Family Group Sheet
Family Group Sheet
NameJohn Copeland (Emmanuel) Zygomala JP
Birth9 Apr 1816, Chios, Greece/Hellenes
MemoArgenti says 9 August...
Death6 Jul 1886, Manchester, England
Burial10 Jul 1886, Orthodox Cemetery, Manchester, England
MemoArdwick Orthodox Cemetery, Manchester
ResidenceBirch House, 236 Bury New Road, Higher Broughton, Manchester, England
OccupationMerchant. Partner in Stavert, Zigomala and Co, based in Minshull Street, Manchester.
OriginChios. Turkey. Took British citizenship 30 Apr 1866.
Note 1How come a man from Chios of this era has the name Copeland?
Note 1Jane Blake says her her great-grandfather escaped from the 1822 massacre as a baby by being rowed out to sea by his nurse, was picked up by a passing boat appear to have ended up in Marseilles, but Pandia would have been aged about 6.
Note 2More certainly he was rescued (bought out of slavery?) by an American named Copeland who educated him and gave him a start in the USA. He then moved to Glasgow and then Manchester.
Note 3He joined the Manchester Chamber of Commerce and served as a director for fifteen years. He also became a Justice of the Peace, a churchwarden at the Greek church, and served on various committees devoted to Hellenic causes. He was an active Liberal.
Note 4In 1885, the year before his death, the Greek government honoured him with the Greek Cross of the Redeemer, the oldest and highest award given, in recognition of his “patriotic zeal”.
Note 5He travelled to Chios where he not only found his mother alive but also met a lady, Aspasia Petrocochino, who afterwards became his wife. He brought both his mother and his intended back to Manchester. His mother, Elizabeth Zigomala, died aged 77 in 1870.
FlagsChios, Greece, Manchester, Zygomala
FatherEmmanuel (Andreas) Zygomala (?-1822)
MotherZambelou ‘Elizabeth’ (Ioannis) Psycha (1793-1870)
Marriage12 Feb 1849, Chios, Greece/Hellenes
SpouseAspasia (Pandia) Petrocochino, 9G Granddaughter
Birth9 Jul 1831, Andros, Greece
Death3 Dec 1906, London, England
Burial8 Dec 1906, Ardwick Cemetery, Manchester, England
OriginChios.
Note 1(Katsaros) She met her future husband when he was on a journey to find his mother on Chios who he had heard had survived the 1822 Massacre and was still alive.
FlagsArgenti, Calvocoressi, Cantacuzene, Caralli, Chios, Coressi, Giustiniani Fi, Giustiniani Pi, Greece, London, Manchester, Mavrogordato, Maximo, Petrocochino, Ralli(Chaviara), Rodocanachi, Scanavi, Vouro
FatherPandia (Antonios) Petrocochino (1783-1848)
MotherFranga (Ioannis) Caralli (1790-1874)
Children
1 FZambelou Franga ‘Elizabeth’ 'Lizzie' (John) Zygomala, 10G Granddaughter
Birth9 Jul 1850, Bradford, Yorkshire, England
MemoArgenti gives baptism date for birth date.
Death8 Feb 1928, Shalford, Surrey, England
Burial1928, Wonersh & Blackheath Cemetery, Wonersh, Surrey, England
SpouseAlexander (Theodore) Ralli (1839-1913)
Marriage15 Feb 1873, Manchester, England
Married MemoRalli family tree says 1872.
ChildrenAspasia (Alexander) (1873-1874)
Sappho 'Sophia' (Alexander) (1873-1936)
Julia Aspasia (Alexander) (1875-1952)
Ioanna Alexandra 'Joan' (Alexander) (1883-?)
2 FIoulia ‘Julia’ (John) Zygomala, 10G Granddaughter
Birth8 Oct 1851, Bradford, Yorkshire, England
MemoArgenti says 26 Sep 1851.
Death26 Sep 1937, Stanhoe Hall, Norfolk, England
SpouseAndrew Pandia (Pandia) Scaramanga , 9G Grandson (1841-1901)
Marriage14 Oct 1871, Manchester, England
ChildrenAspasia Elizabeth (Andrew) (1881-1881)
Mina (Andrew) (1872-1950)
Pandia Andrew (Andrew) (1877-1952)
3 FFranga (John) Zygomala, 10G Granddaughter
Birth28 May 1856, Manchester, England
MemoArgenti says 16 May 1856.
Death7 Nov 1935, London, England
SpousePandely (John) Sagrandi (1850-1890)
Marriage10 Aug 1878, Manchester, England
ChildrenAikaterini Elizabeth (Pandely) (1879-1960)
4 MEmmanuel (John) Zygomala, 10G Grandson
Birth19 Jan 1858, Manchester, England
Death23 Apr 1859, Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Burial27 Apr 1859, Ardwick Cemetery, Manchester, England
5 MMajor Pandia John ‘Jack’ (John) Zygomala Zigomala, 10G Grandson
Birth27 Oct 1862, Manchester, England
Death26 Nov 1933, London, England
MemoAnother source (or our error) says 26 Nov 1937.
SpouseFrances Hilda Keppel (Charles) North CBE (1869-1946)
Marriage16 Jan 1889, Rougham, Norfolk, England
ChildrenJohn Copeland (Pandia) (1898-1919)