Post by Administrator on Jun 10, 2009 11:34:09 GMT 10
Please see below a recent exchange regarding the above union that took place on Castellorizo in 1908:
Thank you for a wonderful site and service. i am trying to obtain any information possible on my grandparents and father, all born on Kastellorizo.
My grandparents were Vasili and Maria ( nee Dondas) Kehayia. they married in 1908. had two children Chrysanthi (born 1909 ?)and Michael born 4/12/1914.
My grandfather Vasili died in 1915 in florida, USA while deep sea sponge diving. My grandmother, aunt and my father left the island in 1926 and migrated to Egypt. my grandmothers parents were Emmanuel Dondas and Katerina Papayioannou. would the marriage dowry contracts give any information on their family history. Any assistance shall be greatly appreciated.
thanks mariasal
mariasal,
Thank you for your enquiry regarding your grandparents' marriage details.
I think I may have found their dowry contract, though there are some discrepancies.
The contract I have before me is between a Vasilios Apostolou V Kehayias and a Papadia Emmanuel Alexandroglou. It's dated 15 February 1908 and it says that the wedding was to take place two days later on 17 February 1908.
Now, 'Papadia' was frequently used as an alternate for 'Maria', particularly if there was a priest in the family. Additionally, the bride's widowed mother is named 'Aikaterini' which ties in with your 'Katina'. The two discrepancies are the bride's surname - Alexandroglou, is it familiar to you? - and the first son of the marriage who one would imagine would have been named 'Apostolos' (middle name of groom) rather than 'Mihail', as you have described.
Let me know what you think.
Nicholas
thank you Nicholas. my grandmother was known as "papadia". her original maiden name was Alexandroglou. which somehow became Dondas
Our surname of Kehayia was originally KIZALLA.
am i able to see a copy of the marriage dowry contract?
am i able to obtain a copy of the marriage certificate?
were the births of children born on Kastelorizo registered?
my fathers name was Michael Kehayia. His slightly older sister was Chrysanthi. She married another Kastellorizian in Egypt named Constantine Samatazis.
i sincerely appreciate the effort to trace our Kastellorizian ancestors and history.
i have only just started this journey after receiving my grandmothers Certification Registration as an Alien from the National Archives of Australia.
My father was named Michael because he was born on Saint Michael Name Day of 8th November 1914.
This was requested from my grandfather Vasili who was away in Florida, USA at the time. He died 3 months later in early 1915.
any info will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you for a wonderful site and service. i am trying to obtain any information possible on my grandparents and father, all born on Kastellorizo.
My grandparents were Vasili and Maria ( nee Dondas) Kehayia. they married in 1908. had two children Chrysanthi (born 1909 ?)and Michael born 4/12/1914.
My grandfather Vasili died in 1915 in florida, USA while deep sea sponge diving. My grandmother, aunt and my father left the island in 1926 and migrated to Egypt. my grandmothers parents were Emmanuel Dondas and Katerina Papayioannou. would the marriage dowry contracts give any information on their family history. Any assistance shall be greatly appreciated.
thanks mariasal
mariasal,
Thank you for your enquiry regarding your grandparents' marriage details.
I think I may have found their dowry contract, though there are some discrepancies.
The contract I have before me is between a Vasilios Apostolou V Kehayias and a Papadia Emmanuel Alexandroglou. It's dated 15 February 1908 and it says that the wedding was to take place two days later on 17 February 1908.
Now, 'Papadia' was frequently used as an alternate for 'Maria', particularly if there was a priest in the family. Additionally, the bride's widowed mother is named 'Aikaterini' which ties in with your 'Katina'. The two discrepancies are the bride's surname - Alexandroglou, is it familiar to you? - and the first son of the marriage who one would imagine would have been named 'Apostolos' (middle name of groom) rather than 'Mihail', as you have described.
Let me know what you think.
Nicholas
thank you Nicholas. my grandmother was known as "papadia". her original maiden name was Alexandroglou. which somehow became Dondas
Our surname of Kehayia was originally KIZALLA.
am i able to see a copy of the marriage dowry contract?
am i able to obtain a copy of the marriage certificate?
were the births of children born on Kastelorizo registered?
my fathers name was Michael Kehayia. His slightly older sister was Chrysanthi. She married another Kastellorizian in Egypt named Constantine Samatazis.
i sincerely appreciate the effort to trace our Kastellorizian ancestors and history.
i have only just started this journey after receiving my grandmothers Certification Registration as an Alien from the National Archives of Australia.
My father was named Michael because he was born on Saint Michael Name Day of 8th November 1914.
This was requested from my grandfather Vasili who was away in Florida, USA at the time. He died 3 months later in early 1915.
any info will be greatly appreciated.
