Person Sheet
Person Sheet
NameMichael George (Zorzis) Rodocanachi, 4C4R
Birth1811, Chios, Greece/Hellenes
Death1 Jan 1878, 8 Rochester Terrace, St Pancras, London, England
Burial5 Jan 1878, Hellenic Enclosure, West Norwood Cemetery, London, England
Residence1853, St Pancras, Westminster, London, England
OccupationMerchant. Stockbroker.
OriginChios. Turkey. Took British citizenship 26 Nov 1864. Died of bronchitis and asthma.
Note 1Did he really have a child within nine days of his marriage - yes according to church records! It looks as though his family may have turned its back on his marriage to a servant girl or similar!
FatherZorzis (Michael) Rodocanachi (?-<1853)
MotherDespina (Dimitrios) Rodocanachi (1794-1821)
Spouses
1Eleanor (Robert) Harper
Birth?
Death1864, London, England
MemoThe only Eleanor in the UK BMD according to Michael Agelasto. Certainly before 1878.
Residence1853, St Pancras, Westminster, London, England
Note 1This looks like a sad little marriage in which Kate Goddard, perhaps a fellow servant girl and sister of Rosina, stands in as a witness along with Michael’s brother Emmanuel (who had married an unlikely Rosina Goddard the year before...).
Marr. WitnessEmmanuel Rodocanachi and Kate Goddard (at St Sophia). Emanuel George Rodocanachi and Mary Ann Harper.
FatherRobert Harper (?-<1853)
Marriage10 Aug 1853, Church of Our Saviour, London Wall, City of London, England
Married MemoA marriage at St Pancras Church, London, is recorded on 13 Aug 1853.
ChildrenDespina (Michael) (1853-?)
 Vierou (Michael) (1855-?)
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