Jagwanti (Agnes) “Margie Nani” TeelucksinghAge: 63 years1887–1950
- Name
- Jagwanti (Agnes) “Margie Nani” Teelucksingh
- Given names
- Jagwanti (Agnes)
- Nickname
- Margie Nani
- Surname
- Teelucksingh
Birth | 1887 42 24 |
Birth of a brother | Hon. Ramsaran (Lionel) “Sarran” Teelucksingh 1889 (Age 2 years) Note: Place of birth from Indian Centenary Review. |
Birth of a sister | Rajwanti (Virginia) “Rajie Auntie” Teelucksingh 1891 (Age 4 years) |
Birth of a sister | Baswanti (Eugenia) Teelucksingh 1893 (Age 6 years) |
Death of a father | (none) Teelucksingh May 13, 1897 (Age 10 years) Note: Mrs E. Baggoo has a document that lists the date of Teelucksingh's death as May 16, 1897. |
Birth of a son #1 | George (Lutchmi) Teelucksingh 1902 (Age 15 years) |
Birth of a daughter #2 | Lily Teelucksingh 1903 (Age 16 years) |
Birth of a half-brother | Paul “Pauly” Sellier 1903 (Age 16 years) |
Birth of a half-brother | Luke Sellier 1904 (Age 17 years) |
Birth of a half-brother | James “Hutch” Sellier 1906 (Age 19 years) |
Birth of a half-sister | Norah “Aunt Norah” Sellier 1908 (Age 21 years) |
Death of a brother | Ramharrack (Henry) “Harrack” Teelucksingh August 7, 1908 (Age 21 years) Cause: Typhoid Text: IN LOVING MEMORY OF HENRY HARRACK TEELUCKSINGH BORN 14TH JAN. 1885 DIED 7TH AUGUST 1908 –UNTIL THE DAY DAWNS |
Burial of a brother | Ramharrack (Henry) “Harrack” Teelucksingh 1908 (Age 21 years) Address: St. Andrews Anglican Church Face fallen from the statue at Harrack's grave site Note: Angelo labeled this photo "Still asleep" |
Residence | 1913 (Age 26 years) Address: Maraval Road Bourg Mulatresse, Santa Cruz, Trinidad Note: Maraval Road, South Santa Cruz, Saint George, Trinidad and Tobago, adjacent to the Stollmeyer Estate.
Burned down c. 1913 when the family was living in Villa Windermere.
The river at the back of the house was dammed to make a swimming pool. |
Death of a brother | Ramadheen (Robert) Teelucksingh March 27, 1914 (Age 27 years) Citation details: Tombstone transcribed by Angelo Bissessarsingh Text: IN LOVING MEMORY OF RAMADHEEN TEELUCKSINGH BORN JULY 18TH 1872 DIED MARCH 27TH 1914. |
Death of a brother | Ramadheen (Robert) Teelucksingh May 27, 1914 (Age 27 years) Cause: Typhoid |
Burial of a brother | Ramadheen (Robert) Teelucksingh 1914 (Age 27 years) Address: St. Andrews Anglican Church Text: Tomb of Ramadheen Teelucksingh (1882-1914), Couva, Trinidad
This magnificent marble monument is located in the Teelucksingh family enclosure in Couva. Ramadheen was son of Teelocksingh (1839-97) of India and elder brother of Sarran, the well-known politician. It is exquisitely detailed and executed in flawless white Carrara marble which has a fine molecular composition which lends itself to minute detail in sculpture. Michaelangelo , the great Renaissance artist, favoured this marble as did his predecessor Donatello and later, Bernini. This statue appears to have been a fairly popular grave monument among the wealthy in England and Continental Europe, as replicas of similar vintage can be seen in Kensal Green cemetery in London and Pere Lachaise in Paris. It must have cost a huge sum in 1914 when it was installed. Remember, this was the era before the motor-truck, so it would have been brought possibly by boat as far as the landing place at Orange bay, less than a mile away , and then hauled here by oxcart. It is a symbol of the wealth of this family and one of the most opulent grave markers in the island, rivaled only by a few in Lapeyrouse Cemetery, belonging to old families of the white planter elite.
