Michel Michel (Michael) Rodocanachi^{[1, 2, 3]}

1856 - 1911  (55 years)

• Name	Michel Michel (Michael) Rodocanachi
  Birth	08 Nov 1856	London, England UK
  Christening	22 Dec 1856	Church of Our Saviour, London Wall, City of London, England UK
  	God-parents: Chariclea Scouloudi. [4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	16 Dec 1911	58 Westbourne Terrace, Bayswater, London, England UK
  	Estate valued at £65,096 5s, administered at London 16 Jan 1912, went to widow. [5]
  Burial	20 Dec 1911	Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK
  	register entry A45364 The Great Archimandrite G. Pagonis presiding plot 28365, sq. 28, Greek plan no. 1, reg. pg. 14525, no. 45364 [6]
  Notes	Residence, England: Cecils, Worthing, Sussex; 76 Lansdowne Place, Hove, Brighton; 1911, 58 Westbourne Terrace, Middlesex, London. Occupation: Merchant. Listed with Michel Emmanuel Rodocanachi, Emmanuel Paul Rodocanachi [possibly either this man or a namesake], all of 29 Finsbury Circus, he was an investor in the Imperial Bank Limited (London Gazette 25 Feb 1880). Until he retired on 13 March 1901 he was partners in Rodocanachi Sons and Co., London (London Gazette 4 Apr 1901). Michel M. Rodocanachi was listed as a member of the Baltic Exchange, 1886 (Harlaftis, A History of Greek-owned Shipping, p. 58). The 1891 England Census reports the household living at 76 Lansdowne Place, Hove, Brighton: M.M. Rodocanachi, head, 34, banker, born Paddington; wife Despina, 30; children Ariadne, 4; George, 3; Theodore, 2, all born London and three domestics. 1901 England census: 58 Westbourne Terrace, London, household headed by Michel M Rodocanachi, 44, steamship manager; wife Despina, 40; daughters Ariadne, 14, all b. London; Elise, 9, b. Worthing, Sussex; Helen, 3, b. abroad Chin Green?, British naturalized subject; father Michel E., 79, widower, ship's broker agent; & 14 servants. Michel Michel Rodocanachi [29 Finsbury Circus, abode 40/44 Leinster Gardens, Hyde Park W]] appears on the 1890, 1891, 1893, [29 Finsbury Circus, abode 58 Westbourne Terrace] 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899 [129 Palmerston House; abode 58 Westbourne Terrace] 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1905, 1906, 1908, 1912, UK electoral register, London parliamentary division, City of London county/borough, Paddington South/Westminster. 1911 England census for 58 Westbourne Terrace, Hyde Park, Paddington, London W, household headed by Michel Michel Rodocanachi, 54; married 27 years, 5 children born, 4 living; steamship director; wife Despina, 50; son Theodore, 22, single, steamship director; daughters Elsie. 19; Helen, 13, both single, all b. London; 7 servants.
  Person ID	I1677	Negroponte-Agelasto
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	Michel Emmanuel (Emmanuel) Rodocanachi,   b. 14 Dec 1821, Chios, Greece d. 3 Apr 1901, London, England UK (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Ariadne (Michael) Petrocochino,   b. 29 May 1827, rue Montgrand 37, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France d. 15 Apr 1859, London, England UK (Age 31 years)
  Marriage	18 May 1853	Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France   [7]
  	After marriage he returned to London. Witnesses included Etienne Rodocanachi, 56, merchant, allees des Capucines 21; Paul Rodocanachi, 38, merchant, allees des Capucines 12, brother of groom; Demetrius Petrocochino, 29, merchant, allees des Capucines 10, brother of bride; Jean Ralli, 48, merchant, alles de Meilhan 65.
  Documents		Rodocanachi - Petrocochino 1853 marriage Civil registration records, Marseille
  		Rodocanachi-Petrocochino 1853 Marseille marriage certificate
  Family ID	F718	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Despina (George) Scaramanga,   b. 20 Feb 1861, London, England UK d. 12 Apr 1914, Cecils Manor Road, Worthing, West Sussex, England UK (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	26 Jan 1884	St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK
  	Marriage Witnesses: E. M. Rodocanachi and F. Rodocanachi; Hieronymous Myriantheus presiding; entry 131. [8]
  Children	1. Ariadne (Michel) Rodocanachi,   b. 11 Jun 1886, London, England UK d. 26 Jan 1966, England UK (Age 79 years)   2. George Michel (Michel) Rodocanachi,   b. 13 Jul 1887, London, England UK d. 30 Jan 1899, London, England UK (Age 11 years)   3. Capt. Theodore Emmanuel (Michel) Rodocanachi, DSO MC,   b. 06 Jan 1889, London, England UK d. 08 Feb 1983, The Green Farm, Tidmington, Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire, England UK (Age 94 years) + 4. Elizabeth (Michel) Rodocanachi,   b. 02 Aug 1891, East Preston, Sussex, England UK d. Abt Mar 1982, Reading, Berkshire, England UK (Age 90 years)   5. Helen (Michel) Rodocanachi,   b. 6 Jan 1898, London, England UK d. Aft 1939 (Age 41 years)
  Family ID	F717	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Dec 2010

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 08 Nov 1856 - London, England UK Christening - 22 Dec 1856 - Church of Our Saviour, London Wall, City of London, England UK Marriage - 26 Jan 1884 - St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK Death - 16 Dec 1911 - 58 Westbourne Terrace, Bayswater, London, England UK Burial - 20 Dec 1911 - Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		58 Westbourne Terrace, Bayswater, London, England Michel and Despina Rodocanachi resided at this address at the time of their deaths, in 1911 and 1914, respectively, presumably with their surviving children; photo 2009.
  		58 Westbourne Terrace, Bayswater, London, England detail
  		1839 Map of Finsbury Circus, London, England Many Greek merchants traded from here. Michel Michael Rodocanachi, along with Michel Emmanuel Rodocanachi & Emmanuel Paul Rodocanachi, worked out of 29 Finsbury Circus (1880)

  
  

  Documents		West Norwood Cemetery Register for plot 28365, sq. 28, Greek plan no. 1
  		Michel Michel Rodocanachi 1912 Probate

  
  

  Headstones

  West Norwood Cemetery George Michel Rodocanachi (1887-1899); Michel Michel Rodocanachi (1856-1911); Despina Rodocanachi (1861-1914); photo by Parker Agelasto

  
  

• Sources

  [S119] 1911 England Census. [S125] 1901 England Census. [S129] 1891 England Census. [S68] Kyriakos Metaxas, editor, The Greek Gazette, (London, England), Jun 1974, 6. Records of Baptisms from the Church of Our Saviour, 82-84 London Wall, City of London [S82] UK National Probate Calendar Indexes, 1858-1966, 1973-1995. [S78] West Norwood Cemetery registers, London, England. [S59] Michel Calapodis, LA COMMUNAUTÉ GRECQUE À MARSEILLE, (Paris:L'Harmattan (link)), 215, note 556. [S68] Kyriakos Metaxas, editor, The Greek Gazette, (London, England), Jul 1977, 12. Marriages Celebrated at the Holy Wisdom (Saint Sophia) in Moscow Road, Bayswater [London]