Zannis (Ioannis) Rodocanachi

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

(Merele) He had five sons, all born on Chios. (Christopher Long)

Family/Spouse: Marouko (Paul) Negroponte. Marouko (daughter of Paul (Ambrosios) Negroponte and (unknown) [Negroponte]) was born in 1748 in Chios, Greece; died on 11 Jun 1826 in Trieste, Italy/Austria. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Argenti says he was held hostage in the Kastro in 1822 on Chios and then hanged. Helen Long's 'Greek Fire' agrees he was a hostage in the Kastro in 1822 but that he was then released. (Christopher Long)

Family/Spouse: Semira (Hypatios) Avierino. Semira (daughter of Hypatios (Antonios) Avierino) was born in 1798 in Chios, Greece. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Argenti claims he was hanged by the Turks on Chios in April 1822 but Helen Long's 'Greek Fire' believes he was one of the hostages in the Kastro who was released. (Christopher Long)

Family/Spouse: Arghyro (Loucas) Franghiadi. Arghyro (daughter of Loucas (Zorzis) Franghiadi) was born in 1785 in Chios, Greece; died on 19 Jul 1855 in Trieste, Italy/Austria. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

It seems strange that according to Argenti there are two Isabella/Zambelou Rodocanachis who each marry a Lorenzo Psiachi – one the daughter of Matthew & Marouko, the other the daughter of Ioannis & Despina.(Christopher Long)

Family/Spouse: Lorenzo (Manoli) Psiachi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He may well have died before or during the masscares on Chios since his children appear to have fled to Trieste without him. (Christopher Long)

Family/Spouse: Despina (Ioannis) Tsitsekli. Despina (daughter of Ioannis Tsitsekli and Angeliki Eumorfopoulos) was born in Chios, Greece. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He was in Trieste at the time of the Chios Massacres with his brother Ioannis/John. (Christopher Long)

Family/Spouse: Theodore (Pandely) Petrocochino. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Residence: 1839, Office: 26 Finsbury Circus, City of London, England

He was the first Rodocanachi to establish a business in London, before 1839, called Rodocanachi & Sons Co. Catsiyannis says he was in Trieste at the time of the Chios Massacres with his brother Antonio. (Christopher Long)

His wife and children appear to have lived in Trieste while he was in London and traveling elsewhere. A Giovanni M. Rodocanachi of Franghiadi & Rodocanachi had business premises at 9 Finsbury Circus 1846-49 and 60 Moorgate 1850-53.

Was he connected with the firm of G. M. Rodocanachi at 28 Deansgate, Manchester in 1845?(Christopher Long)

He appears to have been an active and frequently mentioned member of the London Greek community from 1839-48 (though often absent from meetings). He left his business to his nephews Leoni (Zannis) and Paul (Zannis) Rodocanachi, brothers.

Franghiadi & Rodocanachi, London (Giovanni M. Rodocanachi, merchant) (1852 city directory)

Family/Spouse: Franga (Nicolas) Mavrogordato. Franga (daughter of Nicolas (Matthew) Mavrogordato and Perdica (Linardis) Sgouta) was born in 1795 in Chios, Greece; died on 15 Nov 1877 in London, England UK; was buried on 20 Nov 1877 in Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Catsiyannis says he was in London before 1838 and emigrated to Brazil around 1843-44. (Christopher Long)

3 Mar 1836: Hypatios M. Rodocanachi, 16, single, born Chios, arrived Syros 1820, student, swore allegiance to the Greek government at the town hall, Ermoupolis, Syros.

Apparently trading in Rio de Janeiro under the name of João Baptista Rodocanachi & Co., 1856-1890.

Almanak Administrativo, Mercantil e Industrial do Rio de Janeiro, 1881, p 182, under rubric "accrescimos e alteracoes; sobrevindos durante a impressao" [changes that arose during printing], cited on p. 88: João Baptista Rodocanachi, Observatorio Astronomico (68). Apparently, he was omitted from the listing under names beginning with João. His son João Ernesto was employed there.

Often introduced in shipping news items in the 1860s, Diário do Rio de Janeiro, as 'o grego' [the Greek]. By 1870 he worked with the company Franghiadi & Rodocanachi.

