Olga Mary (John) Ziffo

Notes:

Olga Rodocanachi is listed as the personal representative regarding the estate of Despina Ziffo (her sister), who died 30 Jun 1962, spinster, Albury, London Rd, East Grinstead, Sussex. Midland Bank was the executor(The London Gazette, 14 Aug 1962).

1899 directory lists John Ziffo, 48 Lanark Villas, Clifton Rd., Maida, Vale W, London. Lanark Villas was a street that ran parallel between Maida Vale and Portsdown [now Randolph Avenue], bookended by Stranraer P. (what is now the intersection of Randolph Crescent) and Clifton Road, identified in the 1898 Charles Booth online archive.

Funeral regisger calls her Mary Olga.

Olga Rodocanachi [84 Gloucester Terrace] appears on the 1919 UK electoral register, Paddington and St Marylebone parliamentary division, Westminster county/borough; 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1931, 1932, 1933 Paddington/Westminster; 1928 Paddington and Poplar/Westminster.

1911 England census for 80 Westbourne Terrace, Hyde Park, Paddington, London W, household headed by John Ziffo, 62, b. Athens, Greece, married 24 years, 2 children, 2 living, East India merchant, exporter cotton goods, importer jute & grain, Greek nationality; wife Argyrie, 24, b. Liverpool; daughters Dessie, 23, b. Calcutta; Olga, 21, b. London, Paddington; both single; 6 servants.

1921 Census Of England & Wales includes: Peter Rodocanachi, b.1891, London; Olga Rodocanachi, b. 1889, London; Cecil Matthew Rodocanachi, b. 1919, London; Eric Anthony Rodocanachi, b. 1915, London; for a household in Paddington, London.

The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address Tiltwood, Cuckfield, Sussex, lists Olga M Rodocanachi, b. 2 Dec 1889, Divorced, Unpaid Domestic Duties; Ambrose G Scaramanga, b. 31 Dec 1869, Private Means; wife Nina Scaramanga, b. 3 Jun 1879, Married, Unpaid Domestic Duties.

Christened:
Godparent: Alexandra Argenti

Buried:
burial in plot 21775, sq 28-42, Greek plan no. 8, reg. pg. 12772, no. 7338.

Olga married Peter (Pandia) Rodocanachi on 31 Oct 1914 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK, and was divorced before 1939. Peter (son of Pandia Peter (Peter) Rodocanachi and Alexandra (Paul) Schilizzi) was born on 21 Dec 1890 in London, England UK; was christened on 29 Jan 1891 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK; died on 20 Apr 1952 in Uckfield, Sussex, England UK; was buried in Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Olga M Ziffo and Peter P Rodocanachi registered their marriage in Oct-Nov-Dec 1914 in London, v 1a, p 153. Certificate not examined.

Marriage notice appeared in The Times (London) 2 Nov 1914.

Witnesses/Sponsors: M. Zarifi & D. Petrocochino; Marriage performed by the Rev. Archimandrite Pagonis, assisted by the Archimandrite Moschovakis; entry 314.

1. Eric Anthony (Peter) Rodocanachi was born on 26 Oct 1915 in [London, England UK]; was christened on 22 Jan 1916 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK; died on 26 Jun 1965 in 15 Queensborough Mews, Bayswater, London, England UK.
2. Cecil Matthew (Peter) Rodocanachi was born on 13 Mar 1919 in London, England UK; was christened on 03 May 1919 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK; died on 16 Oct 1982 in 15 Queensborough Mews, Bayswater, London, England UK.

Notes:

John Matthew Ziffo [80 Westbourne Terrace] appears on the 1910, 1913, 1915, 1918 electoral register Paddington South parliamentary division, Westminster county/borough; [57 Palmerston House, abode - 80 Westbourne Terrace] 1912, 1914; [57 Palmerston House, abode - 18 Cleveland Gardens W] London/City of London 1918, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924; [18 Cleveland Gardens W] 1918, 1919, 1921 Paddington and St Marylebone/Westminster; 1922, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1930, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937 Paddington/Westminster; 1928 Paddington and Poplar/Westminster.

