Genealogy Index

These genealogies, representing work and research over many years, inevitably remain incomplete. They contain all the publishable information currently available but are bound to contain errors. Their accuracy should not always be relied upon.

The purpose of this work is not merely to gather names and dates. It principally provides a background resource for the numerous histories, articles and image galleries featured elsewhere on this site. Hopefully it will also interest many of my 'cousins' searching for their roots.

In compiling these genealogies I've had much help from official records and published sources, though predominantly I’ve relied on original family records and enthusiastic help from hundreds of members of the families concerned, as well as amateur and professional historians, for all of which I’m most grateful.

For the genealogies of families of Greek/Hellenic origin I owe a great debt to Philip Argenti's Libro d'Oro de la Noblesse de Chios; to Metaxa's compendium of the records of the Greek churches in London, Liverpool and Manchester; and the historical works of Prince Mihai Dimitri Sturdza. However, I am especially grateful to the doyen of Greek family history, our friend George Vassiadis, for all his advice and help over more than a decade, as well to my distant cousins Patrick Streeter and Michael Agelasto who have for years generously shared information on our shared 'family'. But my greatest thanks go to my wife Sarah. Few wives have to study almost 25,000 of their in-laws. Without her enthusiasm and relentless effort this project would not have been possible.

1. Names in curved (brackets) are patronymic - i.e. they identify the individual's father. This convention helps to distinguish the many individuals who bear similar or identical names. In fact the 'patronymic' name convention was customary among most of the Hellenic families concerned in these genealogies.
2. Names in square [brackets] indicate that the person's own family name at birth is not known and the name of the spouse or mother is being used instead for identification.
3. Three dashes '---' indicate that a male's first name is unknown; four dashes '----' indicate that a female's first name is unknown.
4. A name followed by the mark º indicates that the person was, or is, known to me, Christopher Long.
5. Names followed by a question mark '?' indicate that further research is needed. Two question marks '??' mean that the individual’s identity may be unreliable.
6. A person's 'Origin' is usually derived from those claimed in official records and may not be literally true: e.g. many Chios diaspora families describe themselves as 'of Chios' even when born and/or brought up elsewhere.
7. References such as 'Uncle', 'GGG', ‘3C2R’, etc., generally indicate an individual's relationship to the head of the genealogy. Where stated, they show the relationship to the author.
8. Dates may be based on either the Julian or Gregorian calendars, resulting sometimes in anomalies of 13 days.
9. Names in 'inverted commas' are those by which a person was usually known.
10. Very occasionally a name is followed by '!'. This indicates that although the individual is known to be a descendant of a family or branch, the precise person to whom they are connected cannot be proved. Such 'informed guesses' are only ever made on compelling circumstantial evidence.
11. Please note that the precise web address of an individual person is likely to change whenever the pages are refreshed.
12. The identities of a dozen or so individuals have been ‘excluded’ from these records either at their own request or because they simply do not merit inclusion. They know who they are and why they’ve been excluded.
13. NB In the Greek/Hellenic genealogies the spelling of certain names presents problems or anomalies. Many Hellenic families (e.g. those from Chios, the Phanar, Epirus, the Balkans, Bessarabia, the Aegean, the Black Sea, the Levant, and the Magreb) appear here in translation from various languages and alphabets. Where a name is originally 'Greek', even the Greek 'archaic' and 'demotic' forms do not agree on how it was or should be spelled! Wherever possible I provide the name by which the individual was/is commonly known, though in most cases we have only official records for reference and these come from numerous countries attempting to render Greek words into their own languages and alphabets across more than 500 years. Furthermore, most cosmopolitan Hellenic families were inveterate travellers, almost invariably adapting their names to the form used in the host country. Thus Zannis from Chios could be Ioannis in Constantinople, Jean in Marseilles, John in London, Gianni in Italy, Johann in Vienna and Ivan in Russia. To make matters more complicated, almost all these individuals were known by family nick-names or diminutives: e.g. Kostia for Constantine, Strati for Eustratios and Manoli for Emmanuel. To simplify matters I have standardised spelling to an approximation of what the name sounded like in the place and period concerned – except where the 'owner' appears to have had a clear preference. A complicating factor is the enthusiasm among French historians for systematically converting foreign names into their French equivalent! In other words the following are all variants of the same thing: Maria, Marie, Marietta, Marigo, Marika, Mariora, Marouko, Marouletta, Maroussa, Maroussaki, Mary, etc... as would be Vlasto, Vlastos, Vlastou, etc...

Genealogies of families originating in the Hellenes, Aegean and Chios compiled by Christopher Long (a descendant or kinsman of most of them!).