Family/Spouse: Anna Clarisse (João) Midosi. Anna died after 1871. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Catsiyannis says her marriage is the first documentary evidence of a Rodocanachi in London (apart, presumably, from that of Constantine, physician to King Charles ll) (Christopher Long)

The 1841 England Census reports the household living at 18 Finsbury Circus, London: Emanuel Franghiadi, 25, Paul Franghiadi 15; Mary Franghiadi, 20, all foreign born; George Franghiadi, 17 months; Michel Franghiadi, 7 months, both born in England.

Buried:
burial plot no. 5001

Marigo married Emmanuel George (Zorzis) Franghiadi on 23 Jan 1838 in Chapel of Our Saviour, Finsbury Circus, City of London, England UK. Emmanuel (son of Zorzis (Emmanuel) Franghiadi and Zambelou (Constantine) Negroponte) was born on 23 Nov 1813 in Chios, Greece; died on 12 Aug 1891 in Piraeus, Attica, Greece; was buried in First Cemetery, Athens, Greece. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He was a partner in various companies -- Rodocanachi, Sons and Co., at London, Marseilles, Leghorn, Odessa, St. Petersburg, and Taganrog; and P. Rodocanachi and Co., at Constantinople, when he and Emmanuel Pandeli Rodocanachi retired from the partnership, 19 Jun 1853. The other partners included: Theodore (Pandely) Petrocochino, Danl. N. Petrocochino of St. Petersburg; Theodore Paul Rodocanachi, Odessa, Russia; Matteo Mavrogordato [possibly Matteo (Pandely) Mavrogordato or Matthew (Nicolas) Mavrogordato], Michele Petrocochino [possibly Michael (Dimitrios) Petrocochinoor Michael (Dimitrios) Petrocochino; Ambroise P. Mavrogordato [probably Ambrouzis (Pandely) Mavrogordato]; M. E. Rodocanachi [probably Michel Emmanuel Rodocanachi]; P. E. Rodocanachi [probably
Paul (Emmanuel) Rodocanachi or Pandely (Emmanuel) Rodocanachi]; G. M. Mavrogordato, Pandely Rodocanachi [likely Pandely (Emmanuel) Rodocanachi] (London Gazette 23 Dec 1853).

Occupation: 1853, merchant, Marseille, France.

Emmanuel P. Rodocanachi, probably his namesake, Emmanuel (Pandely) Rodocanachi, was one of three men primarily responsible for the building of the orthodox Greek church (along with Georges (Menander) Zizinia ; and Michel D. Petrocochino [more likely Michael (Dimitrios) Petrocochino rather than Michael (Dimitrios) Petrocochino).

Emmanuel Rodocanachi was naturalized a French citizen in 1833.

Family/Spouse: Despina (Nicolas) Tamvaco. Despina (daughter of Nicolas Tamvaco and Marigo Pipari) was born in 1816 in Chios, Greece; died on 08 Mar 1900 in Athens, Attica, Greece. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Despina married Lucas (Dimitrios) Ralli in 1827. Lucas (son of Dimitrios (Zannis) Ralli and Catherine (Pericles) Negroponte) was born in 1794 in Chios, Greece; died on 29 Dec 1879 in Piraeus, Attica, Greece. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She is on the on the main Agelasto tree with her daughter Despina.

Family/Spouse: Matheos (Laurentios) Ralli. Matheos (son of Laurentios (Alexander) Ralli and Despina (Matheos) Ralli) was born in 1789 in Chios, Greece; died on 09 Oct 1847 in Piraeus, Attica, Greece. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The 1860 Census for Ermoupolis, Syros, reports a household consisting of Zannis Vouros, 65, male, married, parent, merchant; wife Marouko, 48; son Anthony Z. Vouros, 21, single, male, commercial employee; and daughters Julia, 12, pupil; Euthalia, 12, pupil.

