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1 LONDON RECORDS These consist of Izmir church registers deposited by Chaplains in 1995-8 to the Guildhall Library (subsequently transferred to the London Metropolitan Archives) for safe keep, as well as consular and diplomatic records kept in the Public Records office in Kew, London. It was considered important to review and transcribe at least part of the registers kept in Lon- don, to allow wider access to readers in different countries and help build a picture of the his- tory and development of the Levantine communities by cross referencing with other sources, including testimonies. The Metropolitan Archives: Document 1 (Ms 29744A) – Loose leaf William Barker, son of Thomas & Sarah Barker of Bakewell in Derbyshire, born 31th Jan 1739, was married in Smyrna to Thora Robin daughter of Giovanni Batista & Katerina Robin (French subjects) born in Smyrna August 1739, by the Lutheran minister Christophoro Guighilma Ludecke, according to the rites of the church of England, the 16th Oct 1763. Children: Sarah / Thomas (x) / William / Gratia / John / Robert / George, 1764-1774 Some christened by Dutch minister B.Keun Some christened by English minister B.Clendon Flora the wife of William Barker died 16 Dec 1775 1776 remarried Dutch subject Elizabeth Mary Schnell who was born in Smyrna 1760, married by B.Keun. Children: Arthur Francis (x) / Richard / Marianna / James (x) / Mary / Edward / Peter (x) / Francis (x) / Frederick / Louisa / Samuel / Henry Richards / Benjamin, 1777-1797 Sworn to the truth of above, signed before me 1806 Also signed by André Slaars (resident 50 years), Robert Wilkinson (resident 34 years). Done due to the ‘Consularian house fire’ 1797. Notes: 1- It was obviously considered important to register William Barker’s marriages and children following the destruction of records in the consulate (arson1f-p.39) fire. This demonstrates his eminence in the community at the time. 2- The x marks placed by some of the children I took to indicate they were already deceased. Despite this mortality, Mr Barker was able to sire 15 children, a remarkable number even for that time. Similar productivity amongst early Levantines ensured the future viability and spread of the community. 3- Assuming Robert Wilkinson is the same as that buried in Buca, he came to Izmir in 1772, aged 21, and the tombstone informs us he was the Consul for Denmark, Sweden and US. As- suming Andre Slaars is his name sake buried and marked as a merchant in the Dutch ceme- tery, he came to Izmir in 1756 aged 17. 4- We are informed by Donald Simpson’s report that William Barker died the year the Le- vant ‘Factory’ was dissolved, 1825, and that he was the oldest member of the company which he joined in 1759. Thus from calculating we know he joined the company aged 20 and died aged 86. His tomb is not at Buca since this is before that cemetery was established, as is likely to have been in the now non-existent ‘Caravan bridge’ cemetery. Document 2 (Ms 29745) – Bornova Burials register No Name Surname Abode Buried (+ Notes) Age Ceremony 2 performed by 1 Mercedes Whittall 1926 21 W.H.Edgell 2 Frederick Giraud Bornova 1926 brought from Athens 85 W.H.Edgell 3 Jane Wilkinson B 1928 86 W.H.Edgell 4 Ernest Richard Barker B 1928 63 W.H.Edgell 5 Alfred William Pengelley B 1928 63 W.H.Edgell 6 Ethel Wilkinson B 1928 at Caravan Bridge 26 W.H.Edgell 7 Jessie Turrell B 1928 44 W.H.Edgell 8 Douglas Paterson B 1929 72 W.H.Edgell 9 Hermann A. Keun Cordelio 1930 78 W.H.Edgell 10 John Foster Hunt B 1931 53 P.J.Coleman 11 David Gout B 1932 - Cassbrotin Reed 12 Emily Wilkinson Schiffman B 1932 - Cassbrotin Reed 13 Mary Whittall Giraud B 1932 widow of Frederick Giraud 88 Cassbrotin Reed 14 Charles Hassey Wilkin B 1933 69 A.J.Westcott 15 Lucy De Cramer B 1933 83 A.J.Westcott 16 Reginald Turrell B 1933 54 A.J.Westcott 17 Roland Annesley Pengelley Smyrna 1933 72 A.J.Westcott 18 Emily Letitia Paterson B 1934 77 M.A.Marshall 19 Ellen Pengelley B 1934 76 A.J.Westcott 20 Hortense Borg B 1934 67 A.J.Westcott 21 Karl Bernard Kuhn Cordelio 1934 60 A.J.Westcott 22 James La Fontaine B 1934 53 A.J.Westcott 23 Harriet Dutilh B 1935 88 A.J.Westcott 24 Lizzy Lewis Smyrna 1936 nee Williamson 83 A.J.Westcott 25 Rebecca Mary