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La Fontaine

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

Edward La Fontaine,
NOT La Frutaine, merchant,
mar Lydia Maltass,
living Constantinople 1844,
had issue:

1. Sydney James William La Fontaine [poss. Sidney], born 1846,
   mar Edith Amelia Whittall [born 1860],
   the house referred to in [Kalcas, 1983] as the Aliberti House, Bornova, "was known for some time as the Sidney La Fontaine home" - must be him or his son, "The house was sacked during the war of 1922.",
   had issue:
   1. Mary La Fontaine, born Lydia Mary, 1888, mar James Frederick La Fontaine Whittall and had issue.
   2. Edward Leonard La Fontaine, born 1890, mar Eileen Helen Whittall and had issue.

   
   

2. Edward Augustus John La Fontaine, born 1847 or 1848,
   mar Blanche Magdalen Whittall [born 1855] and had issue:
   1. Madeleine La Fontaine, born 1879, mar 1901 to Charles Wilkinson and had issue.

   2. Hilda Blanche La Fontaine, born 1880, mar Edgar Arthur Whittall and had issue.

   3. James La Fontaine, born 1881, had issue:
      1. Rhoda La Fontaine, born 1905, mar Frederick La Fontaine.

      2. Audrey La Fontaine, born 1906,
         mar 1stly to William Giraud and had issue,
         mar 2ndly to Geoffrey Maltass [unidentified],
         she lived in later life in the house referred to in [Kalcas, 1983] as the Jak Topuz House, Bornova, formerly the Marre House, in what was once Uzun Sokak.

   4. Richard La Fontaine, born 1883, mar Daisy Whittall and had issue.

   
   

3. Charles Henry La Fontaine, had issue:
   1. Frederick La Fontaine, mar Rhoda La Fontaine.

Must be related:

James La Fontaine, had issue:

1. Marianne La Fontaine, mar Samuel Barker, of Budja, and had issue:
   1. Edith Anna Barker, born 7 Aug 1840,
      mar 1862 to Sir William Whittall, Kt [born 1st Dec 1838] and had issue.