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Edward Whittall

Edward Whittall.
From Levantine Heritage. Used with permission.

Edward Whittall,
born 1851,
of C. Whittall and Co., Smyrna.
See Wikipedia and Wikitree.
See entry in tree by Brigitte Louise Theuma.
He mar 14 Apr 1875, Smyrna, to Mary Maltass [Mary Eliza Maltass, born 18 Nov 1851].
He lived Bornova.
He was a keen botanist, collector and cultivator of wild flowers of Asia Minor. Discoverer of several new species and varieties of plants which are named after him.
See plants named after Edward Whittall.
Ran a fig and currant export business from Smyrna.
He bought an old house in Bornova, which became known as The Edward Whittall House. He built up its magnificent garden. Lived there until he died.
He is the "Mr. Whittall" who entertained the Prince of Wales (later George V) at his house in Bornova in 1886. See [Kalcas, 1983].
The traveller and archaeologist Gertrude Bell visited him and other members of the Whittall family in Smyrna in 1902-1914.
See Letters and Diary of Gertrude Bell.
He died 1917, age 66 yrs.
Mary died 1938.
Edward and Mary are bur in Anglican Cemetery in Bornova. Graves 48-49.
They had issue:

Edgar Arthur Whittall,
think called Arthur,
born 1875 or 1877, Smyrna.
He mar 1899 to Hilda Blanche La Fontaine [born 1880] and had issue.
He died 1938.
He was bur in Anglican Cemetery in Bornova. Grave 67.
Albert James Whittall,
born 1879, Smyrna.
He died 1957, age 78 yrs.
He was bur in Anglican Cemetery in Bornova. Grave 66.
Elsie Whittall, born 1880, Smyrna.
Rachel Whittall,
"Ray", born 1881, Smyrna.
She mar Emile Tissot and had issue.
Godfrey Whittall,
born 1882, Smyrna,
had issue:
1. Rodney Whittall,
  Rodney Howard Whittall, born 1912,
  mar his 1st cousin Edna Giraud,
  had issue:
  1. Anthony Whittall, had issue:
    1. James Whittall.
  2. Philip Whittall.
Ruth Whittall,
born 14 June 1884, Smyrna, twin.
She bought The Edward Whittall House in Bornova from rest of family after her father's death 1917.
She mar Edmund Giraud and had issue.
Jessie Whittall,
Jessica Maud Whittall, born 14 June 1884, Smyrna, twin.
She mar Reginald Turrell [Reginald Edmund, born 19 Mar 1879].
She died 31 -- 1928, age 44 yrs.
He died 10 Apr 1933, age 54 yrs.
They had issue:
1. Ray Frances Turrell.
  She must be Rachel, like her aunt Ray Whittall.
  She mar Richard Alan Bell [born 18 Oct 1915] and had issue.
Edward Sidney Whittall,
born 5 May 1888, Smyrna,
mar Dorothy Jane Peacock and had issue:
1. Dulcie Mary Whittall,
  born 1 Sept 1915, Smyrna.
  She died 1917, age 1 yr.
  She was bur Anglican cemetery, Buca. Grave 207. Moved to 19w.
Walter Whittall,
born 1890, Smyrna.

The Edward Whittall House, Bornova

The Edward Whittall House, Bornova. See map.
Called the "Godfrey Giraud House" in [Kalcas, 1983, pp.15-16].
See edwardwhittallgarden.com.
See levantineheritage.com.

The Edward Whittall House, 1950s.
From Levantine Heritage. Used with permission.

The Edward Whittall House.
From [Kalcas, 1983].

The Edward Whittall House.
From Levantine Heritage. Used with permission.

Plants named after Edward Whittall

Both endings "whittallii" and "whittalli" are seen.

Genus	Plant named after Edward Whittall	Status
Veronica	Veronica whittallii	Apparently now considered a variety of Veronica catarractae.
Tulipa (tulips)	Tulipa whittallii	Sometimes considered a species. Sometimes considered a subspecies or variety of Tulipa orphanidea.
Fritillaria	Fritillaria whittallii	Species
Scilla	Chionodoxa gigantea Whittall	Chionodoxa gigantea is now classified as Scilla lochiae.
Scilla	Chionodoxa sardensis Whittall	Chionodoxa sardensis is now classified as Scilla sardensis.
Scilla	Scilla bifolia var whittallii	Variety of Scilla bifolia.
Galanthus (snowdrops)	Galanthus elwesii var whittallii	Variety of Galanthus elwesii.