Michael (Ambrouzis) Mavrogordato

Notes:

He also appears on the main Agelasto tree with another son.

According to Philip Argenti he was held hostage and hanged by the Turks, 23 Apr 1822, Chios. This is not confirmed in Greek Fire by Helen Long (Christopher Long).

Family/Spouse: Marigo (Michael) Rodocanachi. Marigo was born in 1770 in Chios, Greece; died on 23 Apr 1822 in Chios, Greece. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

30 Nov 1834: Ambrosios M. Mavrogordato, 35, married, born Chios, arrived Syros 1823, merchant, swore allegiance to the Greek government at Ermoupolis, Syros.

Family/Spouse: Smaragda (Petros) Schilizzi. Smaragda (daughter of Petros (Dimitrios) Schilizzi and Mariora (Zannis) Vouro) was born in 1813 in Chios, Greece; was buried in 1878 in Chios, Greece. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

13 Aug 1837: Scarlatos M. Mavrogordato, 20, unmarried, born Chios, arrived Syros 1825, merchant, swore allegiance to the Greek government at the town hall, Ermoupolis, Syros.

Messrs. S. M. Mavrogordato and Co. Back King Street contributed £2 to the "Public Parks, &c. Subscriptions" (The Manchester Guardian, 10 May 1845, p 1).

1871 England census: 83 Upper Parliament Street, Liverpool, included the lodger Scarlato M. Mavrogorato, married, 52, merchant, b. Greece, naturalized British.

1861 England census: Kersal Moor, Vine Street, Broughton, Lancashire, household headed by Scarlatos M Mavrgordato, 42, Mediterranean merchant; wife Catherine, 30, both b. Greece; daughter Maria S., 8; sons Michael S., 5; James S., 3, all b. England; & 4 servants.

The 1863 office of Scarlatos Mavrogordato, 5 Queen st., Deangate, Manchester, shared the address with Nicholas J Ralli & Co., merchants [his brother-in-law].

S.M. Mavrocordatos is listed among twenty individuals or businesses who met 26 Apr 1843 to write the Constitution of the Greek Community of Manchester.

S.M. Mavrocordatos is listed as a warden for the Greek Church of Manchester, 1856-1857.

UK Naturalisation: Scarlato Michael Mavrogordato, Greece, 13 May 1842; Certificate 599.

Birth:
Birth year based on marriage register

Died:
Year of death on tombstone.

Scarlatos married Aikaterini (Iakobos) Ralli on 13 Jan 1852 in Chapel of Our Saviour, Finsbury Circus, City of London, England UK. Aikaterini (daughter of Iakobos (Dimitrios) Ralli and Ioanna (Pandely) Vlasto) was born in 1831 in Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey; died on 15 Feb 1910 in Syros, Cyclades Islands, Greece; was buried in St George's Cathedral Cemetery, Syros, Cyclades Islands, Greece. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Birth registered 5 Dec 1834 on Syros (Christopher Long).

Christened:
The baptism register entry 270 indicates the mother's name is Smaragda Prassacakis, apparently an error; Syros archives gives baptism date 5 Dec 1834.

Notes:

Residence: 1872, cours du chapitre 25, Marseille, France.

Occupation: merchant.

Christened:
Baptism registered on Syros

Family/Spouse: Eleni (Alexander) Manega. Eleni (daughter of Alexander Manega and Maria Gesselbauer) was born on 26 Mar 1851 in Vienna, Austria; died on 19 Jun 1905 in New York, New York USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mme Themistocle Petrocochino contributed 2,000 fr. to the the Committee of Greek Women, Paris, Le Gaulois, 6 Nov 1912, p. 2.

Name:
She is named Mérohée on her husband's death certificate.

Died:
Her will, dated 14 Jan 1911, was subjected to judicial review. As co-executrix Esmeralda Negroponte petitioned the court to clarify provisions of the will relating to flowers for the Petrocokino funeral vault, memorial services and a legacy to the Greek church, Higher Broughton. The court deemed these first two provisions to be in perpetuity, not charitable gifts and thus invalid. The legacy was permitted. ("What is a Charitable Bequest?", The Manchester Guardian 13 Dec 1912, p 6).