1911 England census for 80 Westbourne Terrace, Hyde Park, Paddington, London W, household headed by John Ziffo, 62, b. Athens, Greece, married 24 years, 2 children, 2 living, East India merchant, exporter cotton goods, importer jute & grain, Greek nationality; wife Argyrie, 24, b. Liverpool; daughters Dessie, 23, b. Calcutta; Olga, 21, b. London, Paddington; both single; 6 servants.

1921 Census Of England & Wales includes: John Ziffo, b. 1849, Greece; Arghyri Ziffo, b. 1862, Liverpool, Lancashire; Despina Ziffo, b. 1888, India; for the household in Paddington, London.

Died:
His estate was administered by Pandia Calvocoressi and Emmanuel Demetriadi.

Buried:
burial in plot 21775, sq 28-42, Greek plan no. 8, reg. pg. 17995, no. 73124

John married Arghyri (Dimitrios) Petrocochino on 16 Oct 1886 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK. Arghyri (daughter of Dimitrios (Emmanuel) Petrocochino and Despina (Matthew) Rodocanachi) was born on 23 Jan 1861 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England UK; was christened on 26 Apr 1861 in Greek Church of St Nicholas, Liverpool, Lancashire, England UK; died on 17 Jan 1954 in Albury, London Road, East Grinstead, Sussex, England UK; was buried on 29 Jan 1954 in Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Residence: Albury London Rd, E. Grinstead, London (phone listing 1946-54 as 'Mrs. J Ziffo').

Residence: 1908, 80 Westbourne Terrace, W., London(directory listing: Petrocochino, Mrs. D. & Ziffo, John)

The 1861 census: Holly Road, West Derby, Liverpool, England household headed David E. [Dimitrios Emmanuel] Petrocochino, 39, commission merchant, b. Greece; wife Despina, 23, b. Austria; daughter Alexandra, 2; son Emmanuel, 1; daughther Argiri, 2 months, all b. Liverpool & 5 servants [next door to the Paul Zannis Rodocanachi family].

The 1871 British Census reports the family living at 48 Lancaster Gate, Paddington, London: Demetrius Petrocochino, head, 49, East India merchant, born Smyrna; his wife Despina, 33, born Trieste, Austria; children Alexandra, 12; Imanuel, 11; Argiri, 10; Matthew, 8, all born Liverpool; Angelica, 5, and Stephen, 4, both born London, and 7 employees.

1899 directory lists John Ziffo, 48 Lanark Villas, Clifton Rd., Maida, Vale W, London. Lanark Villas was a street that ran parallel between Maida Vale and Portsdown [now Randolph Avenue], bookended by Stranraer P. (what is now the intersection of Randolph Crescent) and Clifton Road, identified in the 1898 Charles Booth online archive.

Argentina Ziffo [18 Cleveland Gardens W] appears on the UK 1918, 1919 electoral register, Paddington and St Marylebone parliamentary division, Westminster county/borough; 1924, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938 Paddington/Westminster; 1928 Paddington and Poplar/Westminster; as Argyri Ziffo [57 Palmerston House, abode - 18 Cleveland Gardens W] 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924 London/City of London; as Argyrie Ziffo 1921 Paddington and St Marylebone/Westminster; 1922, 1923, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938 Paddington/Westminster; 1928 Paddington and Poplar/Westminster.

1911 England census for 80 Westbourne Terrace, Hyde Park, Paddington, London W, household headed by John Ziffo, 62, b. Athens, Greece, married 24 years, 2 children, 2 living, East India merchant, exporter cotton goods, importer jute & grain, Greek nationality; wife Argyrie, 24, b. Liverpool; daughters Dessie, 23, b. Calcutta; Olga, 21, b. London, Paddington; both single; 6 servants.

1921 Census Of England & Wales includes: John Ziffo, b. 1849, Greece; Arghyri Ziffo, b. 1862, Liverpool, Lancashire; Despina Ziffo, b. 1888, India; for the household in Paddington, London.

