Aglaia Christine (Emmanuel) Rodocanachi

Notes:

1911 England census for 66 Westbourne Terrace, Hyde Park, Paddington, London W, household headed by Emmanuel M Rodocanachi, 55, b. Paddington, London; married, 4 children born, all living; banker, British subject; wife Alexandra, 41, b. Kensington, London; daughters Ariadne, 20; Christine, 16; Irene, 5, all b. Paddington, London; 1 visitor; 8 servants.

The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address Burlington Hotel, Marine Parade, Worthing, Sussex, lists Theodore N Thalassinos, b. 4 Jul 1880, Private Means; wife Aglaia C Thalassinos, b. 4 Jun 1894, Unpaid Domestic Duties, both visitors.

Christened:
God-parents: John Agelasto.

Aglaia married Theodore (Nicholas) Thalassinos on 17 Jul 1919 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK. Theodore was born on 04 Jul 1880 in Constantinople/Istanbul Turkey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Marriage Witnesses: E. M. Rodocanachi & K.G.N.; Ceremony performed by the Great Archimandrite, Dr. Pagonis, assisted by the Archimandrite Moschovakis; marriage registry says 17 Jun 1919 [likely in error]; entry 376.

Marriage notice appeared in The Times (London) 19 Jul 1919. The newspaper announced the engagement 31 May 1919.

1. Michael (Theodore) Thalassinos was born about 1920 in British India; died on 04 Jul 1957 in Athens, Attica, Greece.
2. Living

Notes:

He was a witness at the 1884 Chrystophidis-Petrocochino wedding in Marseille.

Probate for Vieru Petrocochino was handled by Emanuel Michel Rodocanachi, John Michael Zarifi and Pandia Eustratio Petrocochino.

Emmanuel Rodocanachi [29 Finsbury Circus, abode 66 Westbourne Terrace] appears on the 1891, 1893, 1894, 1895 UK electoral register, London parliamentary division, City of London county/borough; as Emanuel Michael Rodocanachi [18 Eastbourne Mews, abode 66 Westbourne Terrace] 1893, 1894, 1895, 1897; 1921, 1922, 1923 London/City of London; 1894 Paddington North/Westminster; 1918, 1819, 1921 Paddington and St Marylebone/Westminster; 1922, 1924, 1925, 1926 Paddington/Westminster; [129 Palmerston House; abode 66 Westbourne Terrace] 1926, 1931 City of London/City of London; 1928 Paddington and Poplar/Westminster.

1911 England census for 66 Westbourne Terrace, Hyde Park, Paddington, London W, household headed by Emmanuel M Rodocanachi, 55, b. Paddington, London; married, 4 children born, all living; banker, British subject; wife Alexandra, 41, b. Kensington, London; daughters Ariadne, 20; Christine, 16; Irene, 5, all b. Paddington, London; 1 visitor; 8 servants.

1921 Census Of England & Wales includes: Emmanuel M Rodocanachi, b. 1855, London; Alexandra Rodocanachi, b. 1864, London; Irene A Rodocanachi, b. 1906, London; John Emmanuel Rodocanachi, b. 1893, London; for a household in Paddington, London.

Christened:
God-parents: Fanny Zizinia.

Birth:
21 Sep 1855 according to published church baptism register

Buried:
plot 28411, Greek plan no. 29 (double grave with no. 6415), reg. pg. 17371, no. 68130

Died:
According to The Times (London) 16 Apr 1932, the estate had a £51,933 net personalty. He gave "£500 to his secretary, George Wakeling, if still in his employ; £200 to Henry Ticknet, chauffeur; and £100 to Henry eale, gardener, no like conditions: £50 to edith Knight; £50 to each of his other servants of 10 years' service. Mr. Rodocanachi states he left nothing to public charities ('to which I have given during my lifetime'), in view of the heavy death duties."

Emmanuel married Alexandra (John) Agelasto on 28 Aug 1888 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK. Alexandra (daughter of John Michael (Michael) Agelasto and Aglaïa (Ioannis) Baltazzi) was born on 06 Apr 1870 in London, England UK; was christened on 26 Jun 1870 in Church of Our Saviour, London Wall, City of London, England UK; died on 13 Sep 1958 in Hopedene Nursing Home, Worthing, Sussex, England UK; was buried on 19 Sep 1958 in Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Her portrait, by Ralph Peacock, is situated in the vestibule of St Sophia Church, Bayswater, London. Beside it is another Peacock, Alexandra with her daughter, Eirene.

