Marouko (Dimitri) Vouro

Family/Spouse: Ambrosios Theodore (Theodore) Negroponte. Ambrosios (son of Theodore (Ambrosios) Negroponte and Zambelou (Zannis) Scanavi) was born in 1800 in Chios, Greece; died on 05 Jul 1872 in Chios, Greece. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

John Negroponte attended the funeral of Stavros Jacobos Negroponte [his cousin] (Manchester Guardian 11 May 1886, p 5).

He and his wife attended the 1 Jan 1891 wedding of her brother John T. Petrocochino.

He received the bulk of his mother-in-law's estate, which ended up in court.

John A. Negroponte is the likely Mr. Negroponte who was a member of the Manchester Cretan Committee ("The Cretan Question," Manchester Guardian, 15 Mar 1897, p 7).

1881 England Census found for Sedgley Park, Prestwich, Lancashire: T. P. Petrocokino, head, 56, general merchant; wife M., 41, both b. Greece; unmarried daughters Franga, 22; Aspasia, 20; Julia, 18, all b. Bradford, Yorkshire; John A. Negroponte, son-in-law, 34, East Indian Merchant, b. Constantinople; his wife E. Negroponte, 21, b. Bradford; and 12 servants.

Negroponte John A, 63 George St. subscribed to the Manchester Royal Exchange, 1882-83.

I. Negrepontis is listed as a warden for the Greek Church of Manchester, 1883-1885.

Two years before his death John Ambrose Negroponte went to court in Manchester to update an Indenture of Settlement, dated 31 Dec 1880, between him and Themistocles Pandia Anthony Petrocokino (his future father-in-law), Esmeralda Petrocokino (his future wife) and Andrea Pandia Scaramanga concerning £10,000 to be lent to his firm, Messrs A. Agelasto and Co. View transcription or original document (UK National Archives).

1911 England census for Norcliffe, Broughton Park Manchester, household headed by J A Negroponte, 67, b. Constantinople, Turkey, married 30 years, one child, one living, Greek; shipper of cotton goods to India; wife Esmeralda, 51, b. Bradford, Yorkshire; daughter Marie, 29, single, b. Manchester, Lancashire; 5 servants.

J A Negroponte arrived Bombay from London aboard Sutlej 8 Nov 1888 and was among the passengers who signed a letter about the voyage, Times of India, 4 Dec 1888.

J A Negroponte departed Bombay on Oriental, 7 Feb 1890, for Brindisi [Italy].

Died:
"Much regret is expressed at the death of Mr. J. A. Negroponte, who gave up business in Manchester a short time ago, after a long and honourable career." (The Manchester Guardian 1 Oct 1918, p 6)

John married Smaragda (Themistocles) Petrocochino on 08 Jan 1881 in Higher Broughton, Salford, Greater Manchester, England UK. Smaragda (daughter of Themistocles Pandia Anthony (Pandia) Petrocochino and Marigo (Ambrouzis) Mavrogordato) was born on 01 Apr 1860 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England UK; was christened on 29 May 1860 in Manchester, Lancashire, England UK; died on 09 May 1929 in 3 The Grange, Wimbleton Common, Wimbledon, London, England UK; was buried on 13 May 1929 in Torquay, Devonshire, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Zambelou married Paul (Mark) Vacas on 6 Jan 1868 in Galatz/Galati, Romania. Paul (son of Mark Vacas and Irene Polychroniadi) was born on 15 May 1830 in Smyrna/Izmir, Turkey; died on 27 Aug 1868 in Vienna, Austria. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address 3 The Grange, Wimbledon, Surrey, lists Marie Negroponte, single, b. 26 Nov 1881, Private Means.

Christened:
At home; entry: 483(277)/149; Godparent Augustus C. Agelasto; priest: Vasilios Moros, Presbyter: M. Oeconomos.

Birth:
Argenti says, incorrectly, 1882.

Died:
Marie Negroponte, of Merrymay Cottage, Lewes Road, Ditchling, Sussex, spinster, died 29 Nov 1961. Handling the estate was Bircham & Co., 46 Parliament Street, London S.W..1. Slicitors. (Charles Victor Sharman.) (London Gazette 13 Mar 1962).