The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address Rushetts, Cuckfield, Sussex, lists Despina Ziffo, b. 9 Nov 1887, Single; and Arghire Ziffo, b. 4 Feb 1861, widowed, both Private Means.

Birth:
DOB according to baptism register. Argenti says 04 Feb 1861, which is the date on the Julian calendar.

Christened:
Father Joseph Skevofylakas officiating.

God-parent: Anastasia P. Rodocanachi

Buried:
buried in plot 21775, sq 28-42, Greek plan no. 8, reg. pg. 19127, no. 8218

Notes:

Married:
John Ziffo registered his marriage in Oct-Nov-Dec 1886 in London, v 1a, p 134. Certificate not examined.

Marriage notice appeared in The Times (London) 21 Oct 1886, pg. 1.

Witnesses/Sponsors: Despoina Petrocochino & Eustratius Em. Petrocochino; Agathangeies Moschvachis presiding; entry 146.

Marriage notice in The Times of India, 10 Nov 1886.

Rev Agathangeles Moscovachis officiated.

Notes:

Residence: Athens; after 1851 Trieste.

According to his son, John (Matthew) Ziffo, his father "was born in the Island of Chios about 2 1/2 years before the Massacre. On that terrible day his Mother with her two daughters, and a young maid, carrying my Father, took to the mountains to cross the island; following a long trail of refugees and guided by shepherds over mule paths. The maid soon got tired, left the child on the mountain side and fled. A Mr Agelasto, [this would be Michael Pandely Agelasto] the father of John [Michael] Agelasto whose firm (Frangopulo Agelasto & Co of London and Liverpool) [Theodore (Matthew) Ziffo] joined when he came to London, was following and recognizing the child picked him up and took him to the island of Syra. By a fortunate coincidence his mother and sisters also landed in Syra. One can imagine her joy at being re-united with her boy whom she had feared lost."

He was brought up by relatives because his mother died when he was quite young. He was sent to Leghorn to complete his studies, then returned to Syros. By age 28 he held a "quite important social position being the only banker received at King Othon's court, the foreign embassies and in best society." Then came the financial crash and Crimean War. His bank guaranteed John Ralli, "his father-in-law for a substantial amount, in the hopes of saving him from bankruptcy but ultimately [both] were ruined." Then, "Ambrogio di Stefano Ralli of Trieste (who afterwards became Baron Ralli) offered him the post of manager...paying in full all his creditors." He lived for 52 years after the family moved to Trieste and "during all those years having to support a large family he never managed to accumulate more than £10,000 which gradually disappeared as the two [daughters] grew up and expenses increased with dowries to get them married. When he was about 70 Rallis pensioned him off." (John Matthew Ziffo)

Matheo Alexandre Ziffo, Trieste, Merchant invested in The Bank of Alexandria Limited (London Gazette 27 Sep 1873).

Matthew married Despina (Zannis) Ralli on 16 Nov 1842 in Athens, Attica, Greece. Despina (daughter of Zannis (Ambrouzis) Ralli and Cornelia (Dimitrios) Sevastopoulos) was born on 08 Sep 1824 in Athens, Attica, Greece; died on 03 Apr 1869 in Trieste, Italy/Austria. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The 1871 British Census reports the family living at 48 Lancaster Gate, Paddington, London: Demetrius Petrocochino, head, 49, East India merchant, born Smyrna; his wife Despina, 33, born Trieste, Austria; children Alexandra, 12; Imanuel, 11; Argiri, 10; Matthew, 8, all born Liverpool; Angelica, 5, and Stephen, 4, both born London, and 7 employees.

The 1861 census: Holly Road, West Derby, Liverpool, England household headed David E. [Dimitrios Emmanuel] Petrocochino, 39, commission merchant, b. Greece; wife Despina, 23, b. Austria; daughter Alexandra, 2; son Emmanuel, 1; daughther Argiri, 2 months, all b. Liverpool & 5 servants [next door to the Paul Zannis Rodocanachi family].

