Despina (Theodore) Negroponte

Notes:

The 1860 Census for Ermoupolis, Syros, reports a household consisting of Zannis Z. Coronio, 65, parent, merchant; his wife, Despina, 57; sons Zorzis, 30, unmarried, merchant; Epaminondas, unmarried, 25, commercial clerk; daughter Aspasia, 19, unmarried.

Name:
Name is Marie Despina Negraponte on her son Jean's death certificate.

Despina married Zannis (Zorzis) Coronio on 01 Sep 1855 in Chapel of Our Saviour, Finsbury Circus, City of London, England UK. Zannis (son of Zorzis Coronio) was born in 1794 in Chios, Greece; died on 04 Apr 1884 in Syros, Cyclades Islands, Greece. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

UK Naturalisation: Theodore John Coronio, Greece, 14 Mar 1853; certificate 0530.

Residence: at DOD, Holland Park, London, England

Occupation: merchant

26 Sep 1851: Theodore Z. Coronio, 25, unmarried, born Chios, merchant, swore allegiance to the Greek government at the town hall, Ermoupolis, Syros.

Theodorie J. Coronio was listed as a member of the Baltic Exchange, 1886 (Harlaftis, A History of Greek-owned Shipping, p. 58); Theodore J. Coronio, 153 Cullum House, London, is listed among the 96 Greek members of the Baltic Exchange 1860-69.

He was co-partners with Charles George Davids in Coronio and Davids, 21 Great St Helen's, London, which filed for bankruptcy (London Gazette 14 Apr 1874, 19 May 1874, 26 Jun 1874).

He invested in The Bank of London, listed as merchant, Lombard Street, London (London Gazette 27 Feb 1858, 26 Feb 1859).

He was a broker, in partnership with M.B. Manuel in the firm Coronio and Manuel, 18 Culum [Cullum] Street, London until dissolved 2 Jul 1867 (London Gazette 9 Jul 1867).

Negroponte Bros. & Coronio was a firm in Manchester (The Times [London] 3 Nov 1843).

T.J. Coronio contributed £1 1s in the subscription for the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, 1851 (Manchester Times 20 Jul 1850).

1851 England census: Bury New Road, Salford, Broughton [Manchester] household headed by John Contostavlos, 21, merchant of silk & cotton goods; brother Leonard, 18, his apprentice; Theodore Coronio, 23, cousin, merchant of silk & cotton goods, all b. Greece; nephew Constantine Lambrenad, 24, merchant of silk & cotton goods, b. Turkey; & 2 servants.

The 1881 England census: 1 Holland Park, Kensington, London, household headed by Alexander C. Ionides, 70, retired merchant and late cousul general of Greece, naturalized British subject; wife Euterpe, 64, both b. Constantinople; grandsons Andrew A., 4; Ambrose A, 2 3/4; George A. 1 3/4; granddaughter Aglaia, 6 months, all b. London; & 6 servants; and adjacent at 1a Holland Park, household headed by Theodore John Coronios, 54, merchant, b. Constantinople, British subject; wife Aglaia [daughter of Alexander and Euterpe], 45, b. London, Finsbury Circus; daughter Calliope, 24; son John, 23, both b. Tulse Hill, London; & 3 servants.

The 1891 England census: 1 Holland Park, Kensington, London, household headed by Alexander A. Ionides, 51, cousul general of Greece, b. Tulse Hill, Surrey; wife Isabel, 37, b. Marseille; Andre A., 14; George A. 12; daughter Aglaia, 10; Penelope, 9, all b. London Kensington; & 7 servants; and adjacent at 1a Holland Park, household headed by Theodore John Coronios, 66, b. Greece; wife [Aglaia daughter of Alexander and Euterpe Ionides], 50, b. London; daughter Calliope, 33; son John, 23, b. Tulse Hill, Surrey; son-in-law Paraskeva Sechiari, 38, stock broker - agent, b. Marseille; & 3 servants.

