Zenni (John) Rodocanachi^{[1, 2]}

1883 - 1934  (50 years)

• Name	Zenni (John) Rodocanachi
  Nickname	Jenny
  Birth	24 Oct 1883	London, England UK
  Christening	09 Dec 1883	Church of Our Saviour, London Wall, City of London, England UK
  	God-parents: Alexandra A. Mavrogordato (represented by Maria Paspati). [3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	18 Jun 1934	Sainte-Maxime, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
  	She left an estate, administered by her brother Ambrose John, in England valued at £23,465, with net personalty £23,386. £100 went to St. Sophia Cathedral, London and a codicil dated 2 Oct 1932 read: "Seeing my brother and sisters have no direct heirs, express a wish that each of their shares--that is to say, the whole of my property--shall at their decease go to St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington, to found or build a Rodocanachi-Mavrogordato room for impoverished and sick gentlewomen, to perpetruate a name long honoured and respected in the district" 3 Oct 1934, pg. 8. Death notice appeared in The Times (London) 21 Jun 1934. She died of heart failure, after an operation in a clinique at Nice, France.
  Burial	27 Jun 1934	Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK
  	burial plot 22607, sq. 28, Greek plan 9, reg. pg. 17628, no. 70190 [4]
  Notes	The 1901 England census: household at 2 Clarendon Place, London, headed by Fanny Rodocanachi, 56, widow, living on own means, b. Turkey; unmarried daughters Alexandra, 35, b. Alexandria, Egypt; Marie, 18; Jenny, 19, both b. London; & 3 servants. The 1891 England Census reports the household living at 64 Gloucester Terrace, Paddington: Fanny Rodocanachi, 46, wife, married, born Constantinople; children Alexandra, 26, nursing student, born Alexandria, Egypt; Theodore J., 18, commission merchant, born Trieste; Hypatia, 18, painting student; Ambrose J, 14 science student; Marie, 8; Jenny, 7, all born Paddington and four domestic servants. Residence: at DOD 2 Park House, Cambridge Street, Paddington, London. Jenny Rodocanachi [81 Edgware Road] appears on the 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1931, 1932 UK electoral register, Paddington parliamentary division, Westminster county/borough; 1928 Paddington and Poplar/Westminster.
  Person ID	I1530	Negroponte-Agelasto
  Last Modified	20 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	John (Theodore) Rodocanachi,   b. 06 Apr 1833, Syros, Cyclades Islands, Greece d. 06 May 1900, 58 Lansdowne Rd, West Didsbury, Lancs, England (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Fanny (Ambrouzis) Mavrogordato,   b. 28 Jun 1844, Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey d. 15 Oct 1906, London, England UK (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F643	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 24 Oct 1883 - London, England UK Christening - 09 Dec 1883 - Church of Our Saviour, London Wall, City of London, England UK Death - 18 Jun 1934 - Sainte-Maxime, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France Burial - 27 Jun 1934 - Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		64 Gloucester Terrace, London, England In 1891 the John T. Rodocanachi family lived at this address in Bayswater; photo 2009.
  		64 Gloucester Terrace, London, England detail
  		2 Clarendon Place, London, England photo 2009. In 1901, Fanny Rodocanachi lived at this address with her daughters Alexandra, Marie, and Jenny.

  
  

  Documents		West Norwood Cemetery Register for plot 22607, sq. 28, Greek plan 9
  		Jenny Rodocanachi 1934 probate

  
  

  Headstones		West Norwood Cemetery The John T. Rodocanachi family tomb
  		West Norwood Cemetery Zenni Rodocanachi inscription

  
  

• Sources

  [S82] UK National Probate Calendar Indexes, 1858-1966, 1973-1995. [S129] 1891 England Census. [S68] Kyriakos Metaxas, editor, The Greek Gazette, (London, England), Aug 1976, 12. Records of Baptisms from the Church of Our Saviour, 82-84 London Wall, City of London [S78] West Norwood Cemetery registers, London, England.