Died:
Probate was handled by his widow and Eustratius Emmanuel Petrocochino.

Buried:
Monk A. Moschovakis officiating; Greek Gazette reports death 2 Jan 1887.

Cemetery records indicate original burial in plot sec 28, no. 11641 (no. 46 of Greek plan), then transferred to plot no. 21775, no. 8 of Greek plan). Register page 8594, no. 68730.

Dimitrios married Despina (Matthew) Rodocanachi on 17 Sep 1857 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England UK. Despina was born in 1838 in Trieste, Italy/Austria; died on 29 Sep 1912 in England UK; was buried on 02 Oct 1912 in Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Residence: at DOD, 80 Westbourne Terrace, London, England

The 1861 census: Holly Road, West Derby, Liverpool, England household headed David E. [Dimitrios Emmanuel] Petrocochino, 39, commission merchant, b. Greece; wife Despina, 23, b. Austria; daughter Alexandra, 2; son Emmanuel, 1; daughther Argiri, 2 months, all b. Liverpool & 5 servants [next door to the Paul Zannis Rodocanachi family].

The 1871 British Census reports the family living at 48 Lancaster Gate, Paddington, London: Demetrius Petrocochino, head, 49, East India merchant, born Smyrna; his wife Despina, 33, born Trieste, Austria; children Alexandra, 12; Imanuel, 11; Argiri, 10; Matthew, 8, all born Liverpool; Angelica, 5, and Stephen, 4, both born London, and 7 employees.

Patent, 9 Jan 1894 - Class 13: designs on textile piece goods. Registered design No 225193: registered by Tamvaco and Micrulachi, Merchants, of 38 and 40 Lloyd Street, Manchester and Calcutta. 28 Oct 1896: Assigned to George Marchetti, Eustratius Emmanuel Petrocochino, Despina Demetrius Petrocochino and John Matthew Ziffo, trading in co-partnership as Petrocochino Brothers, 2 Hall Street, Manchester. East India Merchants.

Died:
Estate administered by Matthew Demetrius Petrocochino and John Matthew Ziffo.

Buried:
buried in plot 21775, sq 28-42, Greek plan no. 8, reg. pg. 14641, no. 46295.

Notes:

According to his grandson, John, "all his books and fortune were lost and his nice house ransacked and burnt, so that all our efforts to trace his family-tree were fruitless."

Alexander married Loula (Dimitrios) Petrocochino. Loula was born in 1796; died about 1825 in Syros, Cyclades Islands, Greece. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Her sibling included older brothers Michael, Emmanuel, and Nicolas and older sister Franga, all on the Negroponte-Agelasto tree.

Died:
John (Matthew) Ziffo wrote that her only child Theodore was quite young when she died, in Syros. Argenti says: 27 Jan 1845.

Notes:

According to his grandson John (Matthew) Ziffo, he was "the biggest shipowner in Greece [around 1850], owning about 20 sailing vessels, probably not larger than 600 or 700 tons each. They traded between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Adriatic ports: often venturing as far as London and Liverpool, carrying wheat, barley and other grain from Russia and Rumania, which countries were then the only ones that supplied, in large quantities, Western Europe with her requirements...Then the crash came; the Crimean War which on a smaller scale had the same disastrous after-effects as the Great War, and thousands were ruined, amongst others, John Ralli."

Residence: -1822 Chios; 1824 Athens; 1826-1828 Trieste; 1835-1845 Syros; 1854 Trieste.

Name:
Named Jean in his son Pandia's death certificate.

Zannis married Cornelia (Dimitrios) Sevastopoulos on 06 May 1823 in Trieste, Italy/Austria. Cornelia (daughter of Dimitrios (Emmanuel) Sevastopoulos and Maria (Constantine) Negroponte) was born in 1806 in Chios, Greece; died on 18 Apr 1841 in Trieste, Italy/Austria. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name:
Called Cornelie Sevastopulo in her son Pandia's death certificate.

Died:
Argenti says 18 Mar 1851. The 1841 date is from John Ziffo, their grandson.