The 1901 England census: 1 Holland Park, Kensington, London, household headed by Isabel Ionides, 47, widow, b. Marseille, British subject; sons Andre A, 24, commercial clerk; Ambrose C, 22, commercial broker; George A, 21, clerk; daughter Aglaia, 20, living on own means, all b. Kensington, London; visitor & 4 servants; and adjacent at 1a Holland Park, household headed by Theodore John Coronios, 72, retired living on own means, b. Syros, British subject; wife Aglaia [daughter of Alexander and Euterpe Ionides], 64; daughter Calliope Sechiari, 44, both b. London; son-in-law Paraskeva Sechiari, 48, banker (Rodocanachi), b. Marseille, naturalized British subject; granddaughter Isabel M., 9, b. London & 4 servants.

Law case 1864: Appellant: George Michael Papayani, Basilio Papayani, William Porter, Francis W Reynolds, William Blain and S H Laugenbach, all of Liverpool, M E Mavrogordato and Theodore J Coronio, both of London, S N Frangapulo, P Theologo Charalampo Constantinidi, Jacob Longson, Michael Trueman, John Edward Wilson and George Triandifillid, all of Manchester, owners of the screw steamship Amalia Respondent: Owners of the late Belgian steamship Marie de Brabant Subject: Collision between said vessels on 15 May 1863 Lower Court: High Court of Admiralty of England

Art collector: His father-in-law Alexander Constantine Ionides, likely influenced him to collect art. He bought paintings "from James Abbott McNeill Whistler, who in turn introduced him to the work of Henri Fantin-Latour which he also began to collect." (Daphne Casdagli). E.g., "Fleurs et fruits," 1865, according to Christies website. See his correspondence with James McNeill Whistler.


Birth:
1826 according to his tomb (though no mention of Syros which is according to Metaxa). Another source says 1827 (Christopher Long).

1830 Chios, according to Sturdza

Buried:
burial register entry a32910; 'removed from Hammersmith Mortuary'

Ant Paraschis officiating; Greek Gazette says 17 Mar 1903

burial plot no. 30480, no. 76 on Greek plan, reg. pg. 12968, no. 32910

Died:
Estate valued at £98 16s. 3d. administered to his widow.

Theodore married Aglaia (Alexander) Ionides in 1855 in London, England UK. Aglaia (daughter of Alexander Constantine (Constantine) Ionides and Euterpe (Lucas) Sgouta) was born on 20 Dec 1834 in London, England UK; died on 20 Aug 1906 in 1a Holland Park, London, England UK; was buried on 23 Aug 1906 in Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Her descendants are on the main Agelasto tree.

Birth:
Christopher Long says 12 Oct 1831, which is unlikely given the birthdate of her brother.

Family/Spouse: Augustus (Stephanos) Agelasto. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

According to the eyewitness chevalier Edouard Graziani, recounting in 1922, the first game of bridge was played at Buyukdere, Turkey in August 1873 at the Villa Coronio. The players were himself and "M. Serghiadi, a financier of Romanian origin...M. Georges Coronio, director of the Bank of Constantinople; M. Eustache Eugenidi." Gwen Morgan, "So That's Why...We Play Bridge, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov 1966, p b2. [In fact, the first bridge game in Constantinople, winter 1873, involved English players; see website of Philippe Bodard, historian of the game of bridge.]

George Coronio 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:
Estate valued at £1962 10s. administered to his widow.

George married Marietta (Nicolas) Sevastopoulos on 18 Dec 1871 in Trieste, Italy/Austria. Marietta (daughter of Nicolas (Dimitrios) Sevastopoulos and Caterina (Theodore) Ralli) was born on 28 Oct 1842 in Trieste, Italy/Austria; died on 30 Jul 1924 in 60 Avenue du Bois de Boulogne, Paris 16ème, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

unknown to Argenti

The 1860 Census for Ermoupolis, Syros, reports a household consisting of Zannis Z. Coronio, 65, parent, merchant; his wife, Despina, 57; sons Zorzis, 30, unmarried, merchant; Epaminondas, unmarried, 25, commercial clerk; daughter Aspasia, 19, unmarried.

