Eliza Macleod (buried 1935)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Macleod
First name: 
Eliza
Other Christian names: 
Agnes
Gender: 
Female
Children: 
Yes
Burial number: 
1622
Born: 
1/6/1858
Died: 
06/10/1935
Buried: 
10/10/1935
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
SWS
Cemetery row: 
3
Cemetery plot: 
1
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone inscription: 
In loving memory of Eliza Agnes Macleod died 6th October 1935 aged 77 years "I give unto them eternal life"

Life story

Life story

Eliza Agnes Wilson was born in India on 1st June 1858. She was the daughter of James Minden Wilson, 28yrs, an Indigo Planter (see below), and Janet Mary, 19yrs, nee MacKenzie. She was one of ten children, of whom 9 were born in India. On14th June 1881, aged 23yrs, Eliza married Malcolm MacLeod, 33yrs, in Dalhousie, Bengal. They had 3 children, Malcolm Neynoe MacLeod b.1882, Kathleen Dorette McLeod b.1883, and Minden Whyte-Melville MacLeod b.1887, known as Melville.

Eliza was widowed in October 1899, and she returned to England with Melville; in 1901 they were living in Maidstone, Kent, with her mother. In 1911, Eliza was living in Boundary Road, Worthing, with her parents and sister, Jessie Wilson. Her mother died in 1913 in Surrey and her father returned to India where he died in 1923, aged 92yrs.

Eliza remained in Worthing, she was living at Raasay, 18, St. Botolph's Road, when she died on 6th October 1935, at Worthing Hospital, aged 77yrs.

Probate was granted to her son, Malcolm Neynoe MacLeod, Brigadier-General, H.M. Army. Effects £13686 12s 7d. Value 2021 - £1,022,000.

Burial researcher: 
Maggi Martin

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
01/06/1858
Marriage
Maiden name: 
Wilson
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
Malcolm
Spouse one last name: 
MacLeod
Marriage one date: 
14/06/1881
Marriage one address: 
Dalhousie, Bengal, India

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
06/10/1935
Age (at time of death): 
77
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
Raasay, 18 St. Botolph's Road, Worthing, Sussex, England
Personal effects
Executors: 
Malcolm Neynoe MacLeod status: Brigadier-General HM Army
Probate pounds: 
£13,686

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1901 census: 

Living at 233, Boxley Road, Maidstone, Kent. Eliza MacLeod, Hd. 41yrs, widow, living on own means, mother, Janet Wilson, 63yrs, son, Melville, 14yrs, plus 2 domestic servants.

1911 census: 

Living at Adveana, Boundary Road, Worthing, Sussex. Minden James Wilson, Hd. 80yrs, wife, Janet Margaret Wilson, 72yrs, daughters, Jessie Margaret Wilson, 53yrs, single, Eliza Agnes MacLeod, 52yrs, widow, plus 1 domestic servant.

Miscellaneous information

The Indigo plant

Before the Portuguese, who were the first Europeans in India, traded with India, there was extensive trading for centuries by the Arabs between the west coast of India and southern Europe. The Indigo plant or dye was one of the items of trade.

These dyes were very expensive and only the very wealthy could afford them hence the term " royal blue".

Under British power, indigo planting became more and more commercially profitable because of the demand for blue dye in Europe. It was introduced in large parts of present Bangladesh and the indigo planters persuaded the peasants to plant indigo instead of food crops on their own lands. They provided loans, called dadon, at a very high interest. Once a farmer took such loans he remained in debt for his whole life before passing it to his successors. The price paid by the planters was meagre, only 2.5% of the market price. The farmers could make no profit growing indigo. The farmers were totally unprotected from the indigo planters, and under this severe oppression, in 1859, the farmers resorted to revolt.