William Maltass of Smyrna
William Maltass, of Smyrna,
went in mid-18th cent (pre-1763) to
Smyrna,
important port in W Turkey,
see
historical background,
merchant in Smyrna,
member of the
Levant Company,
quite likely it was the
wool trade that brought him to Smyrna
- the Levant was a major source of wool
for the wool trade in Yorkshire (where Maltass came from),
mar at Smyrna, pre-1763, to
Marguerite Icard
[born est c.1740],
had issue:
-
Jane Maltass,
born 26th June 1763, Smyrna,
famously painted by
Sir Joshua Reynolds 1782.
- Sarah Maltass, born est c.1765,
mar Chevalier Ambroise de Cramer
and had issue.
- Mary Maltass, Maria,
mar 4th Sept 1797, Smyrna
[LDS IGI]
to John Lee [who resided at
Boudjah,
nr Smyrna]
and had issue:
- John Lee, married.
- George Lee.
- Mary Lee.
- Susan Lee.
- Sophia Lee.
- Emma Lee.
- Emilie Lee.
- Susan Maltass, born est c.1770,
mar 1791 to
Augustus Montgomery (formerly Reebkomp)
[Royal Navy Captain,
he was probably posted to the area,
and that is how they met,
see Historical background]
and had issue.
- Margaret Maltass,
mar --- van der Schoeff
[or poss. "Vanderrchieff", who resided at Smyrna]
and had issue:
- 3 sons, van der Schoeff, all died pre-1844.
- John Maltass.
- William Maltass.
- Benjamin Maltass, born est c.1785,
educ at school in London,
returned to Smyrna 1800,
mar 1812,
wrote to his niece Elizabeth Montgomery from Smyrna 1844,
had issue:
- Richard Maltass, "who has the misfortune to be dumb".
- Amilea Maltass, mar and had a son and dau, as at 1844.
- Stephen Maltass, due to be mar winter 1844-5,
the [Rees family papers]
refer to Benjamin as "ancestor of the Stephen Maltass family".
- William James Maltass.
- John Frederick Maltass,
must be "John F. Maltass" who mar Helene --- and had issue:
- Oscar Alfred John Maltass, born 24th Nov 1863,
Turkey
[LDS IGI].
- Caroline Maltass.
- 3 others, Maltass, who died young.
One of these must be:
"Eliza Ann Maltass",
dau of Benjamin Maltass and "Rosina",
born 2nd Sept 1814,
bapt 21st Oct 1815 [British Chaplaincy, Smyrna].
- George Peter Maltass,
fl 1796 (mentioned in Reebkomp's will).
- The "Maltass house" [unidentified] in
Bornova
is now the residence of the mayor of Izmir,
Aziz Kocaoglu.