Family Group Sheet
Family Group Sheet
NameAmbrose Leonidas (Leonidas) Argenti
Birth15 Aug 1804, Chios, Greece/Hellenes
Death2 Mar 1871, London, England
Burial11 Mar 1871, Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England
MemoIn the Ambrose Argenti family vault.
Residence1853, 95 Westbourne Terrace, Bayswater, London, England
Residence1841, 43 Finsbury Circus, City of London, England
Residence1844, Office: 43 Finsbury Circus, City of London, England
Residence1844, Office: 3 Albion Place, London Wall, City of London, England
OccupationMerchant. Head of the Argenti family firm. Presumably a partner (founder?) of Argenti Sechiari & Co., of Finsbury Circus, London?
OriginChios. British citizenship 13 Feb 1849.
Note 1(Chadzi-Leonidi) His portrait by G. F. Watts R.A. (1861) hangs in the Koraïs Museum, Chios. He gave in 1849 a pair of English made silver candlesticks to St Sophia Church, London.
Note 2Martin Hopkison says that his portrait, which he thinks is by Victor Mottez, is reproduced in ‘The Greek Orthodox Church in London’ by Michael Connstantinides (Oxford 1933).
Note 3Senior partner and founder of Argenti, Schilizzi & Co (formerly Argenti, Sechiari & Co., founded before 1844). Churchwarden of the church of Our Saviour and one of its trustees in 1849.
Note 4One of the three trustees who signed the contract on 1849 for the land on which the Greek Church at London Wall was built. One of the oldest, most esteemed and respected members of the Baltic Exchange.
Note 5The 1841 England Census reports the household living at 43 Finsbury Circus, London: Ambroise Argenti, 35, merchant; [his wife] Henrietta, 20, both foreign born; [their daughter] Mary Argenti, 9 months, born in England...
Note 5... Pandia Argenti, 40, merchant [possibly Pandia Leonidas (Leonidas) Argenti]; Stephen Sechiari, 25, Ambroise Sechiari, 25; John Sechiari, 20; all four merchants; and Nicolas Scaramanga, 15, border, all five foreign born; and four servants.
Flags***, Argenti, Giustiniani Fi, Giustiniani Pi, Mavrogordato, Maximo, Petrocochino, Ralli (Chaviara), Ralli (Pitsis), Sechiari
FatherLeonidas Pandely (Pandely) Argenti + (1743-1822)
MotherMarouko (Augustus) Sechiari (1767-1849)
Marriage12 Sep 1839, Vienna, Austria
SpouseOriettou ‘Henrietta’ (Georges) Scaramanga, 5G Granddaughter
Birth2 Jun 1820, Chios, Greece/Hellenes
Death17 Dec 1903, London, England
MemoArgenti says 18 Dec 1903, London.
Burial21 Dec 1903, Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England
Note 1(Coco) Also referred to as Harietta.
Flags***, Casanova, Giustiniani Pi, Mavrogordato, Maximo, Ralli (Chaviara), Ralli (Pitsis), Scaramanga, Schilizzi, Sechiari
FatherGeorge (Nicolas) Scaramanga (1788-1856)
MotherVirginia (Paraskeva) Sechiari (1799-1849)
Children
1 FMarigo (Ambrose) Argenti, 6G Granddaughter
Birth5 Sep 1840, London, England
Death26 Jan 1879, Paris, France
MemoArgenti says 27 Jan.
Burial1 Feb 1879, Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England
SpouseNicolas (Andreas) Argenti , 7G Grandson (1834-1883)
Marriage14 Jun 1862, Church of Our Saviour, London Wall, City of London, England
ChildrenAndreas Nicholas ‘André’ (Nicholas) (1863-1924)
Ambrose Nicholas (Nicolas) (1866-1952)
Alexandros (Nicolas) (1868-1869)
Ioulia (Nicolas) (1864-1864)
Alexander (Nicolas) (1870-1934)
Arietta ‘Henrietta’ (Nicolas) (1865-1908)
2 FVierou (Ambrose) Argenti, 6G Granddaughter
Birth14 Apr 1842, London, England
Death10 May 1902, London, England
MemoGrave named Vera.
Burial15 May 1902, Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England
SpouseMichael George (Georges) Schilizzi , 6G Grandson (1836-1903)
Marriage11 Jun 1863, Church of Our Saviour, London Wall, City of London, England
ChildrenMina (Michael) (1865-1865)
George (Michael) (1876-1925)
3 FMarietta (Ambrose) Argenti, 6G Granddaughter
Birth26 Oct 1843, London, England
Death11 Feb 1924, London, England
Burial16 Feb 1924, Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England
SpouseParaskeva George (Georges) Sechiari (1836-1900)
Marriage30 Jun 1863, Church of Our Saviour, London Wall, City of London, England
ChildrenGeorge Paraskeva (Paraskeva) (1864-1951)
Marigo (Paraskeva) (1865-1963)
Arietta ‘Henrietta’ (Paraskeva) (1867-1942)
Marietta (Paraskeva) (1868-1868)
Ambrose Paraskeva 'Tom' (Paraskeva) (1870-1950)
Virginie (Paraskeva) (1872-1892)
Mina (Paraskeva) (1876-1967)
Pandia Paraskeva (Paraskeva) (1880-1969)
Pandely (Paraskeva) (1887-?)
4 MGeorge Ambrose (Ambrose) Argenti, 6G Grandson
Birth31 May 1847, London, England
MemoMetaxa says 19 May 1847
Death23 Feb 1931, London, England
Burial26 Feb 1931, Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England
MemoService at St Sophia’s.
SpouseArghyro (Theodore) Sechiari (1851-1919)
Marriage4 Jun 1872, Marseille, France
ChildrenArietta ‘Henrietta’ (George) (1873->1935)
Maria (George) (1875-?)
Eugenia ‘Jenny’ (George) (1878-1956)
5 MLeonidas (Ambrose) Argenti, 6G Grandson
Birth19 May 1846, London, England
Death10 Oct 1890, Brighton, Sussex, England
Burial15 Oct 1890, Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England
SpouseAlexandra (Dimitrios) Petrocochino , 7G Granddaughter (1858-1941)
Marriage8 Jan 1881, Greek Orthodox Cathedral, St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England
Married MemoArgenti says 6 Jan 1881.
ChildrenAmbrose (Leonidas) (1882-1950)
Despina Maria (Leonidas) (1885-1918)
6 MPandely (Ambrose) Argenti, 6G Grandson
Birth26 Jan 1853, London, England
Death4 Jul 1885, London, England
Burial9 Jul 1885, Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England
SpouseSuzanne (Leonidas) Argenti , 7G Granddaughter (1855-1891)
Marriage19 Feb 1878, Marseille, France