Ziadie family

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The Ziadie family is a family residing in Jamaica, where they were prominent merchants. A branch of the family now resides in the United States and its members have become successful horse trainers. [1] [2] They are the descendants of half a dozen Greek Orthodox brothers who emigrated from Lebanon. [3]

Lady Colin Campbell, previously Georgia Ziadie, [4] is descended from this family through her father, department store owner [5] Michael George Ziadie. [6] [7] She claims that the Ziadies are a wealthy and well-known family in Jamaica. [8] The opera director Sir Peter Jonas was her cousin. [9]

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References

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  2. "Family feud - Ziadie father and son win with horses, but lose family bond". Jamaica Gleaner. 26 February 2007. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012.
  3. "Inside Stories" . The Independent. 28 June 1997. Archived from the original on 2022-05-07. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
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  5. Green, Michelle (25 May 1992). "Is Nothing Sacred?". people.com.
  6. Contemporary Authors, 1993, Donna Olendorf, p. 67
  7. "Interview: Lady Colin Campbell – All about my mother". The Scotsman. 15 September 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. Smith, Julia Llewellyn (2 November 2013). "Lady Colin Campbell: 'My father said I should take rat poison'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  9. Campbell, Colin, Lady (2015). A Life Worth Living. Arcadia Books Limited. pp. 22–23. ISBN   978-1-910-05086-6.