Leone (Zannis) Rodocanachi

1806 - 1871  (65 years)

• Name	Leone (Zannis) Rodocanachi
  Birth	1806	Chios, Greece
  Gender	Male
  Death	09 Apr 1871	26 Finsbury Circus, London, England UK
  	His will was proved by his brother Paul. [1]
  Burial	12 Apr 1871	Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK
  	register pg. 4458, no 35645; removed from '26 Finsbury Circus' N. Morphinos presiding [2] burial plot no. 13308, sq 28, Greek no. 55. [3]
  Notes	Residence: 1851-53, Office: 37 Finsbury Circus, City of London, England Residence Office, City of London, England: 9 North Building, Finsbury Circus; at DOD, 30 Finsbury Circus. Residence: 1849-51, Office: 1 Great Winchester Street, City of London, England Occupation: Merchant. Presumably the Leone Rodocanachi of the firm Leone Rodocanachi & Co merchants 1 Great Winchester Street in 1849 and 1851 and recorded as of 37 Finsbury Circus in 1851, 1852 and 1853. (Christopher Long) He took over his uncle's firm Rodocanachi & Sons Co., re-naming it Rodocanachi L. & Co. The family also ran Rodocanachi Giovanni & Co. at 9 North Building, Finsbury Circus. By the mid-1840s he had become the patriarch of the London Rodocanachi family. Leonidas Rodocanachi, 30 Finsbury Circus, London, is listed among the 96 Greek members of the Baltic Exchange 1860-69. The burial of Leone Zannis Rodocanachi was arranged by Paul L Rodocanachi, someone unknown to Argenti. It is possible this was Leone's son.
  Person ID	I1960	Negroponte-Agelasto
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2011

  
  

  Father	Zannis (Matthew) Rodocanachi,   b. 1775, Chios, Greece d. Bef 1831 (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Despina (Ioannis) Tsitsekli,   b. Chios, Greece
  Family ID	F845	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1806 - Chios, Greece Death - 09 Apr 1871 - 26 Finsbury Circus, London, England UK Burial - 12 Apr 1871 - Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		1839 Map of Finsbury Circus, London, England Many Greek merchants traded from here. Leone Z Rodocanachi worked out of 37 Finsbury Circus (1851-53) and also 9 North Building, Finsbury Circus.
  		1-2-6 Great Winchester St., London, England photo 2009; London renewed. Leone Rodocanachi & Co. merchants were at 1 Great Winchester Street, City of London (1849-51).
  		Great Winchester St., London, England British Library archive photo

  
  

  Documents		West Norwood Cemetery Register for plot 13308
  		Leonidas Zanni Rodocanachi 1878 Probate

  
  

• Sources

  [S82] UK National Probate Calendar Indexes, 1858-1966, 1973-1995. [S68] Kyriakos Metaxas, editor, The Greek Gazette, (London, England), Aug 1977, 2. Records of Burials at West Norwood Cemetery [S78] West Norwood Cemetery registers, London, England.