Family Group Sheet
Family Group Sheet
NameAnthony (Dimitrius) Mavrogordato, 11G Grandson
Birth4 Dec 1866, London, England
Death1 Jan 1921, Monterotondo, Livorno, Tuscany, Italy
Baptism26 Dec 1866, Church of Our Saviour, London Wall, City of London, England
Residence1920, 6 Via del Giglio, Florence, Italy
OccupationMerchant.
OriginChios.
Note 1Having been refused permission to marry his future wife Despina Petrocochino, he had a serious courtship with Penelope Benachi (later Penelope Delta) but finally married Despina following the death of her father.
God-parentsAnthony Mavrogordato.
Note 2Penelope Benachi’s father believed Anthony was a gold-digger, Anthony’s father having lost his fortune and been bankrupted.
Note 3Probate (English estate only) of £8,365 0s 6d was granted to Michel Mavrgordato.
FlagsArgenti, Avierino, Cantacuzene, Caradja, Coressi, Giustiniani Fi, Giustiniani Pi, Grimaldi, Livorno, London, Mavrogordato, Maximo, OurSaviourLondonWall, Petrocochino, Prassacachi, Ralli(Chaviara), Ralli(Pitsis), Rodocanachi, Scanavi, Scaramanga, Schilizzi, Sechiari, Tamvaco1, Vlasto, Vouro, Zygomala
FatherDimitrius (Antonios) Mavrogordato (1834-1900)
MotherChariclea (Zorzis) Schilizzi (1841-1890)
Marriage22 Sep 1900, Greek Orthodox Cathedral, St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, Westminster, London, England
SpouseDespina (Eustratius) Petrocochino, 10G Granddaughter
Birth10 Jul 1865, London, England
Death19 Nov 1901, London, England
Burial23 Nov 1901, West Byfleet, Surrey, England
MemoWith an inscription on a Mavrogordato tomb at the West Norwood Hellenic Enclosure.
Baptism5 Aug 1865, Church of Our Saviour, London Wall, City of London, England
Residence1901, 72 Westbourne Terrace, Bayswater, Westminster, London, England
OriginChios.
Note 1She was engaged to Anthony Mavrogordato (1866-1921) but her father refused the match having lost money invested in Mavrogordato’s father’s business. The couple could marry after her father’s death.... She died in childbirth soon after.
Marr. WitnessE. A. Mavrogordato and George K. Tamvaco.
God-parentsDimitrios E. Petrocochino.
FlagsArgenti, Avierino, Calvocoressi, Cantacuzene, Coressi, Galati, Giustiniani Fi, Giustiniani Pi, Grimaldi, London, Mavrogordato, Maximo, OurSaviourLondonWall, Petrocochino, Ralli(Chaviara), Rodocanachi, Scanavi, Sevastopoulos, Vlasto, Vouro
MotherAngeliki (Petros) Vlasto (1837-1868)
Children
1 FDespina (Anthony) Mavrogordato, 11G Granddaughter
Birth18 Nov 1901, London, England
Death17 Mar 1902, Manchester, England
MemoAged 4 months. Argenti says 15-03-1902.
Burial19 Mar 1902, Hellenic Enclosure, West Norwood Cemetery, London, England
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