Paraskeva George (Georges) Sechiari^{[1, 2, 3]}

1836 - 1900  (63 years)

• Name	Paraskeva George (Georges) Sechiari
  Birth	10 Nov 1836	Constantinople/Istanbul Turkey
  Gender	Male
  Death	11 Jul 1900	The Poplars, Newlands, Edgware, London, England UK
  Burial	14 Jul 1900	Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK
  	register entry A27891 Ant Paraschis presiding [4] burial plot no. 10060 [5]
  Notes	His sister is Arghyro (Georges) Sechiari, who married Demosthene Agelasto. Residence, London, England: 1871, 95 Westbourne Terrace; 1880, 3 Adam's Court; 7 Craven Hill (daughter's in 1910, presumably his until his death); Poplars Newlands Edgware (burial registry). With Pandely George Sechiari, Parasqueva Ambrose Sechiari, Parasqueva Theodore Sechiari and Constantine Deroussi, he was parters in Sechiari Brothers and Co., No. 4, Bishopsgate St., London, Merchants, until it dissolved 31 Dec 1889, to be continued by himself and Pandely George Sechiari. London Gazette 30 Jun 1899, 31 Dec 1889 He was an investor in the International Bank of London Limited. London Gazette 25 Feb 1880. P. Sechiari was chairman of Gascoyne (Murchison) Gold Fields Exploring Company, Limited. London Gazette 28 June 1898. P.G. Sechiari, 6 Great Winchester Street, London, was co-liquidator of the Venezuelan Mines, Limited London Gazette 23 March 1897. Parasqueva Sechiari, along with Emanuel Antonio Mavrogordato, Peter Pandia Rodocanachi, and Theodore Emanuel Schilizzi, operating out of 2 Bishopsgate Street, London, was co-liquidator of the Archangel Marine Insurance Company Limited (London Gazette 31 Dec 1880, 18 Aug 1885.) Parasqueva Schilizzi was listed as a member of the Baltic Exchange, 1886 (Harlaftis, A History of Greek-owned Shipping, p. 58). Parasqueva Sechiari, London, was on the Board of Directors of the Archangel Marine Insurance Company (Limited) (The Pall Mall Gazette, 8 Jul 1873). P. Sechiari is listed among a delegation which met with Lord Derby of the Foreign Office to discuss the British role in and the threat to Greek merchants' interests due to strife between Greece and Turkey (The Times [London], 6 Feb 1878). 1871 England census: 95 Westbourne Terrace, London, household headed by Madame [Ambrose L.] Argenti, 50, widow, b. Chios; son Pandia, 18, b. London; daughter Vierou, 28, b. London; son-in-law Michael Schilizzi, 37, East India merchant, b. Constantinople; daughter Marietta; Sechiari, 27, b. London; son-in-law Paraskeva Sechiari, 34, general merchant, b.Constantinople; their children: George, 6; Marigo, 5; Henrietta, 4; and Ambrose, 1, all b. London; & 7 servants. 1881 England Census: 7 Craven Hill, London, household headed by Paraskeva Sechiari, 44, merchant, b. Constantinople; wife Marietta, 37; daughters; Marigo, 15; Henrietta, 14; Virginia, 8; Alina, 4; son Pandia, 1, all b. London; & 7 servants. Origin: Constantinople Paraskevas G Sechiari was associated with Argenti Sechiari et Cie London; co-director Anglo Foreign Bank, 1880, London; his father was an associate founder, responsible for Constantinople. [6] Parasquava George Sechiari [The Poplars, Newlands, Edgware] appears on the 1887, 1888, 1889, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1896, 1897, 1900 UK electoral register, Harrow parliamentary division, Harrow county/borough (residence Newlands Edgware).
  Person ID	I774	Agelasto
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2021

  
  

  Family	Marietta (Ambrose) Argenti,   b. 26 Oct 1843, [London, England UK] d. 11 Feb 1924, England UK (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	30 Jun 1863	Chapel of Our Saviour, Finsbury Circus, City of London, England UK
  	Witnesses/Sponsors: D. Sechiari & Emmanuel Mavrogordato; Narkissos Morphinos presiding; entry 52 [7]
  Children	1. Maria (Paraskeva) Sechiari,   b. 06 Dec 1865, London, England UK d. 26 Jan 1963, London, England UK (Age 97 years)
  Family ID	F327	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Dec 2010

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Nov 1836 - Constantinople/Istanbul Turkey Marriage - 30 Jun 1863 - Chapel of Our Saviour, Finsbury Circus, City of London, England UK Death - 11 Jul 1900 - The Poplars, Newlands, Edgware, London, England UK Burial - 14 Jul 1900 - Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Nineties - odd numbers - block of Westbourne Terrace, London, England Paraskeva and Marietta Sechiari and their daughter Marigo lived at 95 Westbourne Terrace, Bayswater, with her mother and in-laws in 1871; photo 2009
  		7 Craven Hill, London, England photo 2009; Paraskeva and Marietta Sechiari lived at this address with their children, 1881-1910.
  		Adam's Court, London, England Paraskeva G Sechiari used the (likely business) address of 3 Adam's Court, in 1880.
  		Bishopsgate Street, London, England One of The City's main commercial streets. He operated out of 2 Bishopsgate Street (1880-1885).
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		1-2-6 Great Winchester St., London, England photo 2009; London renewed. Paraskeva G Sechiari worked out of 6 Great Winchester Street (1897).
  		Great Winchester St., London, England British Library archive photo

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Greek merchants' delegation with Lord Derby The Times (London) 6 Feb 1878)
  		West Norwood Cemetery Register for plot 10060
  		West Norwood Cemetery Register for plot 10060; re. theft
  		Parasqueva George Sechiari 1900 probate

  
  

  Headstones		West Norwood Cemetery face 1: Nicolas Argenti (1834-1883), Pandely P Sechiari (1887-1887), Leoni A Argenti (1846-1890), Gina P Sechiari (1872-1892); Parasqueva George Sechiari (1836-1900); face 2: Ambrose Argenti (1804-1871), daughter Marigo Argenti (1840-1879) who was wife of Nicolas Argenti; Mina M Schilizzi (1865-1865), Marietta P Sechiari (1868-1868; photo by Parker Agelasto
  		West Norwood Cemetery Argenti Schilizzi Tomb

  
  

• Sources

  [S107] UK National Probate Calendar Indexes, 1858-1966, 1973-1995. [S131] 1871 England Census. [S130] 1881 England Census. [S86] Kyriakos Metaxas, editor, The Greek Gazette, (London, England), Oct 1977, 12. Records of Burials at West Norwood Cemetery [S101] West Norwood Cemetery registers, London, England. [S99] Michel Calapodis, LA COMMUNAUTÉ GRECQUE À MARSEILLE, (L'Harmattan (link)), 223. Chart, 'Economic genealogy of the Argenti family, Marseille' [S86] Kyriakos Metaxas, editor, The Greek Gazette, (London, England), Mar 1977, 12. Records of Marriages from the Church of Our Saviour [London]