Born in Smyrna (Izmir), Turkey
Ancestors 
Daughter of Samuel Barker
and Marianne Françoise (La Fontaine) Barker
Wife of
James William Whittall
— married
9 Apr 1862 in Izmir, Turkey
Descendants 
Mother of
Ethel Madeleine Marianne (Whittall) Barker, Frederick Edwin Whittall CBE, Linda Frances (Whittall) Hill, Edith Mary (Whittall) Thomson, Gertrude Anna (Whittall) Pears, William James Hartner Whittall, Reginald La Fontaine Whittall, Harry Augustus Whittall, Florence Philippa (Whittall) Whitehouse, Hugh Elliott Charles Whittall and Kenrick Edward Whittall
Died
at about age 94
in Moda, Constantinople (Istanbul) Turkey
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| Edith Whittall née Barker |
Biography
Edith Anna Barker was born in Smyrna (Izmir), Turkey on 8th August 1840 to Samuel Barker and Marianne Francoise née La Fontaine.
Edith married James William Whittall (known as William Whittall) in 1862 and had 12 children. They lived in Moda, Constantinople (Istanbul) Turkey where William established a company, J W Whittall and Co in 1873 after returning from England where he had worked for a Whittall family business, J Hartner & Co.
William was knighted by Queen Victoria in 1898, becoming Sir J.William Whittall, and Edith became Lady Edith Whittall. She passed away in Istanbul in 1935, aged 95.
Sources
- http://www.levantineheritage.com/whittall2.htm
- London Metropolitan Archives, Kew, London, Guildhall documents, Document 2 (Ms 29745) – Bornova Burials register.
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- The Genealogy of the Whittall Family of Turkey, Betty & Paul McKernan 1996.
Acknowledgement
Edmund Haydn Giraud for data in his book of Family History published in London 1934.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Edith:
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Susan O'Carroll
Barker-6621 and Barker-40 appear to represent the same person because: clear match, same birth and death date, same parents and child(ren) although profile Barker-40 needs to be edited to correct spelling. Middle name of Anne should be Anna and Whittall spelled with double L.
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