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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:

1. Jane Maltass,
   born 26th June 1763, Smyrna,
   famously painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds 1782.

   
   

2. Sarah Maltass, born est c.1765,
   mar Chevalier Ambroise de Cramer and had issue.

   
   

3. Mary Maltass, Maria,
   mar 4th Sept 1797, Smyrna [LDS IGI]
   to John Lee [who resided at Boudjah, nr Smyrna] and had issue:
   1. John Lee, married.
   2. George Lee.
   1. Mary Lee.
   2. Susan Lee.
   3. Sophia Lee.
   4. Emma Lee.
   5. Emilie Lee.

   
   

4. 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.

   
   

5. Margaret Maltass,
   mar --- van der Schoeff [or poss. "Vanderrchieff", who resided at Smyrna]
   and had issue:
   1. 3 sons, van der Schoeff, all died pre-1844.

1. John Maltass.

   
   

2. William Maltass.

   
   

3. 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:
   1. Richard Maltass, "who has the misfortune to be dumb".
   2. Amilea Maltass, mar and had a son and dau, as at 1844.

   3. Stephen Maltass, due to be mar winter 1844-5,
      the [Rees family papers] refer to Benjamin as "ancestor of the Stephen Maltass family".

   4. William James Maltass.

   5. John Frederick Maltass,
      must be "John F. Maltass" who mar Helene --- and had issue:
      1. Oscar Alfred John Maltass, born 24th Nov 1863, Turkey [LDS IGI].

   6. Caroline Maltass.
   7. 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].

   
   

4. George Peter Maltass,
   fl 1796 (mentioned in Reebkomp's will).

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• The "Maltass house" [unidentified] in Bornova is now the residence of the mayor of Izmir, Aziz Kocaoglu.