Ioannis Dimitriou Koutsoukos

[kritikos]

Hi Forum Members,

We need you help!

Currently we are visiting our cousins in Brazil who left Castellorizo in 1937 before the war because their father, Dimitrios Ioannis Koutsoukos died suddenly at the age of 40 years from a heart attack in 1935. His widow Pangiota (nee Christofi) had married Dimitrios in 1928 and had four children - Ioannis, Georgios and twins Apostolis and Elleni Koutsoukos.

Ioannis, the eldest son was born in 1929 (he is not exactly sure WHEN or WHERE he was born) and was told that soon after his parents were married they went to Brazil, did not like it there and returned to Castellorizo. Ioannis is sure his brothers and sister were born in Castellorizo.

Does anybody know if Ioannis Dimitriou Koutsoukos was born in Brazil or was he born in Castellorizo?

We will appreciate any information through this forum.

Cheers
Vicky Kritikos and Esther Confos

[Administrator]

Dear Vicky and Esther,

Dimitrios Ioannou Koutsoukos married Panagiota Yeorgiou Christofi on Castellorizo on 24 July 1927, as recorded in their dowry contract signed two days earlier.

It is difficult to know where precisely their children were born in the absence of accessing the birth records on the island. Birth and death details are retained by the local municipality on the island, though one has to be a little persistent to view them!

The only published account of the Castellorizians of Brazil does not list Dimitrios, though this may be explained by his relatively short stay. I would imagine that his death was also registered on the island and that the details of his death exist with the local council.

I will keep an eye out in my trawls for any further information. It is quite possible that more comes up...

Nicholas

[helenakk]

Dear Nicholas,

Thank you SO MUCH for your quick response to our email!

The information that you have provided us thus far is very helpful and hopefully we will be able to track down exactly where and when the eldest son Ioannis was born......We will be persistent in our effort to find this critical information for Ioannis because he needs to know where he belongs....it must be hard for someone to live contently not knowing where and when they were born....
Hope more information comes up and this matter will be finally resolved for Ioannis!

We arrive back in Sydney next Thursday and we will keep contact with this forum for any new information. I have registered Ioannis´s wife Helena Koutsoukos in the forum.



Thank you once again

Vicky Kritikos and Esther Confos