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Herbert Whittall

   
(Left) Herbert Whittall.
(Right) Louisa Maltass.
Photos from Philippe Vincent. Used with permission.

Herbert Whittall, born 1858, Smyrna,
of C. Whittall and Co., Smyrna,
lived "The Big House", Bornova,
mar Louisa Maltass,

Gertrude Bell visited them at Bornova 1902, see diary 11 Mar 1902: "Charming house with a big garden and most splendid cypresses. Old Mrs Whittall, the grandmother of them all lives here too. Mrs H. Whittall a delightful woman.", "We walked in the big garden after lunch; magnificent cypresses planted in a cross, part of the old monastery garden." (i.e. this is The Big House),
and see letter 11 Mar 1902: "The house is a great big place, with high enormous rooms, set in a garden 200 years old across which a line of splendid cypresses runs. The old mother of the tribe, Mr Whittall's mother, lives here, a very old woman who kissed me when I came in.", "The old Sultan, uncle of 'Abd ul Hamed stayed in this house; it is the only private house which has received a Sultan." (i.e. Herbert's house is definitely The Big House),

supported the Greeks during the Greek occupation of Smyrna 1919-22,
Whittall of the Big House entertained Prince Andrew of Greece in 1921 (father-in-law of Elizabeth II),
they were forced to flee Smyrna when the Turks took it 1922,
they went to Tunis, Tunisia, N Africa, where he had a property which may originally have been a holiday home,
"The Big House" was sold to the Giraud family, possibly to Charlton J. Giraud [two of Herbert's great-grandchildren by Norman Giraud were born there in 1927 and 1932],
he died 1929, Tunis, age 71 yrs,
Louisa died 1942, Tunis,
had issue:

1. Kathleen Whittall, born 1881,
   mar 1904 to Frederick Keun [Frederick George, born 1880],
   they inherited the property in Tunis after Herbert died 1929,
   had issue:
   1. Norah Keun [Norah Louise], mar Norman Giraud and had issue. They lived at the Big House, Bornova.

   2. Frederick Keun [Frederick Herbert].

2. Helen Whittall, born 1883, died Sept 1906, age 23 yrs.

3. Herbert Whittall [Herbert James], born 1884, had issue:
   1. Douglas Whittall [Douglas George], owned the house referred to as the Douglas Whittall House, Bornova, in [Kalcas, 1983], formerly his father's house, formerly No.4 Uzun Sokak.

   2. Victor Whittall, purchased in 1949 the house referred to as the Victor Whittall House, Bornova, in [Kalcas, 1983].

4. Mabel Whittall, born 1886, mar Ulric Marraccini and had issue:
   1. Livia Luisa Marraccini, mar Willem Frank Whittall.