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Whittall

For the full Whittall family tree see the source below. I only show the parts of this family that descend from Maltass or Icard.

• References:
  • Whittall family tree, by Betty McKernan.

  • This tree confirmed by Smyrna records in [LDS IGI]

• Sources yet to be consulted:
  • Family Records, Edmund Haydn Giraud, printed by Adams Bros. and Sharlow, Ltd in the City of London, 1934.

Charlton Whittall,
born 4 July 1791, Liverpool,
went to Smyrna (for commerce) 1809 (age 18),
founded C. Whittall and Co., Smyrna, 1811,
mar 1814 to Magdaleine Giraud [born 1790],
lived family home, "The Big House", Bournabat (Bornova), nr Smyrna [think originally bought by his brother James, who died relatively young],
The Big House was Whittall family home for generations,
he and his wife entertained King Otho of Greece (see here) at The Big House 1833,
built the "English church", Bornova 1857 (the Anglican church of St.Mary Magdalene, consecrated 1864), wonder if named after his wife,
she died 1861, age 71 yrs,

in 1863 he entertained at his house the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Aziz (reigned 1861-76), The Big House is described as "the country home of Charlton Whittall", i.e. he also had a town house in Smyrna,
see [Kalcas, 1983] on the visit, which quotes Spun Yarn by Sir Henry Woods,
see also visit of Gertrude Bell to the house 1902, and later her diary of 7 Apr 1907 notes on a visit to Edward Whittall that: "Abdul Aziz stayed with his grandfather and after the visit the Turks flocked to kiss the place where he had stood and slept",

he died 18 June 1867, age 75 yrs,
note [Kalcas, 1983] confuses the deaths of his brother James with that of his son James,
had issue:

1. Charlton Arthur Whittall,
   born 1816, Smyrna.

   
   

2. James Whittall, of "The Big House", Bornova,
   born 20 Oct 1819, Smyrna.

The Anglican church of St.Mary Magdalene, Bornova.
Apparently posted by a user here at wowturkey.com.
See terms of use.

[PORTRAIT of old Charlton Whittall "and all his sons and grandsons flanking him"]
[PORTRAIT of his wife Magdaleine Giraud]
[PORTRAIT of her mother Hélène Cortazzi]
These portraits existed in The Big House in Bornova as at 1902. See visit of Gertrude Bell.

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• Whittall surname discussion forum

• "The family socialised amongst themselves and cousins ended up marrying cousins. Eventually the family spread out of Turkey and moved all over the world." [Philippe Vincent]

• In Izmir (Smyrna) a Whittall company still exists today.