Person Sheet
Person Sheet
NameLoukas George ‘Luke’ (George) Ziffo, 6C6R
Birth27 Feb 1800, Chios, Greece/Hellenes
Death12 Jun 1876, 40 Leinster Gardens, Bayswater, Westminster, London, England
Burial21 Jun 1876, Hellenic Enclosure, West Norwood Cemetery, London, England
OccupationMerchant. Presumably a partner in Ziffo & Co of Finsbury Circus, London.
OriginChios.
Note 1His stories about the Massacres of Chios inspired Dimitrios Vikelas to write the book ‘Loukis Laras’ or ‘Loukis the Mite’ - a pseudonym for Luke Ziffo. A driving force in London Greek community affairs, he was a trustee of the Helllenic College.
FatherGeorge (Stephanos) Ziffo (1770-1822)
MotherBatolia (Zorzis) Calvocoressi (1781-1822)
Spouses
1Despina (Andrea) Capari, 6C7R
Birth26 Nov 1809
Death23 Mar 1884, 40 Leinster Gardens, Bayswater, Westminster, London, England
Burial29 Mar 1884, Hellenic Enclosure, West Norwood Cemetery, London, England
OriginChios,
Note 1She was the model for the character Despina in the tale of ‘Loukis Lara’ or ‘Loukis the Mite’ by Dimitrios Vikelas. She appears to have spent up to a year as a captive in a Turkish harem.
FatherAndrea Capari (?-1822)
MotherAngerouka (Ambrosios) Negroponte (?-?)
Marriage1830
ChildrenGeorge Luke (Loukas) (1831-1909)
Penelope (Loukas) (1834-1838)
Miltiades (Loukas) (1843-1902)
Euterpe (Loukas) (1848-1930)
Penelope (Loukas) (1852-1940)