Family/Spouse: Zannis (Antonios) Vouro. Zannis was born in 1800 in Chios, Greece; died on 07 Jan 1881 in Syros, Cyclades Islands, Greece. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

It seems strange that according to Argenti there are two Isabella/Zambelou Rodocanachis (both Merele) who each marry a Lorenzo Psiachi – one the daughter of Matthew & Marouko, the other the daughter of Ioannis & Despina. (Christopher Long)

Family/Spouse: Lorenzo Psiachi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Zorzis Leonidas (Leoni) Schilizzi. Zorzis (son of Leoni (Zannis) Schilizzi and Vierou (Michel) Negroponte) was born on 16 Jun 1787 in Chios, Greece; died on 3 Mar 1876 in Trieste, Italy/Austria. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Alexander (Pandely) Condostavlo / Contostavlos. Alexander (son of Pandely (Leonidas) Condostavlo / Contostavlos and Loula (Linardis) Sgouta) was born on 01 Jan 1789 in Chios, Greece; died on 16 Sep 1865 in Athens, Attica, Greece. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The burial of Leone Zannis Rodocanachi was arranged by Paul L Rodocanachi, someone unknown to Argenti. It is possible this was Leone's son.

Buried:
burial plot no. 13308, sq 28, Greek no. 55.

Died:
His will was proved by his brother Paul.

Notes:

Catsiyannis says she spent most of her married life in Constantinople. (Christopher Long)

Birth:
DOB according to the Pedigree Resource File of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS).

Arghyro married Matthew (Zannis) Calvocoressi on 10 Nov 1841 in Chapel of Our Saviour, Finsbury Circus, City of London, England UK. Matthew (son of Zannis (Zorzis) Calvocoressi and Battou [Calvocoressi]) was born on 10 Apr 1799 in Chios, Greece; died on 05 Mar 1891 in Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Residence, Greece: -1822 Chios; 1833-1842 Syros; Liverpool, England: 1852-; 1855-64, Holly Road, Villa West; 1867, Oakhill Park, Old Swan; 1881, Oakhill Park, Hawthorn House, West Derby, Lancashire; 1891, Park Side, Livingston Drive, Sefton Park.

Occupation: Cotton merchant in Liverpool. Municipal burial records list him as 'gentleman.' Rodocanachi, P.Z. merchant, Kennedy St, Manchester (1853 directory). Manchester Rate Books place him: 1845, 1859, 30 Deansgate; 1850, 9 Tib St.; 1852-54, 37 Kennedy St.

1841 British census enumerates the household at 26 Finsbury Circus, London: Paul Rodocanachi, 20; Paul Rodocanachi, 30; Constantine Ralli, 30; Pandili Rodocanachi, 20, all foreign-born merchants.

1861 census: Holly Road, West Derby, Liverpool, England household headed by P[aul] Z[annis] Rodocanachi, 41, merchant, b. Greece; wife Maria, 29, b. Austria; daughter Anastasia, 8, b. Manchester; son John, 7; son Matthew, 6 months, all born Liverpool & 5 servants [next door to the family of Dimitrios Emmanuel Petrocochino.

1871 England census [West Derby]: household at 'Hawthorn House,' Oak Hill Park, Liverpool, was headed by Paul Rodocanachi, 50, cotton merchant; wife Marigo, 39, both b. Greece; daughters Anastasia, 18, b. Manchester; Despina, 7, Marigo, 6; sons Matthew, 10 and Paul, 3, all b. Liverpool; Leonidas Calvocoressi, nephew, 19, b. Turkey, cotton merchant; & 6 servants. Located close to the Contostavlos family's, 'Athenian Villa' and the Negroponte family's 'The Ferns'.

1881 England census [West Derby (rural) Dist. 25]: household at 'Hawthorn House,' Oak Hill Park, Liverpool, was headed by Paul Z. Rodocanachi, widower, 61, cotton merchant, b. Greece; sons Ambrose, 25 and Matthew, 20, both cotton merchants; Paul, 18, scholar; daughters Despina, 17; Marigo, 16; all scholars, b. Liverpool; daughter, Anastasia Vlasto, 28, b. Manchester; Ambrose A. Vlasto, son-in-law, 43, general merchant, b. Austria; & 5 servants. Located next to Contostavlos family's, 'Athenian Villa.'

1891 census: 'Parkside,' Livingston Drive North, Liverpool, England, household headed by Paul Rodocanachi, 71, widower, retired cotton merchant, b. Chios; unmarried daughters Despina, 27 and Marigo, 26, both born Liverpool, & 5 servants [between Adlington and Dunsmore houses].

