Ioannes (Matthew) Rodocanachi^[1]

1785 - 1858  (73 years)

• Name	Ioannes (Matthew) Rodocanachi
  Nickname	John
  Birth	1785	Chios, Greece
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 Feb 1858	Trieste, Italy/Austria
  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)
  Person ID	I1582	Negroponte-Agelasto
  Last Modified	5 Dec 2010

  
  

  Father	Matthew (Zannis) Rodocanachi,   b. Abt 1745
  Mother	Marouko (Paul) Negroponte,   b. 1748, Chios, Greece d. 11 Jun 1826, Trieste, Italy/Austria (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F672	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Franga (Nicolas) Mavrogordato,   b. 1795, Chios, Greece d. 15 Nov 1877, London, England UK (Age 82 years)
  Children	1. Matthew (Ioannes) Rodocanachi   2. Theodore (Ioannes) Rodocanachi,   b. 21 Sep 1820, Trieste, Italy/Austria   3. Matthew (Ioannes) Rodocanachi,   b. 18 Aug 1821, Trieste, Italy/Austria d. 28 Mar 1832, Trieste, Italy/Austria (Age 10 years)   4. Alexandra (Ioannes) Rodocanachi,   b. 1825, Odessa, Ukraine + 5. Sappho (Ioannes) Rodocanachi,   b. 06 Oct 1828, Trieste, Italy/Austria d. 24 Jan 1909, Athens, Attica, Greece (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F918	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Oct 2007

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1785 - Chios, Greece Death - 15 Feb 1858 - Trieste, Italy/Austria  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		1839 Map of Finsbury Circus, London, England Many Greek merchants traded from here. Giovanni M. Rodocanachi of Franghiadi & Rodocanachi worked out of 9 Finsbury Circus (1846-49). Previously his office was at 26 Finsbury Circus (1839).
  		7-11 Finsbury Circus, London, England photo 2009; Finsbury Circus rebuilt

  
  

• Sources

  [S67] Gelina Harlaftis, Manos Haritatos, Helen Beneki, Ploto: Greek Shipowners from the Late 18th Century to the Eve of World War II, (Hellenic Literary and Historical Archive, Athens, Greece 2003 ISBN 960-201-165-3), 230.