de Cramer
Part of the European community in Turkey.
See
Historical background.
Drawing around 1812
of the former residence in Hacilar of Chevalier Ambroise Hermann de Cramer (died 1809).
Labelled as his widow's house:
"Mrs De Cramer's house at Hagilar".
From
Abbott and Holder Ltd.
For sale
here.
Chevalier
Ambroise de Cramer,
Ambroise Hermann de Cramer,
born Cremer,
changed to Cramer,
born 10 Feb 1757,
Cologne,
Holy Roman Empire.
He was
educ (in law and diplomacy)
at
University of Vienna.
He was
Austrian
Consul at Smyrna 1777.
He mar pre-1790 to
Sarah Maltass.
He was in the Austrian army.
In March 1799,
when France was fighting the Ottoman Empire
at
Jaffa,
he defended the
French Church of St. Polycarp
at Smyrna against desecration by Turkish troops.
See
account of this
in
[Goulburn, 1892].
For saving the church he was
created a
Chevalier
of the
Order of Christ
by
Pope Pius VII
on 30 Sept 1802.
Lived
Hacilar
(Hagilar, Hadjilar).
Hacilar was a village
near
Bornova.
(There is today a road called "Hacilarkiri Cd"
coming out of Bornova.
See
map.)
The marriage of Sarah's brother
William near Smyrna in 1806
was witnessed by
"de Kramer the Imperial Consul-General".
He died at Smyrna, 9 Nov 1809, age 52 yrs.
Sarah died pre-1844.
They had issue:
- Joseph Cramer.
- Frederick Cramer.
- Catherine Marguerite de Cramer,
born 7 Aug 1790.
She signs herself
"Catherine Marguerite de Cramer" at mar.
"Catherine Margaret" at children's bapts.
"Catharine Marguerite" in
[Goulburn, 1892].
"Marguerite" must be after her grandmother
Marguerite Icard.
She was of Austrian,
English
and French
ancestry.
She is
sometimes described as "Greek" but this is because
all the Europeans in Smyrna (the Greek part of Turkey)
were sometimes called "Greeks".
[Bayley, 1963]
mentions a letter written to her when young, addressed to
"Mademoiselle Margoton de Cramer, Chagillar".
"Margoton"
is a French version of "Marguerite".
"Chagillar" is unidentified.
Listed as of Smyrna at mar.
She mar 2 Sept 1811 in Smyrna to
Thomas Burgon [born 1 Aug 1787]
and had issue.
They mar at
[British Chapel, Smyrna].
Marriage of Catherine Marguerite de Cramer, 2 Sept 1811.
From
Smyrna Anglican Chaplaincy register.
Miscellaneous de Cramer
We are not sure which if any of the following de Cramers
descend from Maltass.
-
Ernest Adolph von Cramer,
thought to be either a count or a baron,
died 1862, grave in grounds of the
Catholic Church of Santa Maria,
near the central square, Bornova,
see [Kalcas, 1983].
-
Frederick De Cramer, "Fritz".
He mar Mary Whittall
[born 1870].
[Kalcas, 1983]
says the De Cramer home for 4 generations "until recently demolished"
was the De Cramer House, No.1, Çiçek Sokak,
Bornova,
near Smyrna.
Frederick and Mary had issue:
- Estelle De Cramer, born 1899.
She
mar Reginald Oscar Stower.
- Thelma De Cramer.
[Kalcas, 1983]
calls her "C.C."
She
mar 1924 to Richard Edward Wilkinson
and had issue.
- Frederick Richard De Cramer,
born 1904.
He
mar 1stly to Denise Tissot.
-
Norbert De Cramer.
There is a "laisser passer" document in French
(a form of passport)
issued to him,
date 12 Aug 1863.
Him then a student and Austrian count.
This document is now in possession of the
Steinbüchel family.
See [Kalcas, 1983].
He
mar --- Wood
and had issue:
- Fernand De Cramer, fl temp 1922.
- Erwin de Cramer,
of Smyrna,
moved to Alexandria, Egypt,
mar Lucy Adamoli,
living Maadi, Cairo, Egypt, as at 1914.
-
Richard De Cramer,
"the head of the last branch of the De
Cramer family in Turkey" [Kalcas, 1983],
mar Gherda ---.