Person Sheet
Person Sheet
NameXenophon (Theodore) Kessisoglu, GGG Uncle
Birth1840, Kurucesme, Bosphorus, Turkey
Death25 Apr 1918, Hampstead, London, England
Burial1918, Hellenic Enclosure, West Norwood Cemetery, London, England
Residencebef 1918, Kurucesme, Bosphorus, Turkey
Residence1901, 2E Hyde Park Mansions, Marylebone, London, England
Memo1901 census.
Residence1918, 8 Boundary Road, St John’s Wood, London, England
OriginSmyrna and London.
Note 1The ‘black sheep’ and ‘gambler’ referred to in the 1921 Kessisoglu libel trial. He was maintained by a £320 p.a. allowance by four nephews and nieces. On his death the sum was continued at a rate of £120 p.a. But Emily sought to have the full amount continued by blackmailing and libelling his relatives.
FatherTheodore KESSISOGLU (1800-?)
MotherAngeliki (Giovanni) Boscovic ! (1805-?)
Spouses
1Emily [Kessisoglu] ?
Birth1862, Bournemouth, Dorset, England
MemoAccording 1901 to census records: aged 40.
Death1928, London, England
Residence1901, 2E Hyde Park Mansions, Marylebone, London, England
Memo1901 census.
Residence1921, 8 Boundary Road, St John’s Wood, London, England
Note 1In 1921 she was ordered by the High Court (Mr Justice Darling) to pay £6,000 in damages for libelling six of her husband’s relatives in an attempt to extort an allowance of £320 p.a.
Common Lawbef 1901
Common Law MemoNo proof of marriage.
ChildrenClaire Gilbert (~1888->1921)
Xenia Marie (1896-1897)