Mary Mias Gracis

1830 - 1895  (65 years)

• Name	Mary Mias Gracis
  Born	1830	Madeira, Portugal
  Gender	Female
  Died	1895	Enmore, British Guiana
  Person ID	I0002	Gracis
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2015

  
  

  Father	Agustino Gracis,   b. 1800, Madeira, Portugal ,   d. 1860, British Guiana  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Mrs Gracis,   b. 1802, Madeira, Portugal ,   d. 1867, British Guiana  (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F0275	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Agus Gonsalves,   b. 1830,   d. 1890  (Age 60 years)
  Children	1. Manoel Agus Gonsalves,   b. 1869, British Guiana ,   d. 1951  (Age 82 years)
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2015
  Family ID	F0276	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Agustus DeFreitas,   b. 1829, Madeira, Portugal ,   d. 1867, Enmore, East Coast Demerara, British Guiana  (Age 38 years)
  Children	1. Mary Gonsalves,   b. 1865, Enmore, East Coast Demerara, British Guiana ,   d. 28 Dec 1951, Enmore, East Coast Demerara, British Guiana  (Age 86 years)   2. John Gonsalves,   b. 1866, Enmore, East Coast Demerara, British Guiana ,   d. 1950, Enmore, British Guiana  (Age 84 years)
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2015
  Family ID	F0550	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mary's first husband was Mr Agusta, with whom she got 2 children: Mary and John. After Mr Agusta died, she re-married, to Agus Gonsalves, with whom she got 1 child, Manoel. Mary and John's surname was changed to "Gonsalves". Mary's nickname was "Mias". Mary and her sisters completed their 5-year contracts in 1861 but did not renew them. This was because Madeiran women were not labourers traditionally, and because their brother Manoel agreed to continue working as a contract labourer and support them. In 1956, Mary Gracis, her brother Manoel and 2 sisters arrived in British Guiana as contract labourers. They were assigned to Enmore estate, on the East Coast of Demerara.