She lived in Worthing after her husband's death (Christopher Long). The electoral records tell a different story.

From the personal column of The Times (London) 14 Sep 1945: ALEXANDRA AGELASTO--Please contact Box W 6474, The Times, 42 Wigmore St. W.1. Could be intended for: Alexandra Agelasto (1890-1957), daughter of John Emmanuel Agelasto.

Alexandra Mary Agelasto appears on the 1931, 1932, City of Westminster parliamentary division, Westminster county/borough electoral lists, Great Britain.

Alexandra Rodocanachi [66 Westbourne Ter., W] appears on the 1919, 1921 UK electoral register, Paddington and St Marylebone parliamentary division, Westminster county/borough; [129 Palmerston House; abode: 66 Westbourne Ter., W] 1922 London/City of London; 1922, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927; [81 Edgware Road] 1932 Paddington/Westminster; 1926, 1931 City of London/City of London; 1928 Paddington and Poplar/Westminster; [22 Portsea Hall, Edgware Road] 1939 Paddington South/Westminster; [Cadogan Hotel, 76 Sloan Street] 1946; [Eresby House, Rutland Gate] 1947; [16 Grosvenor Court, 99/102 Sloan Street SW1] 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958 Chelsea/Kensington and Chelsea; 1947 London and Westminster/City of London.

Residence, England: [66 Westbourne Ter., W] 1919,[81 Edgware Road] 1932; [22 Portsea Hall, Edgware Road] 1939; [Cadogan Hotel, 76 Sloan Street] 1946; [Eresby House, Rutland Gate] 1947; [16 Grosvenor Court, 99/102 Sloan Street SW1] 1948.

The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address 19 Heene Rd, Worthing, Sussex, lists Alexandra Rodocanachi, 6 Apr 1870, Widowed, Private Means; John E Rodocanachi, b. 30 Apr 1893, Single, Colonel R A; and Eirene A Rodocanachi, b. 23 Dec 1905, Single, Private Means.

1921 Census Of England & Wales includes: Emmanuel M Rodocanachi, b. 1855, London; Alexandra Rodocanachi, b. 1864, London; Irene A Rodocanachi, b. 1906, London; John Emmanuel Rodocanachi, b. 1893, London; for a household in Paddington, London.

1911 England census for 66 Westbourne Terrace, Hyde Park, Paddington, London W, household headed by Emmanuel M Rodocanachi, 55, b. Paddington, London; married, 4 children born, all living; banker, British subject; wife Alexandra, 41, b. Kensington, London; daughters Ariadne, 20; Christine, 16; Irene, 5, all b. Paddington, London; 1 visitor; 8 servants.

The 1901 England Census reports the family living at 'Chios', Worthing, West Sussex: Alexandra Rodocanachi, head, married, 30, living on own means - wife of a banker, born Kensington; children Ariadre A., 10; John E., 7; Christine, 5, all born Paddington, London; Marigo Agelasto, sister, unmarried, 32, living on own means, born Kensington; a dozen stable or domestic employees and a visitor, John Stavridi, 34, married, solicitor.

1881 England census: 22 Pembridge Crescent household headed by John M Agelasto, 45, widower, stock and share agent, b. Greece; sons Michel, 15; Pendley, 14; daughters Katherine, 13; Mary, 12; Alexandra, 10; Christine, 9; and Lucy, 6; all b. London; & 6 servants.

1871 England census: 22 Pembridge Crescent household headed by J M Agelasto, 35, merchant, b. Syros, Greece; wife Aglaia, 29, b. Marseille; sons Michel, 5; Pendley, 4; daughters Katherine, 3; Mary, 2 mos., Alexandra, 11 months; all b. London; father Michael P., 68, retired merchant; mother Marie M., 57, both b. Chios [Scio, Turkey]; & 6 servants.

Christened:
Certificate indicates (incorrectly) Syros as place of origin.

Birth:
Baptism record indicates 25/6 Apr 1870.

