Theodore Emmanuel (Emmanuel) Casdagli

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Residence, Higher Broughton, Manchester, England: 1904-1911, Kersal Hill, Singleton Rd.

Education: Leathley School; Stanmore Park prep school, North London; Harrow, 1918-.

He and his brother Xenophon continued their father's business as Emmanuel Casdagli & Sons, 'Egypt and Mediterranean Ports and Morocco, all classes of goods'. A scholar, his family had dissuaded him from going to Cambridge, in favor of joining the family business.

His brother Xenophon is a spouse on the main Agelasto bloodline. Their parents are listed there.

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

Business, Manchester, England: 1903, 6 Oxford St; 1909-1911, 4 Chepstow St.

Theodore Casdagli was consul of Greece, Manchester, from 20 May 1915 (London Gazette, 4 Jun 1915).

Th. E. Casdagli, chairman of Middleton Road Dyeing Company Limited, Manchester, announced its liquidation (London Gazette, 30 Oct 1908).

1901 England census: household in Kersal Hill, singleton Road, Bury New Road, Broughton, Salford (nr Manchester) headed by Theodore Casdagli, 29, shipping merchant, employer, b. Manchester; wife Catina, 29, b. Marseille; unmarried brothers Emmanuel E, 26, shipping merchant, employer, b. Manchester; and Xenophon, 21, clerk in shipping office, worker, b. Alexandria; & 4 domestic servants.


1911 England census for Kersal Hill, Kersal, Manchester, headed by Theodore Emmanuel Casdagli, 39, b. Salford, Lancashire, married 13 years, 3 children, all living; shipping merchant, cotton goods; wife Catherine, 39, b. Marseille, French national; sons Emmanuel Theodore, 7; Alexis Theodore, 5; daughter Maria Theodore, 1, all b. Salford, Lancashire; 7 servants.

Th. Kasdaglis is listed as a warden for the Greek Church of Manchester, 1910-1912, 1914-1915 & 1921-1922 and as a trustee, 1914-1930.

Xenophon Casdagli & Theodore E. Casdagli appear in the 1910 Manchester area phone directory: 'Springfield', Kersal Hill, Higher Broughton. Also listed: Emmanuel Casdagli & Sons, Shipping Merchants, 4 Chepstow St. Firm's address, 1921, 1922 directory: 32 Oxford St.

She apparently had a twin who died as an infant and is not listed in the 1911 census.

Christened:
At home; entry: 341(163)/110; Godparent Otho Stamatio Constantino; priest: Vasilios Moros, Presbyter: M. Oeconomos

Died:
Obituary, Manchester Guardian concludes: "Perhaps our greatest appreciation would be for us to take an example from his life, moulding ourselves to go through life with that same determination for honest and straightforward dealing, unhesitating frankness for all that is just and right, at the same time maintaining the desire not to associate with unpleasantness."

Theodore married Caterina (Alexander) Ralli on 22 Jan 1898 in Manchester, Lancashire, England UK. Caterina (daughter of Alexander (Michalis) Ralli and Cleopatra (Nicholas) Spartali) was born on 26 Mar 1872 in boulevard Longchamp 103, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France; died on 10 Apr 1958 in Kent, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Residence: 1934-38, Villa Casdagli, Cairo, Egypt; 1938-, Kersal Hill, Manchester, England; 1958, The Vicarate, Dunton Green (nr Sevenoaks); 1965, Old Stables, Charminster, Dorset, England.

Mr. E.T Casdagli, 33, shipper, 32 Oxford St., Manchester; his wife Mrs. E.P., 23; and son Master D.S., 3, arrived Southampton aboard the Orontes [from Port Said], 22 Apr 1937.

Emmanuel T. Casdagli, 41, civil servant, b. Manchester, last permanent address Harvel, England, arrived 27 Jul 1946, Halifax, Canada, from Southampton aboard the Aquitania

Emmanuel T Casdagli, 45, destined for the Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DC, arrived New York from Liverpool, 21 Nov 1949 aboard the Parthia.

Occupation: In business in Manchester, later Egypt. Assistant Secretary Raw Materials Department Ministry of Supply and at Board of Trade 1940-53. Ordained 1954.

Education: Harrow School (1918-23, Monitor and Victor Ludorum).

Sports: Schools’ Champion, 100yds 1922; 440yds 1923. Played lawn tennis for Lancashire 1926-39. "The Manchester and Lancashire players, X.E. and E.T. Casdagli, uncle and nephew, were not entered [in Cairo tournament], the one having only recently recovered from a serious operation, while the other was also indisposed. This is unfortunate, since 'X.E.' is still able to hold his own in doubles with the best of Egyptian players." (Manchester Guardian, 15 Mar 1932, p 4).

Chaplain at Odstock Hospital 1966-69; at Salisbury Infirmary, Odstock and Newbridge Hospital 1970. Chaplain to High Sheriff of Dorset 1964-65, and to High Sheriff of Surrey 1969-70. Vicar of Dunton Green 1955-59. Rector of Owermoigne with Warmwell 1959-64. Chaplain at Dorset County Hospital 1964-66.

