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de Cramer

Also von Cramer.

Originally from Austria.
Part of the European community in Turkey. See Historical background.

Chevalier Ambroise de Cramer,
born Ambroise Cramer [Ambroise Hermann, think NOT Ambrose, think NOT Alphonse],
Austrian Consul at Smyrna,
mar Sarah Maltass [born est c.1765],
was in the Austrian army,
a fundamentalist biography of his grandson Dean Burgon tells story of how in 1799 the grandfather defended the French Church of St. Polycarp at Smyrna against desecration by Turkish troops,
elevated to the rank of nobility (Chevalier) 1801 by Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (Archduke of Austria, and shortly, Emperor of Austria, see here),
all his legitimate descendants of both sexes are elevated to the rank of nobility, with the right to put "De" in front of their name, see [Kalcas, 1983],
he and his wife both died pre-1844,
had issue:

1. Joseph Cramer.
2. Frederick Cramer.

3. Catherine Marguerite de Cramer, only dau, born est c.1790,
   "Marguerite" must be after her grandmother Marguerite Icard,
   grave says "Catherine Margaret", and her dau named "Catherine Margaret" after her,
   described as "of Greek and Austrian descent",
   or "of French descent",
   mar Thomas Burgon [born 1767] and had issue.

Of this family:

Ernest Adolph von Cramer,
thought to be either a count or a baron,
died 1862, grave in grounds of the Catholic Church of Santa Maria, near the central square, Bornova, see [Kalcas, 1983].

Frederick De Cramer, "Fritz",
mar Mary Whittall [born 1870],
[Kalcas, 1983] says the De Cramer home for 4 generations "until recently demolished" was the De Cramer House, No.1, Çiçek Sokak, Bornova, nr Smyrna,
had issue:

1. Estelle De Cramer, born 1899, mar Reginald Oscar Stower.

2. Thelma De Cramer, [Kalcas, 1983] calls her "C.C.", mar 1924 to Richard Edward Wilkinson and had issue.

3. Frederick Richard De Cramer, born 1904, mar 1stly to Denise Tissot.

Norbert De Cramer,
there a "laisser passer" document in French (a form of passport) issued to him, date 12th Aug 1863, him then a student and Austrian count, document now in possession of the Steinbüchel family, see [Kalcas, 1983],
mar --- Wood and had issue:

1. Fernand De Cramer, fl temp 1922.

Richard De Cramer,
"the head of the last branch of the De Cramer family in Turkey" [Kalcas, 1983],
mar Gherda ---.

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• European nobility
  • German and Austrian nobility

• Erwin de Cramer, of Smyrna,
  moved to Alexandria, Egypt,
  mar Lucy Adamoli,
  living Maadi, Cairo, Egypt, as at 1914.