1. The Agelasto Family of Chios – A Genealogy Updated 06-02-2012
2. The Argenti Family of Chios – A Genealogy Updated 06-02-2012
3. The Baltazzi Family of Constantinople – A Genealogy Updated 06-02-2012
4. The Benachi Family of Alexandria – A Genealogy Updated 06-02-2012
5. The Callimachi Family of Constantinople – A Genealogy Updated 06-02-2012
6. The Calvocoressi Family of Chios – A Genealogy Updated 06-02-2012
7. The Caradja Family of Constantinople – A Genealogy Updated 06-02-2012
8. The Caratheodori Family of Constantinople – A Genealogy Updated 06-02-2012
9. The Casanova Family of Chios – A Genealogy Updated 06-02-2012
10. The Choremi Family of Chios – A Genealogy Updated 06-02-2012
11. The Chryssoveloni Family of Chios – A Genealogy Updated 06-02-2012
12. The Coressi Family of Chios – A Genealogy Updated 06-02-2012
13. The Cozzika Family of Alexandria – A Genealogy Updated 06-02-2012
14. The Demetriadi Family of Smyrna – A Genealogy Updated 06-02-2012
15. The Eumorfopoulos Family of Chios – A Genealogy Updated 06-02-2012
16. The Galati Family – of Chios A Genealogy Updated 06-02-2012
17. The Ionides Family of Asia Minor – A Genealogy Updated 06-02-2012
18. The Mavrogordato Family of Chios – A Genealogy Updated 06-02-2012
19. The Maximo Family of Chios – A Genealogy Updated 06-02-2012
20. The Melas Family of Constantinople – A Genealogy Updated 06-02-2012
21. The Metaxa Family of Constantinople – A Genealogy Updated 06-02-2012
22. The Mourouzis Family of Constantinople – A Genealogy Updated 06-02-2012
23. The Negroponte Family of Chios – A Genealogy Updated 06-02-2012
24. The Paspati Family of Chios – A Genealogy Updated 06-02-2012
25. The Petrocochino Family of Chios – A Genealogy Updated 06-02-2012
26. The Prassacachi Family of Chios – A Genealogy Updated 06-02-2012
27. Rallis of Scio published privately May 1896 – A Genealogy Updated 06-02-2012
28. The Ralli Family (Athenian Branch) of Athens – A Genealogy Updated 06-02-2012
29. The Ralli Family (Chaviara Axeskoufotos, Chatta & Pitta Branches) of Chios – A Genealogy Updated 06-02-2012
30. The Ralli Family (Pitsis Branch) of Chios – A Genealogy Updated 06-02-2012
31. The Ralli Family (Spechlis Branch) of Chios – A Genealogy Updated 06-02-2012
32. The Rodocanachi Family of Chios (Sepsis & Sakoleva) of Chios – A Genealogy Updated 06-02-2012
33. The Scaramanga Family of Chios – A Genealogy Updated 06-02-2012
34. The Schilizzi Family of Chios – A Genealogy Updated 06-02-2012
35. The Sechiari Family – A Genealogy Offline
36. The Vlasto Family of Chios – A Genealogy Updated 06-02-2012
37. The Vlasto Family of Crete – A Genealogy Updated 06-02-2012
38. The Vouro Family of Chios – A Genealogy Updated 06-02-2012
39. The Zarifi Family of Phanar, Constantinople – A Genealogy Updated 06-02-2012

Genealogies of the Croil, Desormeaux, Long, Mitchell, Poole and Richardson families, compiled by Christopher Long (a descendant or kinsman of all of them!).

1. The Croil Family originally of Scotland – A Genealogy Updated 23-12-2007
2. The Denn Family of Norfolk? – A Genealogy Updated 23-12-2008
3. The Desormeaux / Gilson Family Originally from Normandy – A Genealogy Updated 21-08-2011
4. The Gilson Family originally of Normandy – A Genealogy Updated 23-12-2008
5. The Long Family originally of Norfolk, England – A Genealogy Removed 21-08-2011 at the insistence of a Mrs D. Lott
6. The Meek Family of Scotland – A Genealogy Updated 23-12-2008
7. The Mence Family of London? – A Genealogy Updated 23-12-2008
8. The Mitchell Family originally of Scotland – A Genealogy Updated 23-12-2008
9. The Poole Family originally of England – A Genealogy Updated 23-12-2008
10. The Richardson Family originally of Scotland – A Genealogy Updated 23-12-2008

Relations of Christopher Long

1. Relations of Christopher Long – A Genealogy Updated 28-12-2011
2. Whole Genealogy – Entire Archive of Genealogies Updated 28-12-2008 (Not Available Online)

Genealogies of the Pinney & Furze and related families, compiled by Sarah Long (née Furze) who is a descendant or kinsman of all of them.

1. The Pinney & Furze Families – Relations of Sarah Ruth Long (née Furze)
2. The Pinney & Furze Families – Descendants of King Edward l

Further reliable information, corrections or updates are always warmly welcomed at this address.

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