Family Group Sheet
Family Group Sheet
NameMichel Emmanuel (Emmanuel) Rodocanachi, 8G Grandson
Birth14 Dec 1821, Chios, Greece/Hellenes
Death3 Apr 1901, London, England
MemoArgenti says 3 Apr 1901.
Burial9 Apr 1901, Hellenic Enclosure, West Norwood Cemetery, London, England
Residence1884, 66 Westbourne Terrace, Bayswater, Westminster, London, England
MemoAlso recorded at this address in 1863.
Residence1855-1862, 3 Gloucester Square, Bayswater, London, England
Residence1853, Marseille, France
Residence1840, Office: 13 Liverpool Street, Bishopsgate, City of London, England
OccupationMerchant.
OriginChios. Took British citizenship 16 Jan 1854.
Note 1(Vlachou) Founding director and chairman of the Baltic Exchange Company, London. His fellow founders were J. H. W. Schroder and Pandia ‘Zeus’ Ralli. A member of the Finance Committee for the building of St Sophia’s church, London.
Note 2Founded The Bank of Turkey in London with William Gladstone in 1858 while among others working for the bank in Constantinople were Antoine Vlasto, J. T. Ralli and A. Mavrogordato.
Note 3He and his cousin Paul (Pandia) Rodocanachi set up the London firm of Rodocanachi Brothers Merchants in 1840. Around 1860 he founded the Imperial Bank and subsidiary property companies.
Note 4He was advised to live in Worthing because of his asthma where he bought land (presumably where his son Emmanuel built the mansion called ‘Chios’). A judge for the London International Exhibition of 1882.
Note 5According to Martin Hopkinson in 2013, a ‘Chiote library’ in Worthing (present whereabouts unknown) may have included C19th portraits of Chiots. Presumably library was linked to the Rodocanachi family living in Worthing.
FlagsCalvocoressi, Caradja, Chios, Coressi, Giustiniani Pi, Greece, Grimaldi, LIverpool, London, Marseille, Mavrogordato, Maximo, Petrocochino, Ralli(Chaviara), Rodocanachi, Scanavi, Schilizzi, Vouro
FatherEmmanuel (Paul) Rodocanachi (1789-1855)
MotherFranga ‘Fanny’ (Theodore) Mavrogordato (1795-1880)
Marriage18 May 1853, Marseille, France
SpouseAriadne (Michael) Petrocochino, 7G Granddaughter
Birth29 May 1827, Marseille, France
Death15 Apr 1859, London, England
Burial30 Apr 1859, Hellenic Enclosure, West Norwood Cemetery, London, England
OccupationRentier.
OriginChios
Note 1(Katsaros) She was apparently the subject of a portrait by Bernardo Amiconi. Metaxa records say aged 24 at her death...
FlagsLondon, Marseille, Petrocochino, Prassacachi
Children
1 MEmmanuel Michel (Michel) Rodocanachi, 9G Grandson
Birth11 Sep 1855, Bayswater, Westminster, London, England
MemoMetaxa says 21 Sep 1855.
Death14 Feb 1932, London, England
Burial17 Feb 1932, Hellenic Enclosure, West Norwood Cemetery, London, England
SpouseAlexandra (John) Agelasto , 9G Granddaughter (1870-1958)
Marriage28 Aug 1888, Greek Orthodox Cathedral, St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, Westminster, London, England
ChildrenMichael George (Emmanuel) (1889-1899)
 Ariadne Alexandra (Emmanuel) (1891-1935)
 John Emmanuel ‘Jack’ (Emmanuel) (1893-1978)
 Aglaia ‘Christine’ (Emmanuel) (1894-1971)
 Fanny (Emmanuel) (1902-1903)
 Eirene Alexandra (Emmanuel) (1905-1990)
2 MMichel Michel (Michael) Rodocanachi, 9G Grandson
Birth8 Nov 1856, London, England
Death16 Dec 1911, London, England
Burial20 Dec 1911, Hellenic Enclosure, West Norwood Cemetery, London, England
MemoRecorded on a Rodocanachi family tomb.
SpouseDespina (George) Scaramanga , 11G Granddaughter (1861-1914)
Marriage26 Jan 1884, Greek Orthodox Cathedral, St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, Westminster, London, England
Married MemoArgenti says Crawley Down, Sussex.
ChildrenGeorge Michel (Michel) (1887-1899)
 Theodore Emmanuel (Michel) (1889-1983)
 Elizabeth ‘Elise’ (Michel) (1891-ca1982)
 Ariadne (Michel) (1886-?)
 Helen (Michel) (1898-?)
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