1911 England census for Kersal Hill, Kersal, Manchester, headed by Theodore Emmanuel Casdagli, 39, b. Salford, Lancashire, married 13 years, 3 children, all living; shipping merchant, cotton goods; wife Catherine, 39, b. Marseille, French national; sons Emmanuel Theodore, 7; Alexis Theodore, 5; daughter Maria Theodore, 1, all b. Salford, Lancashire; 7 servants.

ET Casdagli, is mentioned in Dale Vargas, The Timeline History of Harrow School: 1572 to the Present [Supplement: Index], UK: 2010, Worth Press, p. 1922.

E.T. Casdagli (1921) is among four boys surnamed Casdagli who attended the Harrow School, for whom photos are available.

Emmanuel Theodore Casdagli is listed on a cricket website with Harrow School (Miscellaneous: 1921); Gezira Sporting Club (Miscellaneous: 1932); Egypt (Miscellaneous: 1934).

In his memoir he refers to Stephen Agelasto as "a wealthy stockbroker who, with his wife, made a delightful pair." (Daphne Casdagli).

The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address
Somersby College Rd, Buxton, Derbyshire, lists Emmanuel T Casdagli, b. 12 Feb 1904, Shipping Merchant; wife Edith P M Casdagli, b. 24 Sep 1913, Unpaid Domestic Duties.

Birth:
Exact DOB from death registry

Died:
The death of Emmanuel Theodore Casdagli, b. 12 Feb 1903, was registered in 1977 at Salisbury, Wiltshire, v 23, p 2143.

Emmanuel married Hon. Edith Patricia Mary (George) Seymour on 23 Nov 1933 in St. Mary's Cathedral, Cairo, Egypt, and was divorced in 1972. Edith (daughter of Commander Lord George Frederick (Hugh) Seymour and Norah ( Archibald) Skipworth) was born on 24 Sep 1913 in London, England UK; died on 2 Sep 1994 in Weymouth, Dorset, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Known as Grandpa Bobcat by his grandson Simon, whose reflections appear on the Prouder than Ever website.

Birth:
The birth of Alexis Theodore Casdagli was registered Apr-May-Jun 1906, Salford, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, v 8d, p 65.

Died:
The death of Alexis Theodore Casdagli, b. 10 Apr 1906, was registered Dec 1996 at Islington, London, reg A32, dist 2381A, entry 79.

Buried:
Ashes scattered on Crete, 1997.

Alexis married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alexis married Winifred Wendy Levrett on 21 Sep 1947. Winifred was born on 29 Jul 1917 in London, England UK; died on 17 Jan 1999 in London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Residence: Manchester; 1947-, Athens; 1952, 70 North Gate, Prince Albert Road, London; at DOD, 64 Huntley Road, Talbot Woods, Bournemouth, England.

1911 England census for Kersal Hill, Kersal, Manchester, headed by Theodore Emmanuel Casdagli, 39, b. Salford, Lancashire, married 13 years, 3 children, all living; shipping merchant, cotton goods; wife Catherine, 39, b. Marseille, French national; sons Emmanuel Theodore, 7; Alexis Theodore, 5; daughter Maria Theodore, 1, all b. Salford, Lancashire; 7 servants.

Likely named after her paternal grandmother, of Villa Maria, Alexandria, Egypt, widow, who died 13 Jul 1921, at the Grand Hotel Paris, France.

Anthony Lykiard, Maria T. Lykiard, and Catherine Casdagli, 70 North Gate, Prince Albert Road, Westminster, appear on the electoral rolls: 1953 (sans Anthony); 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, and 1960 (sans Catherine).

Name:
legally changed to Maria Theodore Lykiard in 1952

Died:
infective hepatitis

Maria married Anthony Constantine (Constantine) Lykiardopoulo in sum 1947 in London, England UK. Anthony was born on 4 Jan 1903 in [Greece]; died about Jun 1999 in London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Apparently this child is Maria's twin. She died before the census taken in 1911, according to a grand-niece. The 1911 census lists, however, for the parents: 3 children born, 3 still living.

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Residence: Cairo; (1972): Pine Court, Weybridge, Surrey, England.

Education: Harrow School (1927-29).

Occupation: founder & owner, Williaam [sic] J. Cox, plastics manufacturer, Tring, Hertfordshire (with brother Alexis).

Theodore T Casdagli & Co. Limited was a registered company in Yorkshire until it was struck off the Companies Register (London Gazette, 10 Oct 1968).

Theodore Casdagli, 23, engineer; wife Alice, 26; Theodore, 3 months, permanently residing Egypt, destination Oatlands Park Hotel, Weybridge, Surrey, arrived London, 9 Jul 1937, aboard the Mooltan from Port Said, Egypt.

Theodore Casdagli, 48, company director; wife Alice, 48; destination 12A Keats Grove, London, arrived Plymouth aboard the Antilles, 30 Mar 1959, on a cruise.

