Stephen (John) Calvocoressi^{[1, 2]}

1882 - 1966  (83 years)

• Name	Stephen (John) Calvocoressi
  Birth	06 Apr 1882	San Stefano, Bosphorus, Turkey
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Jan 1966	31 Green Street, London, England UK
  Notes	Occupation: merchant. 1869-1870, with Calvocoressi & Rodocanachi, 67 Wall St., NY, NY; Ralli Bros, 1 & 2 Church Lane, Calcutta; 1912, gave future address c/o Ralli Bros, 25 Finsbury Circus, London E.C., England; 1917, Assistant Manage,r General Merchants; 1922, Ralli Bros (likely). Residence: 1869-1870, 120 Madison Ave, NY, NY; 1872, England; 1907, Calcutta, India; 1912-1916, Bombay [permanent residence given as West End Av., New York, New York]; 1917, Harewood House, Hanover Square, London; at DOD, 7 Broadbent Street, London, England UK. Indian Civil Service (Government House), Bombay. In the Brigade of Guards 1914-18 (faked his age downwards to join up in 1914) (Christopher Long). Appointment, Personal Staff, A.D.G., vice 2nd Lt. S. Calvocoressi, G. Gds., Spec., Res. 27 Apr 1919 (London Gazette 24 June 1919). Stephen Calvocoressi of the USA became a naturalized British subject 31 August 1917 (London Gazette 5 Oct 1917). USA passport: #79486, issued 7 Nov 1904; #142, issued 23 Sep 1905 (Athens); #12456, issued 4 Aug 1909; #68449, issued 20 Mar 1912. He arrived USA 13 Oct 1903; 29 Oct 1903, swore oath of allegiance and filed claim for USA citizenship through parent's naturalization; witness: Paul T. Zizinia (Zizinia & Moran), 39 Park Row, New York, New York. Stephen Calvocoressi, Ralli Bros, 1 & 2 Church Lane, Calcutta, was the Witness to [his brother] P.J. Calvocoressi's US Passport application, 6 Feb 1907, Calcutta, India. S.J. Calvocoressi is included in the list: Greek presence in India between 1900-1050 from Thacker's Directory and Greek Church archives. [3] Stephen Calvocoressi attended a memorial service for M. Venizelos at St. Sophia, London, on 28 March 1936. Stephen Calvocoressi [8 Alexander Square] appears on the 1918 UK electoral register, Kensington parliamentary division, Kensington and Chelsea county/borough; [7 Broadbent Street W1 - Mayfair Chambers] 1937, 1939, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961 electoral register, London and Westminster parliamentary division, City of London county/borough; 1951, Cities of London and Westminster. The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address 3rd. Floor Flat, 7 Broadbent Street, City of Westminster, London, lists Stephen Calvocoressi, 6 Apr 1882, Single, Retired Merchant Private ??.
  Person ID	I2032	Negroponte-Agelasto
  Last Modified	10 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	John (Matthew) Calvocoressi,   b. 28 Aug 1846, Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey d. 21 Feb 1919, Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Arghyro (Pandia) Sechiari,   b. 15 Apr 1848, Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey d. 26 Dec 1932, 4 rue Regille, Athens, Attica, Greece (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	23 Mar 1871	Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey
  Family ID	F870	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 06 Apr 1882 - San Stefano, Bosphorus, Turkey Death - 20 Jan 1966 - 31 Green Street, London, England UK  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Hanover Square, London, England photo 2009; Stephen J Calvocoressi gave his address as Harewood House in 1917. It is unclear which of these buildings was Harewood House.
  		Stephen Calvocoressi Passport Application Photo submitted 1916
  		1839 Map of Finsbury Circus, London, England Many Greek merchants traded from here. Stephen J Calvocoressi gave his forwarding address as Ralli Bros, 25 Finsbury Circus (1912).

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Stephen Calvocoressi WWI Medal Card
  		Stephen Calvocoressi's Passport Application renewal request filed Dec 1916, Bombay, India
  		Claim for USA citizenship through parent's naturalization including oath of allegiance; filed 29 Oct 1903
  		1912 passport renewal request filed 22 Feb 1912, US Consulate Bombay, India
  		Stephen Calvocoressi 1905 passport application filed 23 Sep 1905, Athens, Greece
  		Stephen Calvocoressi 1905 passport application filed 18 Jun 1909, London
  		Steven J. Calvocoressi passport application, 1903 6 Nov 1903 letter to Passport Bureau from Paul Thomas Zizinia, Zizinia & Moran, attorneys, Potter Building, 39 Park Row, NY, NY
  		Stephen John Calvocoressi 1966 Probate
  		Ralli Bros India company label
  		Ralli Bros London Company Label

  
  

• Sources

  [S82] UK National Probate Calendar Indexes, 1858-1966, 1973-1995. [S124] 1939 England and Wales Register. [S57] Dione Marcos-Dodis, A Chronicle of the Greeks in India: 1750-1950, (Dodoni Publications, Athens, 2002; ISBN 960-385-160-4).