11 Apr 1860: Epaminondas Z. Coronio, 24, unmarried, born Chios, merchant, swore allegiance to the Greek government at the town hall, Ermoupolis, Syros.

Notes:

unknown to Argenti

The 1860 Census for Ermoupolis, Syros, reports a household consisting of Zannis Z. Coronio, 65, parent, merchant; his wife, Despina, 57; sons Zorzis, 30, unmarried, merchant; Epaminondas, unmarried, 25, commercial clerk; daughter Aspasia, 19, unmarried.

Notes:

Calliope Despina Coronio was photographed by Camille Silvy, albumen print, 1860, 3 3/8 in. x 2 1/8 in. (86 mm x 55 mm) image size; Purchased, 1904; NPG Ax50445

Christened:
God-parents: Constantine Ionides.

Died:
Left an estate worth £4,032.00 to Emmanuel Michael Rodocanachi (banker), W. F. Craies (barrister) and Penelope Alaexander Ionides (spinster). Her mother committed suicide the day after Calliope's death.

Buried:
Burial record a38123. Archimandrite Agathangelos Moschovakis officiating.

burial plot no. 30480, no. 76 on Greek plan, reg. pg. 13620, no. 38123

Calliope married Paraskeva (Ambrose) Sechiari on 24 Dec 1889 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK. Paraskeva (son of Ambrose (Paraskeva) Sechiari and Penelope (Georges) Zizinia) was born on 27 Oct 1851 in boulevard Dugommier 5, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France; died on 23 Jul 1905 in 1a Holland Park, London, England UK; was buried on 27 Jul 1905 in Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The 1895 Argentina national census for Departamento Federación, Entre Ríos lists Juan Coranis, 40, single, English, London, followed by five members of the Dias Ruiz family, including the oldest, Anacleta, 33, single, Corrientes, Argentina.

Christened:
Godparent: Aicaterine Lascarides

Family/Spouse: Anacleta Diaz Ruiz. Anacleta was born about 1862 in Argentina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Residence: at DOD, Hyde Park, London, England

P. Sekiaris is listed as a warden for the Greek Church of Manchester, 1870-1871.

Birth:
abt 30 Jun 1887 by the burial register.

Christened:
Godparent: Arietta Argenti

Died:
Grave marker says 15 July 1887

Buried:
Archimandrite D. Plesas officiating

Notes:

Or Isabella Mary. Left an estate of £11,382.00 to Hugh Micklem (of no occupation) and Joan Mary Smith [her daughter]. Her portrait was painted by James Quin and Melton Fisher.

The 1901 England census: 1 Holland Park, Kensington, London, household headed by Isabel Ionides, 47, widow, b. Marseille, British subject; sons Andre A, 24, commercial clerk; Ambrose C, 22, commercial broker; George A, 21, clerk; daughter Aglaia, 20, living on own means, all b. Kensington, London; visitor & 4 servants; and adjacent at 1a Holland Park, household headed by Theodore John Coronios, 72, retired living on own means, b. Syros, British subject; wife Aglaia [daughter of Alexander and Euterpe Ionides], 64; daughter Calliope Sechiari, 44, both b. London; son-in-law Paraskeva Sechiari, 48, banker (Rodocanachi), b. Marseille, naturalized British subject; granddaughter Isabel M., 9, b. London & 4 servants.

1921 Census Of England & Wales includes: Joan Mary Micklem, b. 1915, Banstead, Surrey; Hugh Micklem, b. 1878, Berkshire; Isabella Mary Micklem, b. 1892, London; in a household in Sevenoaks, Kent.

Residence: 1910, Cobham, Surrey, England

Christened:
Godparent: Aglaia Coronio

Maria married Hugh (Leonard) Micklem on 3 Nov 1910 in Holy Trinity Church, Chelsea, London, England UK. Hugh (son of Leonard (Nathaniel) Micklem and Dora Emily (Thomas) Wegwelin) was born on 29 Dec 1877 in Waltham St Lawrence, Berkshire, England UK; died on 04 May 1951 in Tonbridge, Kent, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]