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James Whittall

This is only a summary. For the full tree see [Whittall family tree].

James Whittall,
of "The Big House", Bournabat (Bornova), nr Smyrna,
and of the family company, C. Whittall and Co., Smyrna,
born 20 Oct 1819, Smyrna,
mar, must be early 1838, Smyrna, to his 1st cousin Magdalen Giraud [born 1823, her age 15 when first child born, him age 19],
collector of Hellenic and pre-Hellenic coins of Asia Minor, many of which are now in the British Museum,
he died 3 Feb 1883, age 63 yrs,
a letter of the Greek poet Constantine P. Cavafy of 1 March 1883 describes the late James Whittall as "reputed to have been the wealthiest merchant of the Levant",
Magdalen lived with her son Herbert in "The Big House", Bornova,
"The old Mrs Whittall married at 15 and had 20 children! She is now 85." [diary of Gertrude Bell, on 3 Apr 1907],
she died 1912, age 89 yrs,
had issue:

1. Sir William Whittall, Kt,
   James William Whittall, born 1st Dec 1838, Smyrna.

   
   

2. Helen Whittall, born 3rd July 1840, Smyrna (NOT 1839).

   
   

3. Jane Whittall, born 1842, Smyrna, mar Richard Wilkinson and had issue.

   
   

4. Mary Whittall, born 1843, Smyrna,
   mar Frederic Jacques Giraud and had issue.

   
   

5. Charlton Whittall, born 1844, Smyrna,
   died 1864, age 20 yrs (there is another Charlton).

   
   

6. Richard Whittall [Richard Watson], born 1847, Smyrna,
   of C. Whittall and Co., Smyrna (he was head of the firm),
   lived Bornova,
   mar Sophia Marie Kramer and had issue:
   1. Richard James Whittall, born 1869, think he is who Gertrude Bell means by "Dick" on 7 Apr 1907.

   2. Mary Whittall, born 1870, mar Frederick De Cramer and had issue.

   3. Lilian Adeline Whittall, born 1872,
      mar her 1st cousin William James Harter Whittall [born 1871] and had issue.

   4. Maud Blanche Whittall, born 1874, mar 1901 to Baron Willen Hendrik Johan van Heemstra, they lived at Malcajik near Smyrna.

   
   

7. Frederick George Whittall, born 1849, Smyrna.

   
   

8. Edward Whittall, born 9th Sept 1851, Bornova,
   lived in the "Godfrey Giraud House", Bornova.

   
   

9. Edgar Whittall, born 1853, Smyrna.

10. Blanche Magdalen Whittall, born 1855, Smyrna, mar Edward Augustus John La Fontaine and had issue.

    
    

11. Herbert Whittall [Herbert Octavius],
    born 1858, Smyrna,
    NOT Herbert G., think NOT Octavios or Octavious,
    lived in "The Big House", Bornova.

    
    

12. Edith Amelia Whittall, born 1860, Smyrna, mar Sydney James William La Fontaine.

    
    

13. Charlton Francis Whittall (second Charlton), born 1864, Smyrna,
    mar 1stly to Ethel Maud Barker,
    mar 2ndly to Anna van Lennep and had issue:
    1. Willem Frank Whittall, born 1915,
       mar 1stly to Ruth Mary Giraud [born 1910 or 1911] and had issue,
       mar 2ndly to Livia Luisa Marraccini.