Michel George (Zorzis) Mavrogordato & Fanny (Theodore) Sechiari

Family Group Sheet

NameMichel George (Zorzis) Mavrogordato, 1C3R

Birth2 Sep 1843, Livorno, Tuscany, Italy

Death4 Dec 1920, 62 Westbourne Terrace, Bayswater, Westminster, London, England

Burial1920, Hellenic Enclosure, West Norwood Cemetery, London, England

Residence1873, 62 Westbourne Terrace, Bayswater, Westminster, London, England

Residence1920, Office: 8 Great Winchester Street, City of London, England

OccupationMerchant.

OriginChios.

Note 1Catsiyannis could not establish the name of his firm which may well have traded with his brother Matteo in Livorno. Presumably the M.G. Mavrogordato who was a founding member of the Baltic Exchange (see Baltic Profiles by Frederick Kahl).

Note 2Following the 1893 financial crash, he took on the Palazzo Maurgordato in Livorno (a palatial residence still standing but neglected in 2014) from his brother Matteo who had lost his fortune. The Palazzo was sold in the 1920s.

Note 3Presumably he is not the Michael Mavrogordato commemorated on a marble plaque in Florence Cathedral.

Note 4Probate of £103,134 2s 4d was granted to his sons George Michel and Theodore Michel plus Constantine Manoli Vassiliadi (all merchants).

FlagsArgenti, Calvocoressi, Cantacuzene, Caradja, Caralli, Coressi, Giustiniani Fi, Giustiniani Pi, Grimaldi, Livorno, Mavrogordato, Maximo, Negroponte, Petrocochino, Ralli(Chaviara), Rodocanachi, Scanavi, Schilizzi, Vlasto, Vouro

FatherZorzis 'Georges' (Matheios) Mavrogordato (1813-1886)

MotherFranga (Michael) Vlasto (1821-1902)

Marriage6 Jul 1872, Marseille, France

SpouseFanny (Theodore) Sechiari, 4C4R

Birth8 Feb 1854, Marseille, France

Death18 Nov 1920, London, England

Burial1920, Hellenic Enclosure, West Norwood Cemetery, London, England

Memo{23 Nov 1920 Reburied with her husband in a different plot on 8 Dec 1920.

Residence1920, 62 Westbourne Terrace, Bayswater, Westminster, London, England

Note 1Probate of £50,071 10s was granted to her sons George and Theodore and to Constantine Manoli Vassiliadi.

FlagsCalvocoressi, Caradja, Coressi, Giustiniani Pi, Grimaldi, Mavrogordato, Maximo, Petrocochino, Ralli(Chaviara), Ralli(Pitsis), Rodocanachi, Scanavi, Schilizzi, Sechiari, Vouro

FatherTheodore (Paraskeva) Sechiari (1817-1885)

MotherMarie (Emmanuel) Rodocanachi (1829-1909)

Children

1 FFanny (Michel) Mavrogordato, 2C2R

Birth3 Oct 1873, London, England

Death13 May 1957

Burial1957, Hellenic Enclosure, West Norwood Cemetery, London, England

MemoPresumably

SpouseConstantine (Manoli) Vassiliadi (1865-1932)

Marriage20 Sep 1894, Greek Orthodox Cathedral, St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, Westminster, London, England

ChildrenMaria ‘Melita’ (Constantine) (1896-1982)

Irene ‘Nadine’ (Constantine) (1897-1982)