Person Sheet
Person Sheet
NameDr Michel Ernest Theodore Dimitri (Ernest) Vlasto °, Grandfather
Birth12 Feb 1888, 69 Boulevard Haussmann, Paris 8ème, France
Death29 May 1979, Gresham Lodge, Limpsfield, Surrey, England
MemoNatural
BurialJun 1979, Hellenic Enclosure, West Norwood Cemetery, London, England
MemoCremated
Baptism?
Residencebef 1900, 7 Rue Lamennais, Paris 8ème, France
Residence1911, 29 Porchester Terrace, Bayswater, Westminster, London, England
Residence1920s-1930s, 16 Porchester Terrace, Bayswater, Westminster, London, England
MemoHome to Michael, his wife Chrissy, four children and around four live-in servants (other servants including the chauffeur lived in the family’s mews house in Fulton Mews, Bayswater, as well as elsewhere).
Residence1920s-1940s, Consulting Room, 26 Wimpole Street, Westminster, London, England
MemoConsulting Rooms
Residence1950s, Betsoms, Westerham, Kent, England
MemoAn ‘arts & crafts’ house built by the Durtnell family of builders, with spectacular views from the North Downs across its own land to Westerham and to the Weald of Kent beyond.
Residence1960s-1970s, Gresham Lodge, Limpsfield, Surrey, England
MemoDemolished and redeveloped soon after.
OccupationM.B., B.S., F.R.C.S. Ear, Nose & Throat Surgeon, London.
EducationLycée Carnot, Paris. Winchester College, England (A. K. Cook’s House 1901-04). University College Hospital, London (1905-10).
OriginFrance. Took British nationality 10 Apr 1911.
Note 1Légion d’Honneur (May 1919). Surgeon Lieutenant, Royal Navy 1914-18. Ear, Nose & Throat Surgeon. Author of ‘The Nose, Ear and Throat for Nurses and Dressers’. A plaintiff in the 1921 Kessisoglu libel trial.
Marr. WitnessSt Sophia 19-06-1919: Alexander C. Ionides and Dr Constantine Leonidas Lambrinudi. Lambrinudi was Michel’s great friend, colleague and cousin. He detested ‘Uncle Alec’, his guardian, who must have been imposed on him as a witness.
FatherErnest Michel (Dimitri) Vlasto (1848-1900)
MotherHelen (Michael) Zarifi (1860-1946)
Spouses
1Christian Mitchell (Thomas) Croil °, Grandmother
Birth28 Nov 1894, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Death27 Mar 1983, Thames Ditton, Surrey, England
MemoOld age. Died at the Home of Compassion, 58 High Street, Thames Ditton.
Residence1919, 3 Carden Terrace, Aberdeen, Scotland
Residence1920s-1930s, 16 Porchester Terrace, Bayswater, Westminster, London, England
Residence1950s, Betsoms, Westerham, Kent, England
Residence1960s-1970s, Gresham Lodge, Limpsfield, Surrey, England
EducationConvent in Milwaukee and in Aberdeen.
OriginScotland, Canada & USA
Note 1V.A.D. Royal Navy 1914-18. She met Michel Vlasto when they were both serving in the RNVR at the Royal Navy Hospital Bighi, Valetta, Malta.
Marr. WitnessAberdeen 18-06-1919: George Bartlett (rector), John Glen Wardrop and Gladys Mitchell Croil.
FatherThomas (Thomas) Croil (1865-1942)
MotherChristian Chivas (George) Mitchell (1866-1951)
Marriage19 Jun 1919, Greek Orthodox Cathedral, St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, Westminster, London, England
Married MemoMarried 18-06-1919 at St James’s Episcopal Church, Aberdeen, Scotland
ChildrenHelen Croil (Michel) (1920-2001)
Christian Fanny Croil (Michel) (1921-2009)
Michael Croil 'Pogy' (Michel) (1923-1971)
Nancy Lorna Mary Croil (Michel) (1926-)