Constantine (Georges) Rodocanachi

1908 - 1981  (73 years)

• Name	Constantine (Georges) Rodocanachi
  Nickname	Kostia
  Birth	02 Apr 1908	Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France
  Gender	Male
  Death	08 Sep 1981	Geneva, Switzerland
  Notes	Residence: The Overflow, Basil Street, Knightsbridge, London, England; Vence, France; Geneva, Switzerland. Occupation: Cotton merchant with major interests in Egypt. After the Nasser régime had nationalised the cotton industry in Egypt, he traded for some time in Japan and then divided his time between his homes in Vence, Geneva and London (Christopher Long). Travel, New York City arrivals: Constantin Rodocanachi, 40, French citizen, 20 Aug 1948, on TWA from Shannon, Ireland, staying at the Plaza Hotel; 13 Dec 1948 from Cairo on TWA; 19 Oct 1951 from London on BOAC, with J. Laurence & Co., 60 Beaver St, NYC; 27 Aug 1953 from Paris on TWA; 10 Aug 1953 from Shannon, Ireland on KLM; 13 Jun 1954 from London on TWA; 19 Aug 1955 from Paris on Air France. C. Rodocanachi is included in the list: Greek presence in India between 1900-1050 from Thacker's Directory and Greek Church archives. [1]
  Person ID	I388	Negroponte-Agelasto
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2010

  
  

  Father	Dr. Georges (Constantine) Rodocanachi,   b. 27 Feb 1876, Sefton House, Sefton Park, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England UK d. 1944, Buchenvald Concentration Camp, Germany (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Fanny Marie Nathalie (Ernest) Vlasto,   b. 28 Nov 1884, Boulevard Haussmann 69, Paris 8ème, Île-de-France, France d. 13 Apr 1959, St. Mary's Hospital, London, England UK (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	22 Jun 1907	St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK
  	Church records say 9 Jun 1907; Witnesses/Sponsors: Fanny Zarifi & I.M. Zarifi; K. Pagonis presiding; entry 254. Argenti says 22 Jun 1907, London. Paddington Registrar’s office says 20 Jun 1907 (Christopher Long). [2]
  Family ID	F159	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Domina (Emmanuel) Zervoudachi,   b. 19 Nov 1910, Oggebbio, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piedmont, Italy
  Marriage	18 Jul 1935	Oggebbio, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piedmont, Italy
  	The signing of the marriage certificate apparently took place at the Consulat General of France, in Alexandria, 22 Jun 1935. The wedding was at Oggebbio VB, Italy, on 18 Jul 1935, performed by the Rev. Archimandrite Valiades of the Greek Orthodox Chrchof Lausanne, Switzerland (The Times [London] 19 Jul 1935). Engagement (announcement at Alexandria, Egypt) notice appeared in The Times (London) 20 Apr 1935.
  Divorce	02 Jul 1954	Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France
  Children	+ 1. Georges Paul (Constantine) Rodocanachi,   b. 22 Jan 1937, Alexandria, Egypt d. 21 May 2013, [Switzerland] (Age 76 years)
  Documents		Rodocanachi-Zervudachi marriage As reported in Journal des débats politiques et littéraires [Paris], 21 Jul 1935, p. 2.
  Family ID	F160	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Dec 2008

  
  

  Family 2	Francoise Odette Fergusson
  Marriage	17 Jun 1961	Geneva, Switzerland
  Family ID	F1309	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2008

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 02 Apr 1908 - Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France Marriage - 18 Jul 1935 - Oggebbio, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piedmont, Italy Divorce - 02 Jul 1954 - Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France Marriage - 17 Jun 1961 - Geneva, Switzerland Death - 08 Sep 1981 - Geneva, Switzerland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Constantine (Georges) Rodocanachi
  		Third cousins at play: Constantine Rodocanachi and Fanette Zarifi. © Christopher Long: ChristopherLong.co.uk.
  		Third cousins at more play © Christopher Long: ChristopherLong.co.uk.
  		Fanny Zarifi and Kostia Rodocanicha at Saltmarsh Castle, 1911 © Christopher Long: ChristopherLong.co.uk.
  		Playmate cousins, Sheringham, Norfolk, England 1913 Constantine Demetriadi, Fanny Zarifi, Helen Zarifi and Kostia Rodocanachi
  		Sheringham 1913 holiday Constantine Demetriadi, Argine Mitaranga, Helene Zarifi, Kostia Rodocanachi and Fanny Zarifi; © Christopher Long: ChristopherLong.co.uk.

  
  

  Documents

  Constantine Rodocanachi birth certificate

  
  

• Sources

  [S57] Dione Marcos-Dodis, A Chronicle of the Greeks in India: 1750-1950, (Dodoni Publications, Athens, 2002; ISBN 960-385-160-4). [S68] Kyriakos Metaxas, editor, The Greek Gazette, (London, England), Sep 1983, 12. Marriages Celebrated at the Holy Wisdom (Saint Sophia) in Moscow Road, Bayswater [London]