Pengelley Smyrna 1936 76 A.J.Westcott Eyre 26 Marie Lane B 1937 69 A.J.Westcott 27 Florence Wilkin B 1937 72 A.J.Westcott 28 Mary Eliza Whittall B 1938 widow of Edward Whittall 86 A.J.Westcott 29 Frederick James Whittall B 1938 74 A.J.Westcott 30 Mary Huffner B 1938 92 A.J.Westcott 31 Everett Washburn B 1938 43 A.J.Westcott 32 Edgar Whittall B 1938 62 A.J.Westcott 33 Llwellyn James Abraham B 1939 71 A.J.Westcott 34 Blanche La Fontaine B 1939 84 A.J.Westcott 35 Ada Van der Zee B 1940 81 A.J.Westcott 36 Richard James Wilkinson B 1941 formerly governor of Siera 74 A.J.Westcott Leone 1916-1922 37 Frank Whittall B 1942 77 A.J.Westcott 38 Zoe Von Eichstorff B 1942 80 A.J.Westcott 3 39 Anna Whittall B 1942 68 ? 40 William Ralph Stevens B 1942 71 A.J.Westcott 41 Alfred Charnaud Karşıyaka 1942, at Karşıyaka 80 A.J.Westcott 42 Captain Robert Mooney Live oak avenue, 1943, killed on the 1st Aug, dur- 23 A.J.Westcott Carlton Dallas Texas, US ing an air raid over Ploesti – citizen Roumania, plane on return landed environs Izmir, buried with full military honours 43 Rufus Walt Lane B 1943 74 A.J.Westcott 44 J.H. Sadler Afyon, employed 1944 23 A.J.Westcott by HBM forces 45 Herbert Joly B 1944 59 A.J.Westcott 46 Richard Wen- Scott Buca, employed by 1944 23 A.J.Westcott holme HBM forces 47 - Yeoman employed by HBM 1944 - A.J.Westcott forces 48 (Sister) Grace Williamson B, formerly Izmir 1945 79 A.J.Westcott 49 Evert Able Thompson SS George Kenny 1945, died in Smyrna through 29 A.J.Westcott accident 50 Karl Kockler B, concentration 1945, buried in municipal ceme- 79 A.J.Westcott being a German tery near Buca 51 Marquerite Giraud B 1945 32 A.J.Westcott Louise 52 Henry Maurice Chasseaud Izmir 1945 78 Patrick Ashe 53 Fred Giraud B 1946 46 A.J.Westcott 54 Edgar Gout Karşıyaka 1946 81 A.J.Westcott 55 Mary De Cramer B 1947 - Ft George (Mrs Fritz de Gropetis Cramer) 56 Emma Winterhalter B 1948 62 B.S.Hewitt 57 Charles C. Wilkinson B 1948 - B.S.Hewitt 58 Alice Mary Stevens B 1948 - B.S.Hewitt 59 Alfred Lawson B 1948 - B.S.Hewitt 60 Edith Gilmore B 1948 - B.S.Hewitt 61 William Lewis Izmir 1949 - B.S.Hewitt 62 Sarah Cameron Izmir 1949 - B.S.Hewitt 63 Harold Irwin Charnaud B 1950 62 S.W.H.Bird 64 Frederic Louis von Eichstorff 9 Çiçek sok, Bor- 1950 87 S.W.H.Bird nova 65 Amy Edwards 9 Çiçek sok, Bor- 1950 80 S.W.H.Bird nova 66 Charlton Whittall 20 Atatürk cad, 1950 71 S.W.H.Bird Bornova 67 Edith Maud Lawson 15 Ismet Inönü 1951 81 S.W.H.Bird cad, Bornova 68 Harry Oakley Paterson 1 Kurtuluş cad, 1952 67 S.W.H.Bird Bornova 69 Herbert James Whittall 4 Uzun sok, B. 1953 68 S.W.H.Bird 4 70 Émile Raymond Tissot 3 Aralık sok, B. 1954 72 Timothy Ar- Aimé Camille gudaris Marie 71 Lillian Ida Whittall 13 Atatürk cad, B. 1954 70 J.G.Power Prot. Chaplain US Navy 72 Jessie Thompson 12 Atatűrk cad, B. 1954 92 S.W.H.Bird 73 Wilfred William Wilkin 6 Topçukuyu sok, 1954 65 S.W.H.Bird B. 74 Ada Charlotte Von Eichstorff 9 Çiçek sok, Bor- 1955 95 S.W.H.Bird nova 75 Ester Marian Giraud 4 Ismet Paşa cad, B 1955 86 S.W.H.Bird 76 Rachel Tissot 3 Aralik sok, B. 1955 74 S.W.H.Bird 77 Alither Leila Whittall 27 Atatűrk sok, B. 1955 81 S.W.H.Bird 78 Charlton James Giraud 4 Ismet Paşa cad, B 1955 86 S.W.H.Bird 79 Ethel Alice Perkins 29 Atatürk sok, B. 1955 66 S.W.H.Bird 80 Amy Dorothy Pengelley 29 Atatürk sok, B 1956 74 S.W.H.Bird 81 Doris Ellen Charnaud 8 Topçukuyu sok, 1956 62 S.W.H.Bird B. 82 Peter Francis du Gout 1 Bahçeli sok, B. 1957 69 S.W.H.Bird Veluz 83 Albert James Whittall 1 Kurtuluş sok, B. 1957 78 S.W.H.Bird 84 Frederica Marion La Fontaine 7 Çiçek sok, Bor- 1957 87 S.W.H.Bird Evelyn nova 85 Walter Rowland Pengelley 4 Uzun sok, B. 1957 73 S.W.H.Bird George 86 Mabel Ada Keyser 18 Hürriyet cad, B. 1958 78 James B. McLeroy USAF Baptist 87 Henry Charles Hornstein 9 Ata cad, B. 1958 66 Above & Oscar Timothy Ar- guradis 88 Clara La Fontaine Hürriyet cad, B. 1959 - Tupholme 90 Edwin Charnaud B. 1961 - Tupholme 91 Hilda Charnaud B 1961 - Timothy Ar- guradis 92 Efida Annette De Senn B 1962 77 Tupholme 93 Harry Giraud B 1962 - Tupholme 94 Carmen - - - (burial from Izmir) - - 95 Harold Whittall B 1963 - Tupholme 96 Helen Gout B 1964 - Tupholme 97 Grace Whittall B 1964 - Tupholme 98 Richard Abbott B 1964 - Tupholme 99 Lillian Hornstein B 1974 Buried at Karşıyaka - G.