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IN LOVING MEMORY OF RAMADHEEN TEELUCKSINGH BORN JULY 18TH 1872 DIED MARCH 27TH 1914. This magnificent marble monument is located in the Teelucksingh family enclosure in Couva. Ramadheen was son of Teelocksingh (1839-97) of India and elder brother of Sarran, the well-known politician. It is exquisitely detailed and executed in flawless white Carrara marble which has a fine molecular composition which lends itself to minute detail in sculpture. Michaelangelo , the great Renaissance artist, favoured this marble as did his predecessor Donatello and later, Bernini. This statue appears to have been a fairly popular grave monument among the wealthy in England and Continental Europe, as replicas of similar vintage can be seen in Kensal Green cemetery in London and Pere Lachaise in Paris. It must have cost a huge sum in 1914 when it was installed. Remember, this was the era before the motor-truck, so it would have been brought possibly by boat as far as the landing place at Orange bay, less than a mile away , and then hauled here by oxcart. It is a symbol of the wealth of this family and one of the most opulent grave markers in the island, rivaled only by a few in Lapeyrouse Cemetery, belonging to old families of the white planter elite. Detail of Harrack's MarbleTombstone, Couva, Trinidad Note: Angelo titled this photo "A Hand from the Grave" |
Birth of a grandson #1 | Rev. John Carlisle “Boysie” Ramcharan January 1925 (Age 38 years) Source: U.S. Public Records Index |
Death of a mother | Jumni (Christine) Ramdialsingh 1926 (Age 39 years) |
Birth of a grandson #2 | Clive Norris Teelucksingh October 21, 1933 (Age 46 years) Address: (Home birth) |
Death of a half-brother | Luke Sellier 1934 (Age 47 years) |
Death of a half-brother | James “Hutch” Sellier 1934 (Age 47 years) |
Birth of a grandson #3 | Kelvin Ewan Teelucksingh August 22, 1939 (Age 52 years) |
Death of a sister | Rajwanti (Virginia) “Rajie Auntie” Teelucksingh 1940 (Age 53 years) |
Death of a brother | Hon. Ramsaran (Lionel) “Sarran” Teelucksingh 1945 (Age 58 years) Note: Pearl Ramcharan Crowley put his date of death in the 1930s but he appeared to still be alive during the publication of the Indian Centenary Review in 1945. |
Death | 1950 (Age 63 years) Address: Irving Street |
Family with parents |
father |
(none) Teelucksingh Birth: 1845 — Zillah, Bhojpur, Bihar, India Death: May 13, 1897 — California, Caroni, Trinidad and Tobago |
mother |
Jumni (Christine) Ramdialsingh Birth: 1863 — Sum Sum Hill, Victoria, Trinidad and Tobago Death: 1926 |
Marriage: 1875 — |
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4 years elder sister |
Bachwanti (Eleanora) “Batchi” Teelucksingh Birth: 1878 33 15 |
-5 years elder brother |
Ramadheen (Robert) Teelucksingh Birth: July 18, 1882 37 19 — California, Caroni, Trinidad and Tobago Death: May 27, 1914 — Villa Windermere, Balmain, Caroni, Trinidad and Tobago |
13 years elder brother |
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3 years herself |
Jagwanti (Agnes) “Margie Nani” Teelucksingh Birth: 1887 42 24 Death: 1950 — San Fernando, Victoria, Trinidad and Tobago |
3 years younger brother |
Hon. Ramsaran (Lionel) “Sarran” Teelucksingh Birth: 1889 44 26 — California Village, Caroni, Trinidad and Tobago Death: 1945 — Trinidad and Tobago |
3 years younger sister |
Rajwanti (Virginia) “Rajie Auntie” Teelucksingh Birth: 1891 46 28 Death: 1940 |
3 years younger sister |
Baswanti (Eugenia) Teelucksingh Birth: 1893 48 30 |
Mother’s family with Joseph Sellier |
step-father |
Joseph Sellier Birth: 1880 — Martinique Death: 1963 |
mother |
Jumni (Christine) Ramdialsingh Birth: 1863 — Sum Sum Hill, Victoria, Trinidad and Tobago Death: 1926 |
Marriage: 1902 — |
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2 years half-brother |
Paul “Pauly” Sellier Birth: 1903 23 40 |
2 years half-brother |
Luke Sellier Birth: 1904 24 41 Death: 1934 |
3 years half-brother |
James “Hutch” Sellier Birth: 1906 26 43 Death: 1934 |
3 years half-sister |
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half-brother |
Family with … Munilalsingh |
husband | |
herself |
Jagwanti (Agnes) “Margie Nani” Teelucksingh Birth: 1887 42 24 Death: 1950 — San Fernando, Victoria, Trinidad and Tobago |
son |
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2 years daughter |
Lily Teelucksingh Birth: 1903 16 — California, Caroni, Trinidad and Tobago Death: Dehradun, Dehradun, Uttaranchal, India |
Residence | Bourg Mulatresse, Santa Cruz, Trinidad Format: image/jpeg Image dimensions: 600 × 478 pixels File size: 103 KB Type: Photo Highlighted image: no Note: Maraval Road, South Santa Cruz, Saint George, Trinidad and Tobago, adjacent to the Stollmeyer Estate.
Burned down c. 1913 when the family was living in Villa Windermere.
The river at the back of the house was dammed to make a swimming pool. |
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Media object | Jagwanti (Agnes) Teelucksingh and her son George Format: image/jpeg Image dimensions: 500 × 737 pixels File size: 117 KB Type: Photo |