Ambrose (Paul) Rodocanachi^[1]

1855 - 1922  (67 years)

• Name	Ambrose (Paul) Rodocanachi
  Birth	1855	Liverpool, Lancashire, England UK
  	Argenti says 30 May 1856, which is inconsistent with both the baptism record and the fact the birth was registered in West Derby, Lancashire (Vol 8b, p 373) Jul-Aug-Sep 1855.
  Christening	13 Aug 1855	Greek Church of St Nicholas, Liverpool, Lancashire, England UK   [2]
  	Archimandrite Samuel Nicolaides officiating.
  Gender	Male
  Death	06 Nov 1922	Oriental Club, Hanover Square, London UK
  	He died suddenly according to the death notice that appeared in The Times (London) 8 Nov 1922. His estate of £96985 6s. 4d. was administered by Anthony Alexander Vlasto and Eutratio Lucas Ralli. [3]
  Notes	Residence, England : 1881, Oakhill Park, Hawthorn House, West Derby, Lancashire; 1922, 44 Park Lane, Mayfair, London. Occupation: Cotton merchant. Ambrose and his brother Matthew took over Rodocanachi L. & Co from their uncle Leone. This firm probably closed down before 1900. He left about £97,000 and gave £1,000 to his valet Sydney Knox. Ambrose Rodoconachi was one of the executors, along with Alexander Pandia Ralli [the deceased's son-in-law] and Anthony Alexander Vlasto, of the estate of Marietta Ralli, widow, who died 2 Mar 1922, St. Catherine's Lodge, Hove, Sussex, and whose will was proved 18 May 1922 [presumably Marietta Antoniou Theodorou (Antonios) Ralli] (London Gazette 27 Jun 1922) He, Matthew Zanni Calvocoressi and his son Leonidas Matthew Calvocoressi traded as merchants, at 95 Bishopsgate Street, London, as L. Rodocanachi and Co.; and at Constantinople, as M. Z. Calvocoressi, until dissolved 15 Mar 1885 (London Gazette 2 Jun 1885) 1881 England census [West Derby (rural) Dist. 25]: household at 'Hawthorn House,' Oak Hill Park, Liverpool, was headed by Paul Z. Rodocanachi, widower, 61, cotton merchant, b. Greece; sons Ambrose, 25 and Matthew, 20, both cotton merchants; Paul, 18, scholar; daughters Despina, 17; Marigo, 16; all scholars, b. Liverpool; daughter, Anastasia Vlasto, 28, b. Manchester; Ambrose A. Vlasto, son-in-law, 43, general merchant, b. Austria; & 5 servants. Located next to Contostavlos family's, 'Athenian Villa.' 1895 India directory: Rodocanachi, A.P., firm of Ralli Bros., Bombay’ res. Malabar hill [4] Ambrose Rodocanachi [44 Park Lane] appears on the 1910, 1914, 1915 UK electoral register, St George, Hanover Square parliamentary division, Westminster county/borough; 1918, 1921 City of Westminster/Westminster.
  Person ID	I1964	Negroponte-Agelasto
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	Paul Zannis (Zannis) Rodocanachi,   b. 07 Jan 1820, Chios, Greece d. 11 Nov 1891, 'Parkside', 5 Livingston Drive, Sefton Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England UK (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Marigo (Ambrouzis) Ralli,   b. 29 Sep 1830, Trieste, Italy/Austria d. 09 Jul 1872, Liverpool, Lancashire, England UK (Age 41 years)
  Family ID	F846	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1855 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England UK Christening - 13 Aug 1855 - Greek Church of St Nicholas, Liverpool, Lancashire, England UK Death - 06 Nov 1922 - Oriental Club, Hanover Square, London UK  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		46 Park Lane, London, England photo 2009; The Mayfair branch of Barclays Bank; Ambrose P Rodocanachi was residing at 44 Park Lane, Mayfair, at the time of his death.
  		Bishopsgate Street, London, England One of The City's main commercial streets. L. Rodocanachi and Co., Merchants operated from Crosby House, 95 Bishopsgate Street (1881-1885).
  		Crosby Hall, 95 Bishopsgate Street, London
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		Crosby Hall

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Ambrose Paul Rodocanachi entry in the baptism register, Greek Church of St Nicholas, Liverpool, England
  		Ambrose Rodocanachi 1922 Probate
  		Ralli Bros India company label

  
  

• Sources

  [S126] 1881 England Census. [S10] Baptism records, St Nicholas Greek Church, Liverpool, England, 5. [S82] UK National Probate Calendar Indexes, 1858-1966, 1973-1995. [S63] Thacker’s Indian Directory 1895.