Buried:
burial plot no. 28411

Notes:

Married:
Marriage Witnesses: John Agelasto and A. P. Petrocochino; Dionysios Plaisas presiding; entry 157.

Marriage notice appeared in theDaily News (London) 30 Aug 1888.

Notes:

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

The Brothers Rodocanachi participated in 1822 discussions on establishing an orthodox church in Marseille.

Michel Emmanuel Rodocanachi [29 Finsbury Circus, abode 66 Westbourne Terrace] appears on the 1893, 1894, 1895, 1897, 1898 [129 Palmerston House; abode 66 Westbourne Terrace] 1901 UK electoral register, London parliamentary division, City of London county/borough.

Buried:
burial plot 28411, Greek plan no. 29 (double grave with no. 6415), reg. pg. 12519, no. 29319

Died:
DOD 3 Apr 1901 according to UK probate

Michel married Ariadne (Michael) Petrocochino on 18 May 1853 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. Ariadne was born on 29 May 1827 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France; died on 15 Apr 1859 in London, England UK; was buried in Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She also appears on the Negroponte-Agelasto tree, with her parents and brother, with more detail.

Birth:
Her birth was witnessed by Pierre Schilizzi, 38, merchant, Ile des allees 16, Marseille.

Buried:
burial plot 6415, Greek Cemetery no. 22.

Notes:

UK Naturalisation: John Michael Agelasto, Greece, 7 Apr 1881, residence London; home office paper A2284; certificate A3449.

1911 England Census: Mr. Agelasto headed the household at 25 Lansdowne Road, Kensington, which included 1 male and 4 females

Philanthropy: John Michael Agelasto is listed in 1870 among the founders of the Greek School in London according to unpublished research by Demetrios Melachrinoudis.

The 1911 England census, London, includes John M Agelasto, b. abt 1836; daughter Lucy, b. abt 1875.

1911 England census for the household at 25 Lansdowne Road, Notting Hill W, Kensington, London, headed by John M Agelasto, 75, b. Greece, widowed, stock exchange agent, naturalized Brit; daughter Lucy, 36, single; 3 servants.

John Mitchell Agelasto [22 Pembridge Crescent] appears on the 1891, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907; [John Michael Agelasto, 25 Lansdowne Road] 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915 electoral register, Kensington North parliamentary division, Kensington and Chelsea/borough electoral lists, Great Britain; 1918, 1919 Kensington/Kensington and Chelsea.

Agelasto, John Michael, 25 Lansdowne Road, Holland park W, appears in Royal Blue Book (London, May 1911).

Birth:
Argenti incorrectly reports 26 Sep 1835.

Christened:
God-parent: Marouko [Maria] Theodore Ralli [wife of Theodore Ralli, probably Marouko Alexander Ziffo].

Entry #589, 1835 register

The church register does not give the exact date of baptism, but rather the date of registration of the certificate with civil authorities (24 November), which is perhaps 1-2 days after baptism (George Agelastos). The archives registers gives the date 18 Jul 1835.


Died:
His death announcement appeared in The Times (London), 12 Nov 1919, p 1.

Buried:
burial plot no. 8641

John married Aglaïa (Ioannis) Baltazzi on 01 Mar 1862 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. Aglaïa (daughter of Ioannis (Evangelos) Baltazzi and Aikaterine (George) Petrocochino) was born on 23 Nov 1841 in rue [Deuxieme] Calade 18 [38?], Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France; died on 09 Dec 1877 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France; was buried in St. Pierre Cemetery, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Residence: at DOD, cours Pierre Puget 24, Marseille, France.

1871 England census: 22 Pembridge Crescent household headed by J M Agelasto, 35, merchant, b. Syros, Greece; wife Aglaia, 29, b. Marseille; sons Michel, 5; Pendley, 4; daughters Katherine, 3; Mary, 2 mos., Alexandra, 11 months; all b. London; father Michael P., 68, retired merchant; mother Marie M., 57, both b. Chios [Scio, Turkey]; & 6 servants.

Her sister Maria is on the Negroponte-Agelasto tree.

Philanthropy: Aglaia Agelasto donated £5 to the Chios Hospital in 1872 according to unpublished research by Demetrios Melachrinoudis.

Birth:
Her birth certificate was signed by George (Eustratius) Petrocochino, her maternal grandfather.

