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William Maltass

Marriage of William Maltass, 4 Sept 1806.
From Smyrna Anglican Chaplaincy register.

William Maltass,
born 1776.
He lived for a time in England.
He returned to Smyrna.
He became a Member of the Levant Company on 23 Sept 1804.

He mar 4 Sept 1806 to Mary Barker [born 1783, dau of William Barker].
They mar at Buca (Boudjah) near Smyrna. Record in [British Chaplaincy, Smyrna].
He wit his brother Benjamin's mar 1812.
He wit his dau Lydia's mar 1839.
He died at Buca, 1840, age 64 yrs.
He was bur Anglican cemetery, Buca. Grave no.43.
Mary died at Smyrna, 1855, age 72 yrs.
She was bur Anglican cemetery, Buca. Grave no.116.
William and Mary had issue:

1. Eliza Maltass.
   Eliza Melita Maltass, born at Malta.
   She was bapt 3 July 1807 by the Chaplain of the Malta Garrison.
   Baptism record is in records of [British Chapel, Smyrna]. But think baptised in Malta.
   She mar Frederick Hönischer.
   He seems to have witnessed a wedding in Smyrna on 3 Apr 1856.

   
   

2. William Maltass,
   William George Maltass, born 10 or 11 July 1809 [British Chapel, Smyrna].

   
   

3. Lydia Maltass,
   Lydia Mary Maltass, bapt 14 December 1810 [British Chapel, Smyrna].
   Living Smyrna at mar.
   She mar 23 Oct 1839 to Edward La Fontaine [born 1806] and had issue.
   They mar at Buca (Boudjah) near Smyrna.
   See entry in Smyrna Anglican Chaplaincy register.

   
   

4. Emma Maltass,
   Emma Mary Ann Maltass, born 13 October 1811 [British Chapel, Smyrna].
   Listed in [1844 letter].

   
   

5. Henry John Maltass,
   born 1 May 1813 [British Chapel, Smyrna].
   Listed in [Rees family papers].

   
   

6. Maria Maltass.
   Maria Grace Maltass, or Mary Grace,
   born 8 November 1814 [British Chapel, Smyrna].
   She mar Samuel Hollis Anthony.
   She died at Smyrna, 1853, age 38 yrs.
   She was bur Anglican cemetery, Buca. Grave no.115.

   
   

7. Sophia Maltass,
   NOT Sophice.
   Sophia Jane Maltass, born 29 May 1816 [British Chapel, Smyrna].
   She was buried 22 November 1816, aged 6 months [British Chapel, Smyrna].

   She was said to have married Augustin Cousinery [think NOT Coutinery, merchant]. But it must be another dau.
   Augustin Cousinery wit Lydia's marriage 1839.

   
   

8. Edward Maltass,
   Edward Arthur Maltass,
   born 1818 [grave],
   or possibly bapt 1817, British Chaplaincy, Smyrna.

   
   

9. Sidney Maltass,
   of Smyrna.
   Sidney Herbert Maltass, born 9 Jan 1820, NOT Sydney.
   He mar Lydia Mary Hanson [born 1824, dau of Edward Hanson, of London].
   In 1854 he wrote an account of the production of the plant scammony near Smyrna.
   See pp.139-146 of vol.26 of the American Journal of Pharmacy, 1854.
   Lydia died 3 Sept 1860, age 36 yrs.
   Sidney died 5 Aug 1865, age 45 yrs, leaving 4 children orphans.
   They were both bur Anglican cemetery, Buca. Graves no.157-158.
   They had issue:
   1. 4 children, Maltass, born pre-1860, orphaned in 1865.

   
   

10. Louisa Maltass,
    Louisa Jane Maltass, or Louisa-Jane,
    born 1825, youngest dau.
    She died 1853, age 28 yrs.
    She was bur Anglican cemetery, Buca. Grave no.44. Moved to no.41w.

Grave of Sidney Herbert Maltass.
Anglican cemetery, Buca.
From Levantine Heritage. Used with permission.

Grave of Lydia Mary Hanson.
Anglican cemetery, Buca.
From Levantine Heritage. Used with permission.

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• The name of Sidney Herbert Maltass (born 1820) has an interesting similarity with the name of his aunt Susan's nephew, Sidney Herbert (later 1st Baron Herbert of Lea, born 1810). But think it is just coincidence. Sidney Herbert was just a child in 1820, and it is hard to see how there could be any connection. It is interesting that, much later, Sidney Herbert became Secretary for War in the Crimean War in the part of the world including Smyrna.