Liverpool Electoral Registers, 1870: Paul Zani Rodocanachi, Hawthorne house, Oak Hill Park, Old Swan (abode); 4 India Buildings and A 15 Exchange Buildings (counting houses in succession); 1875, 1879-1880: Paul Zani Rodocanachi, Hawthorne house, Oak Hill Park, Old Swan (abode); A 15 Exchange Buildings (counting house); 1884-1885: Palel Zani Rodocanachie and John Matthew Rodocanachie, Hawthorne house, Oak Hill Park, Old Swan (abode); K 4 Exchange Buildings (counting house). This is likely Paul Zannis Rodocanachi -- Liverpool Electoral Registers, 1868-1870: Paul Zachariah Rodocanachi, Oakhill Park (house).

He worked with his brother Leone and their uncle Iannis 'John' Rodocanchi & Sons Co. In 1990 his portrait, which once hung in his own dining-room, was in the collection of Nancy (Ambrose) Demetriadi (née Rodocanchi).

26 May 1842: Paul Z. Rodocanachi, 25, single, born Chios, arrived Syros 1833, merchant, swore allegiance to the Greek government at the town hall, Ermoupolis, Syros. [The presumed birth year is several off from Argenti, who lists only this Paul Zannis.]

Greek church records show a son Ioannis Matthaios Rodocanachi (2nd child) baptised 7 April 1853 at home in Liverpool - but how possible? Appears to have been based largely in Liverpool. (Christopher Long)

P.Z. Rodocanachi & Co., established 1879, is on Contopoulos' list of principal Greek commercial houses in New York City.

Mr. P. Z. Rodocanachi, Deansgate contributed £2 to the "Public Parks, &c. Subscriptions" (The Manchester Guardian, 10 May 1845, p 1).

P.Z. Rodokanakis is listed as a warden for the Greek Church of Manchester, 1852-1853.

C.M. Ralli, P.Z. Rodocanachi, D.A. Mavrogordato, M.A. Ralli, G.P. Psicha, Theseus Psicha, Ar. A. Cornelius, Theod. Galatti, C.P. Negroponte, P.P. Negroponte and others served in a deputation of Greek residents of Liverpool who met with Sir Charles Dilke to discuss British-Greek foreign affairs at the Reform Club June 1879 (Liverpool Mercury 6 Jun 1879.

P.Z. Rodocanachi signed a published petition in favor of the building of the Manchester and Southampton Railway Manchester Times and Gazette 20 Sep 1845.

He proved the will of his brother Leonidas.

Name:
Cemetery records call him Thomas Henry Rodocanachi.

Buried:
Folio Entry C/N Section Grave Class
1221 24391 N N 378 352 CEM 9/2/4

Died:
A death notice appeared in The Leeds Mercury, 28 Nov 1891 for P.G. Rodocanachi but it appears to be for this man. It reads: "Mr. P.G. Rodocanachi has died at his residence, in Sefton Park, Liverpool. The deceased gentleman had been a member of the firm of Messrs. Ralli Brothers, Greek merchants, whose commercial enterprise is so well known thruoghout Lancashire. Aged 71." An earlier notice, produced in the same newspaper three days earlier, was longer and even more glowing.

Family/Spouse: Marigo (Ambrouzis) Ralli. Marigo (daughter of Baron Ambrouzis (Stephanos) Ralli and Anastasia (Stephanos) Mavrogordato) was born on 29 Sep 1830 in Trieste, Italy/Austria; died on 09 Jul 1872 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England UK; was buried on 13 Jul 1872 in Smithdown Road Cemetery, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Another Theodore Rodocanachi, a busy Marseille merchant, was about his age.

Notes:

1881 England census: 129 Westbourne Terrace, London, household headed by George N. Tamvaco, 58, East India merchant, b. Malta; wife Sappho, 50, b. Austria, foreign; daughters Fanny, 24; Thalia, 23; Despina, 22, all b. Turkey; & 4 servants.

Died:
Date according to death certificate; Argenti says 3 Feb 1909.

Family/Spouse: George (Nicolas) Tamvaco. George (son of Nicolas Tamvaco and Marigo Pipari) was born on 11 Mar 1823 in Smyrna/Izmir, Turkey; died on 03 Jun 1904 in Athens, Attica, Greece. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]