Buried:
Officiating at the funeral: Archimandrite Constantine Callinicos.

According to the parish register: age 73 years; abode, Norcliffe, Upper Park Rd.; buried by C. Callinicos; page 197, Entry 1571.

Marigo married Themistocles Pandia Anthony (Pandia) Petrocochino on 07 Jan 1857 in Manchester, Lancashire, England UK. Themistocles (son of Pandia (Antonios) Petrocochino and Franga (Ioannis) Caralli) was born on 12 Mar 1824 in Andros, Cyclades, Greece; died on 16 Oct 1900 in boulevard des Capucines 12, Paris 9ème, Île-de-France, France; was buried in St Mary's Church, Prestwich, Greater Manchester, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Her Christian name is not certain...(Christopher Long)

Birth:
Birth/baptism registered on Syros (no substantive data given)

Family/Spouse: Eleni (Nicholas) Lagonico. Eleni was born on 14 Mar 1862 in Chios, Greece; died on 02 Feb 1923 in Chios, Greece. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1861 England census: Kersal Moor, Vine Street, Broughton, Lancashire, household headed by Scarlatos M Mavrgordato, 42, Mediterranean merchant; wife Catherine, 30, both b. Greece; daughter Maria S., 8; sons Michael S., 5; James S., 3, all b. England; & 4 servants.

Died:
Date from tombstone difficult to read.

Marigo married Leonidas Vidalis in 1878, in Athens, Attica, Greece. Leonidas was born in 1848, Athens in Greece; died on 12 Aug 1922 in Athens, Attica, Greece. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1861 England census: Kersal Moor, Vine Street, Broughton, Lancashire, household headed by Scarlatos M Mavrgordato, 42, Mediterranean merchant; wife Catherine, 30, both b. Greece; daughter Maria S., 8; sons Michael S., 5; James S., 3, all b. England; & 4 servants.

Died:
A death certificate is not indexed in Marseille for the years 1883-1892.

Notes:

1861 England census: Kersal Moor, Vine Street, Broughton, Lancashire, household headed by Scarlatos M Mavrgordato, 42, Mediterranean merchant; wife Catherine, 30, both b. Greece; daughter Maria S., 8; sons Michael S., 5; James S., 3, all b. England; & 4 servants.

J. Mavrocordatos is listed as a trustee of the Greek Church of Manchester, 1883-1885.

Birth:
Born on Syros, according to death certificate

Died:
26 Apr 1920 on tombstone and death certificate; Argenti says 25 Apr.

Jacob married Catherine (Socrates) Ralli on 15 Apr 1890 in Syros, Cyclades Islands, Greece. Catherine (daughter of Socrates (Zannis) Ralli and Fanny (Constantine) Franghiadi) was born on 25 Oct 1868 in Syros, Cyclades Islands, Greece; died on 08 Aug 1955 in Syros, Cyclades Islands, Greece; was buried in 1955 in St George's Cathedral Cemetery, Syros, Cyclades Islands, Greece. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jacob married Angeliki (Constantine) Mavrogordato on 7 Jun 1897 in Syros, Cyclades Islands, Greece. Angeliki (daughter of Constantine (Matthew) Mavrogordato and Marigo (Dimitrios) Mavrogordato) was born on 06 Aug 1867 in Syros, Cyclades Islands, Greece; died before 1891. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
location is unclear; maybe Dubová, Slovakia

Family/Spouse: Gabrielle (Johann) Horak. Gabrielle (daughter of Johann Horak and Anna Siegel) was born on 27 May 1873 in Most, Czech Republic. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Alexander Mavrogordato, 53, Savoy Hotel, London, merchant, Greek subject, permanently residing USA, arrived Plymouth, England from New York, aboard France 5 Jun 1925.

Birth:
Date from birth certificate.

Died:
Florida Death Index gives his name as Alexander Maurocordato.

