Rodocanachi 's parents were wealthy merchants in their home at Chios , related to the influential Vlasto and Mavrogordato families . They escaped the Chios massacre , settling in Marseilles where they rebuilt their shipping and trading business as Rodocanachi Sons & Co . Recognising the importance of having a presence on the London market , in 1830 they sent their son Michael there to cover their interests and work with other family members who traded grain in Odessa , St Petersburg , Italy and Marseille . In 1853 he returned to Marseilles to marry Ariadne Michael Petrocochino
Chios massacre
Chios massacre
Michel Emmanuel Rodocanachi