) Calvocoressi and Maria (Loucas) Negroponte) was born on 28 Jul 1765 in Chios, Greece; died on 25 Feb 1832 in Livorno [Leghorn], Italy/Tuscany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]