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Giraud

Originally from France.
Part of the European community in Turkey. See Historical background.

The William Giraud House, Bornova.
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Jean Baptiste Giraud, had issue:

Frederic Jacques Giraud, born 1837,
mar Mary Whittall [born 1843] and had issue:

1. Charlton Giraud [Charlton James], born 1869,
   founded C.J. Giraud and Co, Smyrna, which continued after 1922,
   [Kalcas, 1983] lists the "Charlton J. Giraud House", Bornova, now property of Ege University,
   had issue:
   1. Donald Giraud, born 1899, [Kalcas, 1983] lists "Donald Giraud's home", Bornova, as a house formerly belonging to the Offley family.

   2. Norman Giraud [Norman Charlton],
      mar 1stly to Norah Keun and had issue:
      1. (older children) Giraud, born at the Big House, Bornova.

      2. Elisabeth Anne Giraud, mar Peter Ellis Vincent and had issue:
         1. Philippe Vincent,
            researching family tree.

   3. Eldon Giraud, born 1910, mar 1stly to Marguerite Tissot and had issue:
      1. Denise Giraud, mar 1stly to Charles Frederick Wilkinson and had issue.

   
   

2. Harold Frederic Giraud, born 1872, had issue:
   1. William Giraud [Bill],
      mar 1stly to Audrey La Fontaine [born 1906] and had issue,
      mar 2ndly to Gwen Reggio,
      they lived in what [Kalcas, 1983] calls the "William Giraud House", Bornova,
      [Kalcas, 1983] also says that Princess Maria of Bourbon Parma [born 1914, dau of Victor Emmanuel III, King of Italy] has been a guest at "William Giraud's lovely home in Bornova".

   
   

3. Edmund Giraud [Edmund Haydn], born 1880,
   [Kalcas, 1983] lists the "Edmund Giraud House", Bornova, now demolished - presumably his house,
   author of family history 1934,
   mar 1stly to Ruth Whittall [born 1884] and had issue:
   1. Edna Giraud [Edna Ruth], of Smyrna, mar Rodney Whittall and had issue.

   2. Godfrey Giraud [Godfrey Bertram], born 1907,
      inherited his mother's house in Bornova - which is referred to in [Kalcas, 1983] as the "Godfrey Giraud House".

   3. Ruth Mary Giraud, born 30th Oct, 1910 or 1911, mar Willem Frank Whittall and had issue.

Must be related:

Jean Baptiste Giraud,
French merchant in Smyrna,
Knight of the Austrian Empire, Austrian Consul at Smyrna,
mar Hélène Cortazzi [dau of Lui Cortazzi, Venetian Consul at Smyrna],
had issue:

1. Magdaleine Giraud, born 1790,
   Magdaleine Victoire Blanche, or Magdalene,
   mar 1814 to Charlton Whittall [born 1791] and had issue.

2. Alexandre Giraud, had issue:
   1. Magdalen Giraud, born 1823,
      Magdalen Blanche, think NOT Magdeleine,
      mar, must be early 1838 [both of them teenagers], to her 1st cousin James Whittall [born 1819] and had issue.