Genealogy research by Mark Humphrys.
James Whittall,
He became a very wealthy merchant,
of the family company, C. Whittall and Co., Smyrna.
Lived
"The Big House",
Bournabat (Bornova), near Smyrna.
He was a noted
collector of Hellenic and pre-Hellenic coins
of Asia Minor.
Many of these are now in the British Museum.
He died 3 Feb 1883, age 63 yrs.
Letter
of the Greek poet
Constantine P. Cavafy
of 1 March 1883
describes the late James Whittall as
"reputed to have been the wealthiest merchant of the Levant".
Magdalene lived with her son Herbert
in "The Big House", Bornova.
The diary of Gertrude Bell
on 3 Apr 1907
describes her as:
"The old Mrs Whittall married at 15 and had
20 children! She is now 85."
[Giraud, 1934]
notes that she lived to see her great-great-grandchild born in 1910.
She died Feb 1912, age 88 yrs.
James and Magdalene had issue:
Edith Amelia Whittall (born 1860).
From Levantine Heritage.
Used with permission.
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