Name:
Or Aglaë on documents.

Notes:

Married:
Witnesses at their wedding included George Petrocochino, 73, merchant, her maternal grandfather; Alexandre Doruiario; Michel Parembli, 46, her uncle, allees du Capucines 8; and Stamatios Nicolas Frangopoulos, his brother-in-law.

Notes:

Ralli & Agelasto operated in the silk trade in Marseille in 1860-61. See, Gregorii Valerianovich Melgunof, Das südliche Ufer des Kaspischen Meeres oder die Nordprovinzen Persiens (Adamant Media Corporation, 2004), p. 286.

He is the "Mr Agelasto" referred to in the following anecdote. According to John (Matthew) Ziffo, his father Matthew Alexander Ziffo "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, the father of John 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 is the distinguished gentleman whose portrait is omnipresent at the top right of these webpages.

Parker Agelasto has found four copies of a photo taken in Marseille that is believed to be Michael Pandely Agelasto, same as the portrait miniature. There are a lot of similarities to the portrait miniature, but the two pictures are separated by about 20 years. Similarly, one is a real photo the other an artist likeness of the sitter.

He was in partnership as merchants, at Marseilles, under the firm of Petrocochino, Agelasto & Co.; at Constantinople, under the firm of E. M. Vuro and Co.; at Galatz [sic], under the firm of D. C. Climi and Co.; at Ibraila and Bucharest, under the firm of Parembli and Climi; and at London, under the firm of Petrocochino and Co., until it was dissolved 31 Dec 1861. The other partners included George Petrocochino, Michael Vuro, M. Parembli, Anthony Vlasto, J. M. Agelasto, A. D. Syngros and A. N. Damiano (London Gazette 28 Mar 1862). An earlier notice appeared 18 Mar 1862 with the typo M. P. Agelasts.).

Michel Agelasto, 55, merchant, allees des Capucines 15, was a signatory witness to the marriage of Michel Parembli and Aspasia Dromacaiti, 4 Jun 1857.

He was a signatory witness to the 1849 marriage of Antoine Nicholas Petrocochino and Euthalie George Petrocochino.

Michael Agelasto signed a letter to the provisory Greek Parliament in 1825 demanding it include a Chiot deputy. This suggests he lived briefly in Syros after fleeing Chios in 1822 and before settling in Marseille.

27 Nov 1834: Michael Agelasto, 32, married, born Chios, merchant, arriving Syros 1824, swore allegiance to the government at the Syros tribunal (before the town hall was built). Stephen Agelasto [possibly his third cousin Stephanos (Augustis) Agelasto], who arrived on Syros also in 1824, took the oath the same day.

M.P. Agelasto was among the 327 Chiot refugees in Syros who signed a letter dated 10 Jul 1829 to the Governor of Greece.

M. P. Agelasto was co-administrator of the will [see source] of a parish priest who set up scholarships for young Marseille Chiots in 1861.

P.P. Negroponte and M. Agelesti, both with the firm Negroponte & Agelastl (sic) were among the more than thirty merchants, "citizens of New Orleans and inhabitants of Louisiana," who signed an open letter written under the seal of the City of New Orleans to Dr. John E. E. Ealino in The Charleston Mercury 19 Jan 1860, p 2, praising the physician's skills as his former patients and welcoming him as a winter resident of New Orleans. This man's son, Alexander M., settled in New Orleans after an 1860 visit on which, perhaps, he was accompanied by his father.

"Brig Walter Scott, Leighton, Matamoras 30 ds., with cotton to Negreponte & Agelasto. Oct. 18 [1863], off Tortugas, was boarded by U.S. gunboat Clyde" (New York Times 6 Nov 1863, p 8.

Michel Agelasto is referenced as one of the 1822 massacre refugees who arrived in Marseille (Echinard); This Michel fled to Syros and didn't arrive in Marseille until at least after 1835.

1871 England census: 22 Pembridge Crescent household headed by J M Agelasto, 35, merchant, b. Syros, Greece; wife Aglaia, 29, b. Marseille; sons Michel, 5; Pendley, 4; daughters Katherine, 3; Mary, 2 mos., Alexandra, 11 months; all b. London; father Michael P., 68, retired merchant; mother Marie M., 57, both b. Chios [Scio, Turkey]; & 6 servants.

