Living

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Travel: Bernard Bruce, b. 6 Dec 1917, Cauldhame, Dunblane, Scot., stockbroker, UK citizen, Scotland resident, arrived Greenock, Scotland, 7 Aug 1958, from Montreal, aboard Sylvania.

Hon. Bernard Bruce, Flat 172, 55 Park Lane, W.1. is on the London Electoral Role, 1955.

Birth:
more likely he was born in Scotland than in England

Died:
after a long illness

Death notice in The Times [London], 20 Jun 1983, p. 22.

Buried:
Funeral, 22 Jun 1983, St. Mary's Church, Dunblane, Scotland

Find A Grave website.

Bernard married Georgina Julia Susan (Philip) Argenti on 05 Dec 1970 in Greek Church, rue Bizet, Paris, France, and was divorced in 1976. Georgina (daughter of Philip Pandely (Pandely) Argenti and Alexandra Helen (Stephen) Schilizzi) was born on 28 Nov 1939 in 8 Prince's Gardens, Knightsbridge, London, England UK; was christened on 05 Jan 1940 in 8 Prince's Gardens, Knightsbridge, London, England UK; died about 15 Aug 2017 in London, England UK; was buried on 8 Sep 2017 in Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Christened:
Christening notice appeared in The Times (London) 9 Jan 1940.

The Metropolitan of thyateira, Archbishop Germanos, officiated, assisted by the Archimandrite Papaconstantinou. Jordan water was used in the font and the infant wore the christening robe of her father's family.

Birth:
Birth notice appeared in The Times (London) 2 Dec 1939.

Buried:
Service at Aghia Sofia, Bayswater, London 8 Sept 2017; burial at Norwood in her parents vault.

Notes:

He had a prior marriage to Mary Coxe Miller (1968).

He had a subsequent marriage to Mary Patricia Macdonald (1976).

Married:
Marriage notice in The Times [London], 7 Dec 1970.

Notes:

13th Earl of Kincardine

His wikipedia entry.

Victor married Gertrude Lilian (William) Sherbrooke on 19 Nov 1913 in St George, Hanover Square, Middlesex, England UK. Gertrude was born on 24 Aug 1880 in Colwick, Nottinghamshire, England UK; died on 13 Feb 1971 in Windsor, Berkshire, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Without this man's work and devotion, the family histories of Chios which are on this website today would no doubt have been substantially lost. We all owe Mr. Argenti our most profound gratitude.

Education: Winchester. Christ's Church College. Oxford. Read Law at Athens

Occupation: Diplomat. Historian of Chios. Genealogist.

Residence: bef 1974, The Kampos, Chios, Greece; 1930, 25 Half Moon Street, Piccadilly, Westminster, London, England; 1939, 8 Prince's Gardens, Kensington, London, England; 16 Hyde Park Terrace, Westminster, London, England; 42 Rue de Bucharest, Athens, Greece.

His portrait hangs in the Koraïs Library, Chios. Author of 'Libro d'Oro de la Noblesse de Chio' (OUP 1955 2 vols); History of Chios (with L. M. Calvocoressi and D. P. Petrocochino, 1928); and numerous other publications relating to Chios.

OBE (Mil.). Lt (Reserve) Greek Cavalry. Grand Officer of the Order of St Sepulchre. Officer of the Order of the White Eagle (Serbia). Greek War Medal. Greek War Medal. Serbian Medal for Bravery.

Served in the Venizelist forces throughout the Macedonian attack in WWI and in the 3rd Greek Cavalry Regt. His portrait was painted by Laszlo in Apr 1930.

The Argenti estate in the Kampos, Chios, where Philip once lived has been converted into a lodge, the Argentikon, which was toured on the 2009 Agelasto family reunion (photos).

1901 England census: 16 Hyde Park Terrace household headed by Pandely Argenti, 47, East Indian merchant; wife Fanny, 46; son Philip, 9, all b. 'London Greek'; daughter Julia, 7, b 'Eastbourne Greek, Sussex;' & 11 servants.

Philip Argenti [16 Hyde Park Terrace] appears on the 1927 UK electoral register, Paddington parliamentary division, Westminster county/borough; [57 Princes Gate Mews - abode: 1 Stanhope Street W2] 1933, [abode: 8 Princes Gardens SW7] 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938 Kensington/Kensington and Chelsea; 1939 Kensington South/Kensington and Chelsea; 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949 London and Westminster/City of London.

Portrait of Philip Pandely Argenti National Portrait Gallery, U.K., Lafayette Ltd, whole-plate film negative, 20 February 1930; NPG x184442.

The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address Foreign Office Overseas Legations lists Philip Argenti, b. 1 May 1892, Married, Honorary Greek Attaché; wife Alexandra Argenti, b. 28 Apr. 1904, domestic duties; Spiro X. Constantinidi, b. 1 Oct 1880, commercial counselor.

Christened:
God-parents: Eugenia Ralli.

Died:
His obituary appeared in The Times (London), Tuesday, Apr 16, 1974.