Alexander married Alice Laurentine (John) Butler in Sep 1922 in New York, New York USA. Alice (daughter of John R. Butler and Bridget [Butler]) was born on 05 Oct 1885 in Troy, Rensselaer, New York USA; died in Aug 1959 in Palm Beach County, Florida USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: August (Joseph) Schussler. August (son of Joseph Schussler and Theresa Bechera) was born on 27 Aug 1879 in Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Co-executrix of her mother's estate, with her sister, Esmeralda, the latter who asked for judicial review of the will.

1871 England census for 4 North Park Road, Bradford, Yorkshire: Themistokles Petrocokino, 44, head, merchant; his wife Merope, 31, both b. Greece; daughters Franga, 12, Esmeralda, 11; Aspasia, 10; Julia, 8; and sons Pandia, 7; Ambrose, 5; John T., 4, all born Bradford; and 6 servants.

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.

Christened:
At home; entry: 122/046; godparent: Aspasia A. Zygomala (née Petrocochino, her paternal aunt); priest Daniel Petroulias

Family/Spouse: Emmanuel (Costi) Kopchilis. Emmanuel (son of Costi Kopchilis and Loutrari) was born on 03 Aug 1851 in Manchester, Lancashire, England UK; died on 04 Jun 1935 in Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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.

Christened:
At home of I. Zygomala; Entry: 142(14)/051; Godparent: Michael Mavrogordato (her maternal uncle); priest: Vasilios Moros

Died:
Her estate of ￡21354 11s. 7d. was administered by Marie Negroponte [daughter] and Lennard Bolden.

Buried:
Funeral at 2 p.m., St Sophia Cathedral, London, 13 May 1929 (The Times [London] 13 May 1929, pg. 1, The Manchester Guardian 11 May 1929; 13 May 1929, p 20).

Smaragda married John (Ambrosios) Negroponte on 08 Jan 1881 in Higher Broughton, Salford, Greater Manchester, England UK. John (son of Ambrosios Theodore (Theodore) Negroponte and Marouko (Dimitri) Vouro) was born on 29 May 1844 in Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey; died on 27 Sep 1918 in Torbay Hotel, Torquay, Devon, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Aspasia Agelasto [92 Mount Street W1] appears on the 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931 electoral register City of Westminster parliamentary division, Westminster county/borough electoral lists, Great Britain.

1911 England census for Imperial Hotel, Torquay, includes Aspasia Agelasto, 48, b. Bradford, Greek, widow, married 26 years, two children, both alive; daughter Alexandra, 20, single, b. Manchester, Greek.

Christened:
God-parents: Franga Petrocochino.

Died:
Probate, which says she died 9 Nov 1931, was handled by Alexandra Mary Agelasto.

Aspasia married John Emmanuel (Emmanuel) Agelasto on 04 Oct 1884 in Greek Church of the Annunciation, Higher Broughton, Salford, Greater Manchester, England UK. John was born in 1848 in Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey; died on 14 Apr 1905 in Manchester, Lancashire, England UK; was buried on 18 Apr 1905 in St Mary's Church, Prestwich, Greater Manchester, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Her details including her children are on the main Agelasto tree.

Christened:
At home; Entry: 182(44)/063; Godparent: Zambelou Franga Zygomala;priest: Vasilios Moros, Presbyter: M. Oeconomos.

Family/Spouse: Georgios (Stamatios) Frangopulo. Georgios (son of Stamatios Nicolas (Nicolas) Frangopulo and Loukia (Michael) Agelasto) was born on 23 Oct 1858 in Manchester, Lancashire, England UK; was christened on 16 Jan 1859 in Manchester, Lancashire, England UK; died on 16 May 1923 in Palace Hotel, Buxton, Derbyshire, England UK; was buried on 18 May 1923 in St Mary's Church, Prestwich, Greater Manchester, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He, his father and/or his brothers Ambrouzios, and John are the likely Mr. Petrocochino who was a member of the Manchester Cretan Committee ("The Cretan Question," Manchester Guardian, 15 Mar 1897, p 7).