Philanthropy: in 1867 M(ichael) P. Agelasto donated 100 Francs to Chios Schools; Michael Agelasto & Son donated 250 Francs and M(ichael) P. Agelasto 100 Francs to the Chios Hospital according to unpublished research by Demetrios Melachrinoudis. In 1972 Michael P. Agelasto again gave 200 Francs to the hospital. According to Reports on Hygiene Institutions of Chios by the same author, he contributed to the hospital in various years from 1874-1880.

M. Agelasto, Marseille, is listed among the diaspora Greeks donating 300 fr. to a fund for the Thebes earthquake in 1853.

Petrocochino-Agelasto, Marseille, is listed among the diaspora Greeks donating 250 fr. to a fund for the Thebes earthquake in 1853.

Died:
Argenti incorrectly says 20 Oct 1886.

Buried:
Cemetery 1886 register line entry 9141 midi carré 1, ter grec, no. 2, residence rue de la Biblioteque 24. Register notes: 15 Oct 1894 [year after his wife's death] he was moved to carré 1, ter grec, 3d rue, no. 11.

Michael married Maria (Ioannis) Parembli on 12 Mar 1831 in Syros, Cyclades Islands, Greece. Maria (daughter of Ioannis Parembli and Arghyro Damiano) was born in 1811 in Chios, Greece; died on 18 Feb 1893 in quartier Sainte Marguerite, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France; was buried on 19 Feb 1893 in St. Pierre Cemetery, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Residences: The 1851 London census registers "Maria Agelasto, Greek native, a merchant's wife", as living with her daughter, Lucy, her son-in-law and their newborn daughter, Angelica. The 1861 London census reports "Maria M Agelasto", merchant’s wife, hotel visitor; until 1889, 24 Rue de la Bibliothèque, Marseille; 1889, 1 Rue des Trois-Mages, Marseille; 1891-93, 17 allée de Meihan, Marseille.

She likely had a brother named Michael; her sister Despina (Ioannis) Parembli is on the Negroponte-Agelasto tree. Her nearest sibling may have been a boy named Matthaos, born about 1811. He was a student in Munich sometime between 1826 and 1844, according to Konstantin Kotsowilis, Die griechischen Studenten in München unter König Ludwig I. von Bayern (von 1826 bis 1844): Werdegang und späteres Wirken beim Wiederaufbau Griechenlands (Ausländerbeirat der Stadt München, 1995). He was from Chios and his father was murdered when he was only 11 years old. He had 6 brothers and sisters who moved to Livorno and then Marseille (Parker Agelasto).

1871 England census: 22 Pembridge Crescent household headed by J M Agelasto, 35, merchant, b. Syros, Greece; wife Aglaia, 29, b. Marseille; sons Michel, 5; Pendley, 4; daughters Katherine, 3; Mary, 2 mos., Alexandra, 11 months; all b. London; father Michael P., 68, retired merchant; mother Marie M., 57, both b. Chios [Scio, Turkey]; & 6 servants.

Buried:
It is likely she is buried with her husband, in the tomb to which he was moved a year after her death. She was initially buried midi carré 1, ter grec, no. 2.

Died:
DOD from death certificate. Argenti incorrectly says 28 Feb 1893.

Notes:

French naturalization (see particulars)

His participation in church and civic affairs has been noted.

Jean Baltazzi is listed the 1851 Marseille census, rue Seconde Calade 18.

Founder in 1834 of the Marseille branch of the Baltazzi Brothers bank.

Birth:
The approximate birth year is based on information on death certificate. Sturdza says 5 Nov 1802.

Ioannis married Aikaterine (George) Petrocochino. Aikaterine was born in 1820; died on 08 Nov 1883 in chemin de Saint Charles 2, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France; was buried on 11 Nov 1883 in St. Pierre Cemetery, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Residence, Marseille, France: 1841, rue [Deuxieme] Calade 18 [38?]; 1848-1862, allees des Capucines 2; 1880, cours Pierre Puget 24.

She is also on the Negroponte-Agelasto tree with her husband and another daughter.

Buried:
Cemetery 1883 register line entry 8311 midi carré 1, ter grec , no. 14, residence St. Charles.