Buried:
buried in plot 33130, sq 43, no. 253-254 on Greek plan, reg. pg. 19821, no. 87731

Philip married Alexandra Helen (Stephen) Schilizzi on 20 Feb 1930 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK. Alexandra (daughter of Stephen Stephanovich (John) Schilizzi, JP and Julia (Lucas) Ralli) 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. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Residence: at DOD, 3 West Halkin St SW1 London, England.

Alexandra Helen Argenti (née Schilizzi) was photographed by by Lafayette (Lafayette Ltd); half-plate nitrate negative, 8 December 1931; NPG x47943; National Portrait Gallery (UK).

Alexandra Argenti [112 Inverness Terrace] appears on the 1931, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938 UK electoral register, Paddington parliamentary division, Westminster county/borough; 1939 Paddington South/Westminster.

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.

The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address Foreign Office Overseas Legations lists Philip Argenti, b. 1 May 1892, Married, Honorary Greek Attaché; wife Alexandra Argenti, b. 28 Apr. 1904, domestic duties; Spiro X. Constantinidi, b. 1 Oct 1880, commercial counselor.

Christened:
God-parents: Maria Ralli.

Buried:
buried in plot 33130, sq 43, no. 253-254 on Greek plan, reg. pg. 20227, no. 90185, the Argenti family crypt

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Married:
Engagement and wedding notices appeared in The Times (London) 9 Jan 1930, pg. 13, 25 Jan 1930 (for the protestant service), and 18 Feb 1930 (for the protestant and orthodox services).

Marriage Witnesses: Leonidas Pandely Argenti and John Stephen (Stephen) Schilizzi; Ceremony performed in the morning at St. Sophia by the Very Rev. Great Archimandrite Michel Constantinides and in the afternoon at St. Mark's, North Audley Street, London, with the Bishop of Winchester officiating, assisted by the Rev. W.G. Pennyman; entry 554.

Wedding covered in The Times (London) 21 Feb 1930.

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He was co-executor of the estate of Mariora Eumorfopoulos.

He co-administered the estate of Calliope Vlasto.

He proved his father's will.

The 1911 England Census: private house at 16 Hyde Pk Terrace, Paddington, London, England, headed by Mr. Argenti, consisting of 3 males and 4 females.

He co-administered the estate of Dimitrios Schilizzi Stephanovich.

He co-administered the estate of Alexandra John Schilizzi.

Pantaleon Leonidas Argenti [13 Hyde Park Terrace] appears on the 1890, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897; [16 Hyde Park Terrace] 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904 UK electoral register, Paddington parliamentary division, Westminster county/borough.

Christened:
God-parents: Marouko Ralli.

Died:
Estate valued at £549,448 11s 6d, administered at London 23 Nov 1911, by widow, August Leonidas Argenti dsq and Lucas Eustratio Ralli, merchant.

Buried:
buried in plot 21077, reg. pg. 14497, no. 45142, removed 11 Oct 1913 to plot 33130, sq 43, no. 253-254 on Greek plan

Pandely married Fanny (Ioannis) Schilizzi on 14 Feb 1880 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK. Fanny (daughter of Ioannis (Stephanis) Schilizzi, esq and Alexandra (Pandely) Mavrogordato) was born on 04 Mar 1854 in London, England UK; was christened on 06 Apr 1854 in Chapel of Our Saviour, Finsbury Circus, City of London, England UK; died on 06 Jun 1926 in 16 Hyde Park Terrace, London, England UK; was buried on 10 Jun 1926 in Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mrs. Fanny Argenti [16 Hyde Park Terrace] appears on the 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1915 UK electoral register, Paddington South parliamentary division, Westminster county/borough; 1918, 1919, 1921, 1922 Paddington and St Marylebone/Westminster 1924, 1925, 1926 Paddington/Westminster.

Christened:
God-parents: Anthony Vlasto. (Zannis Schilizzi says his wife Eleni was a godmother, represented by Matthew Schilizzi).

Buried:
buried in plot 33130, sq 43, no. 253-254 on Greek plan, reg. pg. 16662, no. 62460 with her husband Pandely Argenti.

Died:
Her estate of £94297 7s. 6d. was administered by her son Leonidas Pandely.

Notes:

This marriage has been cited as one of several marriage alliances involving business ties; various descendants have been referenced as marriage patterns have changed with modern times.

Married:
Marriage Witnesses: S. A. Ralli, Pant. A. Mavrogordato and D. St. Schilizzi; Hieronymous Myriantheus presiding; entry 108.

The four children who survived infancy had Emily Jane Smith (b abt 1864) as their "devoted nannie and beloved friend for 43 years" according to Ms. Smith's death notice in The Times (London) 28 Jul 1942.

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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]

Notes:

Julia Schilizzi, 49, Guilborough Court, Northampton, England, traveled from New York to Southampton on the Berengaria arriving 9 Nov 1926.

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.

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.

Died:
Her obituary appeared in The Times (London) 24 Nov 1952.

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