Philip Pandely (Pandely) Argenti^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1891 - 1974  (82 years)

• Name	Philip Pandely (Pandely) Argenti
  Birth	01 May 1891	Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France
  Christening	21 Oct 1891	St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK
  	God-parents: Eugenia Ralli. [5]
  Gender	Male
  Death	14 Apr 1974	London, England UK
  	His obituary appeared in The Times (London), Tuesday, Apr 16, 1974.
  Burial	19 Apr 1974	Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK
  	buried in plot 33130, sq 43, no. 253-254 on Greek plan, reg. pg. 19821, no. 87731 [6]
  Notes	Without this man's work and devotion, the family histories of Chios which are on this website today would no doubt have been substantially lost. We all owe Mr. Argenti our most profound gratitude. Education: Winchester. Christ's Church College. Oxford. Read Law at Athens Occupation: Diplomat. Historian of Chios. Genealogist. Residence: bef 1974, The Kampos, Chios, Greece; 1930, 25 Half Moon Street, Piccadilly, Westminster, London, England; 1939, 8 Prince's Gardens, Kensington, London, England; 16 Hyde Park Terrace, Westminster, London, England; 42 Rue de Bucharest, Athens, Greece. His portrait hangs in the Koraïs Library, Chios. Author of 'Libro d'Oro de la Noblesse de Chio' (OUP 1955 2 vols); History of Chios (with L. M. Calvocoressi and D. P. Petrocochino, 1928); and numerous other publications relating to Chios. OBE (Mil.). Lt (Reserve) Greek Cavalry. Grand Officer of the Order of St Sepulchre. Officer of the Order of the White Eagle (Serbia). Greek War Medal. Greek War Medal. Serbian Medal for Bravery. Served in the Venizelist forces throughout the Macedonian attack in WWI and in the 3rd Greek Cavalry Regt. His portrait was painted by Laszlo in Apr 1930. The Argenti estate in the Kampos, Chios, where Philip once lived has been converted into a lodge, the Argentikon, which was toured on the 2009 Agelasto family reunion (photos). 1901 England census: 16 Hyde Park Terrace household headed by Pandely Argenti, 47, East Indian merchant; wife Fanny, 46; son Philip, 9, all b. 'London Greek'; daughter Julia, 7, b 'Eastbourne Greek, Sussex;' & 11 servants. Philip Argenti [16 Hyde Park Terrace] appears on the 1927 UK electoral register, Paddington parliamentary division, Westminster county/borough; [57 Princes Gate Mews - abode: 1 Stanhope Street W2] 1933, [abode: 8 Princes Gardens SW7] 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938 Kensington/Kensington and Chelsea; 1939 Kensington South/Kensington and Chelsea; 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949 London and Westminster/City of London. Portrait of Philip Pandely Argenti National Portrait Gallery, U.K., Lafayette Ltd, whole-plate film negative, 20 February 1930; NPG x184442. The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address Foreign Office Overseas Legations lists Philip Argenti, b. 1 May 1892, Married, Honorary Greek Attaché; wife Alexandra Argenti, b. 28 Apr. 1904, domestic duties; Spiro X. Constantinidi, b. 1 Oct 1880, commercial counselor.
  Person ID	I2598	Negroponte-Agelasto
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	Pandely Leonidas (Leonidas) Argenti,   b. 10 Nov 1853, London, England UK d. 06 Oct 1911, London, England UK (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Fanny (Ioannis) Schilizzi,   b. 04 Mar 1854, London, England UK d. 06 Jun 1926, 16 Hyde Park Terrace, London, England UK (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	14 Feb 1880	St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK
  	Marriage Witnesses: S. A. Ralli, Pant. A. Mavrogordato and D. St. Schilizzi; Hieronymous Myriantheus presiding; entry 108. [7] The four children who survived infancy had Emily Jane Smith (b abt 1864) as their "devoted nannie and beloved friend for 43 years" according to Ms. Smith's death notice in The Times (London) 28 Jul 1942.
  Notes	This marriage has been cited as one of several marriage alliances involving business ties; various descendants have been referenced as marriage patterns have changed with modern times. [8]
  Family ID	F1084	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alexandra Helen (Stephen) Schilizzi,   b. 28 Apr 1904, London, England UK d. 23 Mar 1988, London, England UK (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	20 Feb 1930	St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK
  	Engagement and wedding notices appeared in The Times (London) 9 Jan 1930, pg. 13, 25 Jan 1930 (for the protestant service), and 18 Feb 1930 (for the protestant and orthodox services). Marriage Witnesses: Leonidas Pandely Argenti and John Stephen (Stephen) Schilizzi; Ceremony performed in the morning at St. Sophia by the Very Rev. Great Archimandrite Michel Constantinides and in the afternoon at St. Mark's, North Audley Street, London, with the Bishop of Winchester officiating, assisted by the Rev. W.G. Pennyman; entry 554. [9] Wedding covered in The Times (London) 21 Feb 1930.
  Children	1. Fanny Sybil (Philip) Argenti,   b. 28 Feb 1931, 1 Stanhope Street, Westminster, London, England UK d. Aft 1984 (Age 53 years) + 2. Georgina Julia Susan (Philip) Argenti,   b. 28 Nov 1939, 8 Prince's Gardens, Knightsbridge, London, England UK d. Abt 15 Aug 2017, London, England UK (Age 77 years)   3. Living
  Family ID	F1102	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2010

