James Whittall

James Whittall,
of "The Big House", Bournabat (Bornova), nr Smyrna,
and of the family company, C. Whittall and Co., Smyrna,
born 1819, Smyrna,
mar must be earlier in 1838, Smyrna, to his 1st cousin Magdalen Giraud [Magdalen Blanche, think NOT Magdeleine, 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 1883,
she 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, 1907],
she died 1912, age 89 yrs,
had issue:

Sir William Whittall, Kt,
born James William, 1st Dec 1838, Smyrna,
founded J.W. Whittall and Co., Constantinople,
lived The Tower, Moda, Constantinople,
discovered the Great Stag and the Great Fallow Deer of Asia Minor,
see variety of Roe Deer named after him: Capreolus capreolus var whittallii (or whittalli),
see the story of the escape of Mahmud (or Makhmud) Mukhtar to the Whittall house, think 13th Apr 1909, in the entries for 12th July 1909 and 13th July 1909 in the diary of Gertrude Bell: "The Story of Makhmud Mukhtar's escape very curious. He fled to the Whittall's house at Moda which was surrounded by troops.",
died 1910, had issue:
1. Edwin Whittall, born Frederick Edwin, 1864,
  mar Adelaide Helen La Fontaine [born 1867],
  lived Moda, Istanbul,
  Gertrude Bell tried to meet up with him in Istanbul, 23rd May 1905,
  had issue:
  1. Eileen Helen Whittall, born 1889, mar Edward Leonard La Fontaine and had issue.
  2. James Frederick La Fontaine Whittall, born 1890, mar Mary La Fontaine and had issue:
    1. Roland James La Fontaine Whittall, had issue:
      1. Betty Whittall,
        mar Paul McKernan,
        researches and maintains the Whittall family tree.
2. William James Harter Whittall, born 1871,
  mar Lilian Adeline Whittall [born 1872] and had issue, ancestors of:
  1. Guy Whittall and Andy Whittall, who both play for the Zimbabwe national cricket team.
Helen Whittall, born 3rd July 1840, Smyrna (NOT 1839).
Jane Whittall, born 1842, Smyrna, mar Richard Wilkinson and had issue.
Mary Whittall, born 1843, Smyrna,
mar Frederic Jacques Giraud and had issue.
Charlton Whittall, born 1844, Smyrna,
died 1864, age 20 yrs (there is another Charlton).
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".
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.
Frederick George Whittall, born 1849, Smyrna.
Edward Whittall, born 9th Sept 1851, Bornova,
lived in the "Godfrey Giraud House", Bornova.
Edgar Whittall, born 1853, Smyrna.
Blanche Magdalen Whittall, born 1855, Smyrna, mar Edward Augustus John La Fontaine and had issue.
Herbert Whittall [Herbert Octavius],
born 1858, Smyrna,
NOT Herbert G., think NOT Octavios or Octavious,
lived in "The Big House", Bornova.
Edith Amelia Whittall, born 1860, Smyrna, mar Sydney James William La Fontaine.
Charlton Francis Whittall (second Charlton), born 1864, Smyrna,
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.

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