1871 England census for 4 North Park Road, Bradford, Yorkshire: Themistokles Petrocokino, 44, head, merchant; his wife Merope, 31, both b. Greece; daughters Franga, 12, Esmeralda, 11; Aspasia, 10; Julia, 8; and sons Pandia, 7; Ambrose, 5; John T., 4, all born Bradford; and 6 servants.

Christened:
At home; Entry: 191(51)/066; Godparent: Aspasia J. C. Zygomala (née Petrocochino); priest: Vasilios Moros, Presbyter: M. Oeconomos.

Died:
Effects in England valued at £65 13s 6d, administered at London, 29 June 1938 by William Arthur Ward-Jones, solicitor/attorney (of widow), went to widow (UK National Probate Calendar Indexes, 1853-1943 and London Gazette 15 Jul 1938).

Pandia married Henriette (David) Bles on 15 Mar 1894 in The Hague, Netherlands. Henriette (daughter of David Joseph (Joseph) Bles and Esther [Bles]) was born on 20 Dec 1873 in The Hague, Netherlands; died about 1947 in [France]. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Best man at brother John's wedding.

Harrow: A Petrocokino attended Harrow in 1879 A.T. Petrocochino scored for Rev. D.J. Learoyd's Eleven in a sporting match played 23 Oct 1897, The Harrovian, 20 Nov 1897. A.T. Petrocochino gave a December lecture on his recent tour in China, Japan and Korea with limelight illustrations, The Harrovian 24 Nov 1898. Digby J. Learoyd wrote: "We are looking forward to a lacture which A.T. Petrocokino, Esq. has promised to give in the Men's Club at an early date, on the subject of his experiences in S. Africa as a member of the Duke of Cambridge's Own." The Harrovian 30 Mar 1901. A. Petrocokino gave £2 2s for the Federick Searle Memorial, The Harrovian 11 Mar 1905. 25 Jul 1914: A. Petrocochino played for Harrow Association in a sporting match. A Petrocokino attended a Harrow dinner, Baghdad, 16 Feb 1918, The Harrovian 22 Jun 1918. A. Petrocokino gave £3 3s for the Harrow Mission Sports Ground Fund, The Harrovian 29 Jul 1922.

Name:
Or Petrocokino.

Christened:
At home; entry:211(67)/072; Godparent: Ioulia J. Zygomala; priest: Vasilios Moros, Presbyter: M. Oeconomos

Argenti says 24 Apr 1865

Died:
Estate valued at £31502 9s 11d, administered at London 8 Dec 1926 by Mansel London Porter, retired major HM Army. and Eva Caroline Henrietta Powley (wife of Herbert Powley)
(UK National Probate Calendar Indexes, 1853-1943).

Family/Spouse: Violet Anne May (Frederick) Sykes. Violet (daughter of Sir Frederick Henry (Francis) Sykes and Caroline Betesworth) was born on 03 Aug 1880 in Titchfield, Hampshire, England UK; died on 04 Dec 1924 in Basildon Park, Berkshire, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Residence, England: 1891 'Langham Lea,' Ashley Road, Chester; The Manor, Davies Street, Berkeley Square, Mayfair, London; 1932, 20 Royal Crescent, Bath.

Occupation: Director and trustee of several public companies. Fellow of the Institute of Directors.

Education: Harrow.

He was brought up at Sedgely Park (later a police college) near Manchester. Presumably the I. Th. Petrocochino who was marriage witness to John Couvelas & Jenny Francis Crompton in London, 1900.

He, his father and/or his brothers Pandia and Ambrouzios are the likely Mr. Petrocochino who was a member of the Manchester Cretan Committee ("The Cretan Question," Manchester Guardian, 15 Mar 1897, p 7).

1871 England census for 4 North Park Road, Bradford, Yorkshire: Themistokles Petrocokino, 44, head, merchant; his wife Merope, 31, both b. Greece; daughters Franga, 12, Esmeralda, 11; Aspasia, 10; Julia, 8; and sons Pandia, 7; Ambrose, 5; John T., 4, all born Bradford; and 6 servants.

