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Whitty Summerhayes MacRae Grant families
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1844 - 1901
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Born |
23 Jan 1844 |
Bellary Tamil Nadu |
Gender |
Female |
Died |
1901 |
Coimbatore |
Person ID |
I299 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
8 Dec 2012 |
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Notes |
- Robert founded the United Nilgiri Tea Estates and other family businesses. In 1862, he founded Stanes Secondary School Coimbatore (originally for Eurasian children) and in 1872 founded the Stanes High School.
In 1913 he was awarded Kaiser-i-Hind Gold Medal for services to Coimbatore and education and he was knighted in 1920.
Children; Winifred, George, Mary, Edith, Lily, Frederick, Eva, Maud.
source: notes of Mary Whitty
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