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Sir William Whittall

  
(Left) Sir William Whittall.
(Right) Edith Anna Barker.
From Levantine Heritage. Used with permission.

Sir William Whittall, Kt,
James William Whittall, born 1 Dec 1838, Smyrna.
He mar 1862 to Edith Anna Barker [born 7 Aug 1840].
He founded J.W. Whittall and Co., Constantinople, in 1873.
Lived at The Tower, a big house in Moda, Constantinople.
[Whittall family tree] says he discovered the Great Stag and the Great Fallow Deer of Asia Minor.
A variety of Roe Deer is named after him: Capreolus capreolus var whittallii (or whittalli).
Knighted by Queen Victoria 1898.
See the story of the escape of Mahmud Mukhtar Pasha, Turkish Commander of 1st Army Corps, to the Whittall house, think 13 Apr 1909.
See the entries for 12 July 1909 and 13 July 1909 in the diary of Gertrude Bell: "The Story of Makhmud Mukhtar's escape very curious. He fled to the Whittall's house at Moda which was surrounded by troops."
Sir William died 1910, age 72 yrs.
Edith died 1935, age 95 yrs.
They had issue:

1. Edwin Whittall,
   born Frederick Edwin Whittall, 1864.
   He mar Adelaide Helen La Fontaine [born 1867].
   Lived Moda, Istanbul.
   Gertrude Bell tried to meet up with him in Istanbul on 23 May 1905.
   Edwin and Adelaide had issue:

   
   

   1. Eileen Helen Whittall, born 1889.
      She mar Edward Leonard La Fontaine and had issue.

      
      

   2. James Frederick La Fontaine Whittall, born 1890.
      He mar Mary La Fontaine.
      They had issue:
      1. Roland James La Fontaine Whittall,
         had issue:
         1. Betty Whittall.
            She mar Paul McKernan.
            She researches and maintains the Whittall family tree.

      
      

   3. Edythe Whittall, born 1905.
      She mar Hugh Thompson and had issue.

Edith Anna Barker (born 1840) when young.
From Levantine Heritage. Used with permission.

Sir William Whittall and his family.
Photo in their garden at Moda, Constantinople, 1902.
See full size.
See explanation of who is who.
Photo courtesy of Sue MacManaway.

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The Tower, Moda, Constantinople

The Tower, a big house in Moda, Constantinople (see map).
The house is now gone.

The Tower, Moda, Constantinople.
From Yolande Whittall photo album at Levantine Heritage. Used with permission.

The Tower, Moda, Constantinople.
The drive.
From Yolande Whittall photo album at Levantine Heritage. Used with permission.

The Tower, Moda, Constantinople.
The back.
From Yolande Whittall photo album at Levantine Heritage. Used with permission.

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• The Tower is not to be confused with the Barış Manço house, a Whittall house in Moda which does survive.
• Levantine Heritage explains this house was the house of James Frederick Whittall (died 1981).