The 1891 England census reports the Petrocokino household living in 'Langham Lea,' on Ashley Road, Bowden, Chester, to include: John T. Petrocokino,head, 24, East and West India merchant, born Bradford, Yorkshire; wife Alice, 25, born Manchester; her sister Florence Mather, 17 and two servants.

1901 England census: 76 Cromwell Road, Kensington, London household headed by John T Petro, 35, living on own means, b. Bradford, Yorkshire; wife Alice, 35, b. Salford, Lancashire; daughter Violet A, 9, b. Bowden, Cheshire; son John A W, 5, b Prestwich, Lancashire; & 7 servants.

1911 England census for 40 Parkside, Albert Gate S W, London headed by John Themistocles Petro, 45, b. Bradford, Yorkshire, married 20 years, two children born, both living; director of public company; wife Alice, 45, b. Manchester; daughter Violet, 19, b. Altrincham, Cheshire; single; 2 servants.

1921 Census Of England & Wales includes: Alice Petro, b. 1865, Salford, Lancashire; John T Petro, b. 1866, Bradford, Yorkshire; Violet Petro; in a household in London, Middlesex.

John Petrocochino [76 Cromwell Road 8W] appears on the 1901 electoral register, Kensington South parliamentary division, Kensington and Chelsea county/borough.

Christened:
At home; Entry: 235(90)/078; Godparent: Franga Petrocochino (his grandmother); priest: Vasilios Moros, Presbyter: M. Oeconomos

Name:
FRGS. Assumed the name of Petro in 1901. May have been known as 'Jack Petro'.

Died:
DOD from Probate.

Estate valued at £9849 17s 5d, administered with will at London 3 Aug 1937 by John Anthony William Petro, company director, his son.

His obituary appeared in the The Harrovian 15 Feb 1938.

Ioannis married Alice (William) Mather on 01 Jan 1891 in St Mary's Church, Prestwich, Greater Manchester, England UK. Alice (daughter of Sir William (William) Mather and Emma Jane (Thomas) Watson) was born on 18 Jul 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England UK; died on 24 Mar 1940 in South Eden, Paignton, Devon, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

At one time mayor of Chios and director of the General Hospital of Chios. Held the chair of Opthalmology at Athens University.

Shortly before his death financial difficulties led his daughter Alice to sell his estates in the Kampos, Chios. (Christopher Long)

Family/Spouse: Maria (Panaghioti) Bahla. Maria (daughter of Panaghioti Bahla and Anna Cantarzides) was born on 23 Sep 1902 in Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Stylianos (Constantin) Martoulas. Stylianos (son of Constantin Martoulas and Maria Paidoussi) was born on 22 Mar 1881 in Chios, Greece. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Catherine Titika (Manthos) Makariades. Catherine (son of Manthos Makariades and Catherine Zotou) was born on 28 Oct 1890 in Ioannina, Epirus, Greece. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Death certificate for this date not found in central Athens Vital Statistics Bureau (2011).

Family/Spouse: Theodore (Basil) Tsoumbelis. Theodore (son of Basil Tsoumbelis and Lambrini Capilorichou) was born on 02 Mar 1886 in Laghia, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece; died on 22 Aug 1921 in Sangarios [Sakarya], Turkey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: George Koskinas. George was born on 29 Mar 1883 in Kalamata, Peloponnese, Greece. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lettering on the Mavorgordato family plot in St. George Cemetery, Syros reads: "[This tomb is] owned by Mikés J. Mavrogordato."

Name:
Charles Michel is the name on his birth certificate. Argenti calls him Michael.

Charles married Sophia (Stephanos) Delta on 25 Sep 1917 in Athens, Attica, Greece. Sophia (daughter of Stephanos (Georgios) Delta and Penelope (Emmanuel) Benachi) was born on 04 Oct 1896 in Athens, Attica, Greece; died on 30 Aug 1977 in Athens, Attica, Greece. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]