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 01 May 1891 - Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France Christening - 21 Oct 1891 - St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK Marriage - 20 Feb 1930 - St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK Death - 14 Apr 1974 - London, England UK Burial - 19 Apr 1974 - Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Philip Argenti
  		6th day, Chios family reunion: Argentikon Philip Argenti
  		6th day, Chios family reunion: Argentikon Philip Argenti statue (detail)
  		Bayswater Road, London, England photo 2009. From at least 1891 to the 1950s the stretch of Bayswater Road facing Hyde Park between Clarendon Place and Albion Street was called Hyde Park Terrace (but not so on Charles Booth 1898 map). The original buildings have been replaced. Pandely L. and Fanny Argenti lived at 16 Hyde Park Terrace, Bayswater, with their family in 1901.
  		25 Half Moon Street, London, England Philip Argenti lived at this Piccadilly address in 1930.
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Philippe Pantaleon Argenti birth certificate
  		Obituary of Philip Argenti The Times (London), Tuesday, 16 Apr 1974
  		Philip L. Chryssoveloni, Chios through the Ages (Athens, 1937) Philip Argenti is mentioned on pages 42-43
  		West Norwood Cemetery Register for plot 33130, sq 43, no. 253-254 on Greek plan
  		West Norwood Cemetery Register entry for grave 21077

  
  

  Headstones » Slide Show		West Norwood Cemetery Pandely Leonidas Argenti family crypt
  		West Norwood Cemetery Pandely Leonidas Argenti family crypt
  		West Norwood Cemetery Pandely Leonidas Argenti family crypt
  		West Norwood Cemetery Pandely Leonidas Argenti family crypt - stained glass

  
  

• Sources

  [S49] Χρυσοβελόνης, Φίλιππος Λ [Philip L. Chryssoveloni], Χίος και Χίοι διά μέσου των αιώνων, (digital document, originally published Athens,1937), 42-43. [S109] National Portrait Gallery, London UK. [S124] 1939 England and Wales Register. [S125] 1901 England Census. [S68] Kyriakos Metaxas, editor, The Greek Gazette, (London, England), Dec 1976, 7. Records of Baptisms from the Church of St. Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater [S78] West Norwood Cemetery registers, London, England. [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] [S59] Michel Calapodis, LA COMMUNAUTÉ GRECQUE À MARSEILLE, (Paris:L'Harmattan (link)), 211ff. [S68] Kyriakos Metaxas, editor, The Greek Gazette, (London, England). Marriages Celebrated at the Holy Wisdom (Saint Sophia) in Moscow Road, Bayswater [London]