John (Matthew) Ziffo

Notes:

John Matthew Ziffo [80 Westbourne Terrace] appears on the 1910, 1913, 1915, 1918 electoral register Paddington South parliamentary division, Westminster county/borough; [57 Palmerston House, abode - 80 Westbourne Terrace] 1912, 1914; [57 Palmerston House, abode - 18 Cleveland Gardens W] London/City of London 1918, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924; [18 Cleveland Gardens W] 1918, 1919, 1921 Paddington and St Marylebone/Westminster; 1922, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1930, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937 Paddington/Westminster; 1928 Paddington and Poplar/Westminster.

1911 England census for 80 Westbourne Terrace, Hyde Park, Paddington, London W, household headed by John Ziffo, 62, b. Athens, Greece, married 24 years, 2 children, 2 living, East India merchant, exporter cotton goods, importer jute & grain, Greek nationality; wife Argyrie, 24, b. Liverpool; daughters Dessie, 23, b. Calcutta; Olga, 21, b. London, Paddington; both single; 6 servants.

1921 Census Of England & Wales includes: John Ziffo, b. 1849, Greece; Arghyri Ziffo, b. 1862, Liverpool, Lancashire; Despina Ziffo, b. 1888, India; for the household in Paddington, London.

Died:
His estate was administered by Pandia Calvocoressi and Emmanuel Demetriadi.

Buried:
burial in plot 21775, sq 28-42, Greek plan no. 8, reg. pg. 17995, no. 73124

John married Arghyri (Dimitrios) Petrocochino on 16 Oct 1886 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK. Arghyri (daughter of Dimitrios (Emmanuel) Petrocochino and Despina (Matthew) Rodocanachi) was born on 23 Jan 1861 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England UK; was christened on 26 Apr 1861 in Greek Church of St Nicholas, Liverpool, Lancashire, England UK; died on 17 Jan 1954 in Albury, London Road, East Grinstead, Sussex, England UK; was buried on 29 Jan 1954 in Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Despina Ziffo [18 Cleveland Gardens W] appears on the 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938 UK electoral register, Paddington parliamentary division, Westminster county/borough.

1911 England census for 80 Westbourne Terrace, Hyde Park, Paddington, London W, household headed by John Ziffo, 62, b. Athens, Greece, married 24 years, 2 children, 2 living, East India merchant, exporter cotton goods, importer jute & grain, Greek nationality; wife Argyrie, 24, b. Liverpool; daughters Dessie, 23, b. Calcutta; Olga, 21, b. London, Paddington; both single; 6 servants.

The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address Rushetts, Cuckfield, Sussex, lists Despina Ziffo, b. 9 Nov 1887, Single; and Arghire Ziffo, b. 4 Feb 1861, widowed, both Private Means.

Birth:
A daughter was born at Calcutta, 9 Nov 1887, to the wife of J. M. Ziffo according to the birth notice in The Times of India, 14 Nov 1887.

Died:
Despina Ziffo died 30 Jun 1962, spinster, Albury, London Rd, East Grinstead, Sussex. Midland Bank was the executor and Olga Rodocanachi, her sister, the personal representative (The London Gazette, 14 Aug 1962).

Buried:
burial in plot 21775, sq 28-42, Greek plan no. 8, reg. pg. 19515, no. 85283.

Notes:

Olga Rodocanachi is listed as the personal representative regarding the estate of Despina Ziffo (her sister), who died 30 Jun 1962, spinster, Albury, London Rd, East Grinstead, Sussex. Midland Bank was the executor(The London Gazette, 14 Aug 1962).

1899 directory lists John Ziffo, 48 Lanark Villas, Clifton Rd., Maida, Vale W, London. Lanark Villas was a street that ran parallel between Maida Vale and Portsdown [now Randolph Avenue], bookended by Stranraer P. (what is now the intersection of Randolph Crescent) and Clifton Road, identified in the 1898 Charles Booth online archive.

Funeral regisger calls her Mary Olga.

Olga Rodocanachi [84 Gloucester Terrace] appears on the 1919 UK electoral register, Paddington and St Marylebone parliamentary division, Westminster county/borough; 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1931, 1932, 1933 Paddington/Westminster; 1928 Paddington and Poplar/Westminster.

1911 England census for 80 Westbourne Terrace, Hyde Park, Paddington, London W, household headed by John Ziffo, 62, b. Athens, Greece, married 24 years, 2 children, 2 living, East India merchant, exporter cotton goods, importer jute & grain, Greek nationality; wife Argyrie, 24, b. Liverpool; daughters Dessie, 23, b. Calcutta; Olga, 21, b. London, Paddington; both single; 6 servants.

1921 Census Of England & Wales includes: Peter Rodocanachi, b.1891, London; Olga Rodocanachi, b. 1889, London; Cecil Matthew Rodocanachi, b. 1919, London; Eric Anthony Rodocanachi, b. 1915, London; for a household in Paddington, London.

The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address Tiltwood, Cuckfield, Sussex, lists Olga M Rodocanachi, b. 2 Dec 1889, Divorced, Unpaid Domestic Duties; Ambrose G Scaramanga, b. 31 Dec 1869, Private Means; wife Nina Scaramanga, b. 3 Jun 1879, Married, Unpaid Domestic Duties.

Christened:
Godparent: Alexandra Argenti

Buried:
burial in plot 21775, sq 28-42, Greek plan no. 8, reg. pg. 12772, no. 7338.

Olga married Peter (Pandia) Rodocanachi on 31 Oct 1914 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK, and was divorced before 1939. Peter (son of Pandia Peter (Peter) Rodocanachi and Alexandra (Paul) Schilizzi) was born on 21 Dec 1890 in London, England UK; was christened on 29 Jan 1891 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK; died on 20 Apr 1952 in Uckfield, Sussex, England UK; was buried in Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address 69 South Avenue, Shardlow, Derbyshire, lists Eric A Rodocanachi, 26 Oct 1915, Single, Aero Engine Test Inspect.

1921 Census Of England & Wales includes: Peter Rodocanachi, b.1891, London; Olga Rodocanachi, b. 1889, London; Cecil Matthew Rodocanachi, b. 1919, London; Eric Anthony Rodocanachi, b. 1915, London; for a household in Paddington, London.

Christened:
Godparent: Virginia Schilizzi

Died:
His estate was handled by: Janson, Cobb, Pearson & Co., 22 College Hill, London E.C.4, Solicitors, his brother Cecil Matthew Rodocanachi and Elsie Mary Rodocanachi (London Gazette 1 Oct 1965).

Eric married Hilda V. Taylor in sum 1940 in Shardlow, Derbyshire, England UK. Hilda was born in spr 1920 in Fareham, Hampshire, England UK; died about Jun 1957 in Shardlow, Derbyshire, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eric married Elsie Mary (Percy) Hallam in Jun 1957 in Shardlow, Derbyshire, England UK. Elsie was born on 28 Mar 1916 in Prestwich, Greater Manchester, England UK; died in Feb 1998 in Derbyshire, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1921 Census Of England & Wales includes: Peter Rodocanachi, b.1891, London; Olga Rodocanachi, b. 1889, London; Cecil Matthew Rodocanachi, b. 1919, London; Eric Anthony Rodocanachi, b. 1915, London; for a household in Paddington, London.

Christened:
Godparent: Despina Ziffo

Died:
Estate was handled by Collyer-Bristow, 4 Bedford Row, London WC1R 4DF, Solicitor; David John Napier Edward Yorke and Katherine Daphne Waite (London Gazette 15 Nov 1983).

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]