Theodore Theodore Casdagli (Cobbett, Wheeler & Cobbett, 49 Spring Gardens, Manchester, Solicitors) administered the estate of Chariclea Constantinidi, 59 Duchy Road, Harrogate, York, widow, d. 31 Jan 1948 (London Gazette, 17 Aug 1948).

Theodore Casdagli & Alice O. Casdagli [12a Keats Grove NW3] appear on the 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 [with Valissa T. Casdagli], 1960 UK electoral register, Hampstead parliamentary division, Camden county/borough.

T.T. Casdagli (1928) is among four boys surnamed Casdagli who attended the Harrow School, for whom photos are available.

Birth:
The birth of Theodore T. Casdagli, mother's maiden name Ralli, was registered Oct-Nov-Dec 1913, Salford, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, v 8d, p 84.

DOB from death register

Died:
The death of Theodore Theodore Casdagli, b. 7 Sep 1913, was registered May 1984 at Surrey North-Western, Surrey, v 17, p 821.

Theodore married Alice Olivia Jean (Stanley) Gordon in 1935. Alice (daughter of Stanley Innes (Stephen) Gordon and Gertrude Mary Barker) was born on 05 Aug 1910 in [Alexandria, Egypt]; died on 22 Jul 1983 in Surrey, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Residence: 1934-38, Villa Casdagli, Cairo, Egypt; 1938-, Kersal Hill, Manchester, England.

Mr. E.T Casdagli, 33, shipper, 32 Oxford St., Manchester; his wife Mrs. E.P., 23; and son Master D.S., 3, arrived Southampton aboard the Orontes [from Port Said], 22 Apr 1937.

Occupation: Courtaulds plc and Dunlop Co Ltd.

Education: Harrow School (1948-51).

Birth:
Birth announced in The Times [London], 29 Sep 1934, p. 1.

Christened:
Baptism notice in The Times [London], 21 Dec 1934, p. 15.

Rev. G. F. Hales officiated

Godparents: David T. Basin, Frank H. Hargrove [the Earl of Bandon], and Mrs. Mackinnon Gray.

Died:
The 26 Jan 2019 death of Mr David Seymour Emmanuel Casdagli, b. 27 Sep 1934, domiciled at Billingshurst, West Sussex, England, appears in the England and Wales death index.

David married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Adopted

Christened:
Christening notice in The Times [London], 27 Sep 1946 , p. 1.

Rev. V.S. Nicholls officiated.

Godparents: Mrs. A.T. Casdagli, Mrs. A.R.B. Haldane, Mr. J.P.T. Bury and Mr. J Beadle.

Susan married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Occupation: naval officer

Education: Ludgrove School, Berkshire, England

Commodore Anthony Casdagli, Royal Navy, awarded C.B.E, 31 Dec 1983 (London Gazette, 30 Dec 1983).

Career promotions: Lieutenant Commander to Commander, seaman specialsation, Royal Navy, 30 Jun 1969; Commander to Captain, seaman specialsation, Royal Navy, 31 Dec 1974; Capt to retired list, 7 Apr 1984 (London Gazette, 1 Jul 1969, 7 Jan 1975, 6 March 1984).

Anthony Casdagli, 32, single, Royal Navy, 16 Ovington Gardens, London, arrived New York, 19 Oct 1955, from Southampton aboard the Queen Elizabeth.

Anthony Casdagli, British, Naval School Pre Flight, US Naval Air Station, arrived New York from Liverpool, 19 Jun 1954 aboard the Media.

Commodore Casdagli, R.N., Chief of Staff to Flag Officer Naval Air Command, spoke at Harrow's Field Day, The Harrovian, 28 May 1983. His father went to Harrow.

Order of the British Empire, 1983.

Birth:
The birth of Anthony Casdagli, mother's maiden surname Ross-Lowe, was registered Jul-Aug-Sep 1932, Manchester N, Lancashire, v 8d, p 605.

Birth announcement appeared in The Times [London], 15 Jun 1932, p. 1.

Died:
Obituary in the Telegraph [UK], 28 July 2022.

Buried:
Memorial service, St. John's Church, Farnham, England, 21 Jul 2022.

Anthony married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anthony married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth:
The birth of Alexander Miles B B Lykiard, mother's maiden Surname: Bowden, was registered Jan-Feb-Mar 1983, Exeter, Devon, v. 21, p. 943.

Name:
Father's name had been changed from Lykiardopoulo.

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Birth:
The birth of James D S Gordon, mother's maiden surname: Casdagli, was registered Jul-Aug-Sep 1961, Epping, Greater London, Middlesex, v. 5a, p. 77.

Family/Spouse: Sue [Gordon]. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth:
David G S Gordon, mother's maiden surname: Casdagli, was registered Jul-Aug-Sep 1965, Surrey North Western, Surrey, v. 5g, p. 289.

David married Vicky [Gordon] in 1984. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth:
Alison Ruth Gordon, mother's maiden surname: Casdagli, was registered Jan-Feb-Mar 1967, Surrey North Western, Surrey, v. 5g, p. 269.