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Olivia Mariamne Devenish (16 February 1771 – 26 November 1814) was the wife of Sir Stamford Raffles, vice governor of Java (1811–1816) from 1805 to 1814. A monument was erected to her memory in the botanical garden of Buitenzorg (Bogor).
Aug 29, 2020 · Olivia Mariamne Raffles née Devenish was born on 16 February 1771 in Madras ( now Chennai ), India. She was the illegitimate child of George ( or Godfrey ) and a Circassian woman.
Olivia Mariamne Devenish. Stamford Raffles married Olivia Mariamne Fancourt née Devenish (b. 16 February 1771, Madras?–d. 26 November 1814, Buitenzorg) on 14 March 1805.
Olivia Mariamne Raffles née Devenish 1 (b. 16 February 1771, India 2 –d. 26 November 1814, Buitenzorg, Batavia, Dutch East Indies) was the first wife of Thomas Stamford Raffles. She met Raffles in London around 1804 when the latter was a clerk in the Secretary’s Office of the East India Company.
May 2, 2022 · Olivia Mariamne Devenish, was the spouse of Thomas Stamford Raffles, vice governor of Java (1811–1816), from 1805 to 1814. A memorial monument was erected to her memory in the botanical garden of Buitenzorg (Bogor). Olivia Mariamne Devenish was born in 16 February 1771 in India.
We learn of Raffles’s father, Captain Benjamin Raffles, who died in poverty despite a once-successful seafaring career; we are given insight into Raffles’s relationships with his mother, his siblings, and his children; and we learn more about Raffles’s two wives, Olivia Mariamne Devenish and Sophia Hull, including what happened to the ...
Olivia Mariamne Raffles formerly Devenish. Born 17 Feb 1771 in India. Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown] [sibling (s) unknown] Wife of Thomas Stamford Raffles — married 1805 in Penang. [children unknown] Died 26 Nov 1814 in Indonesia.
Apr 12, 2016 · There was no truth in the statement, but as the matter concerned Raffles’ deceased first wife, Olivia Mariamne Devenish, it caused him great distress.
Who was Olivia Mariamne Devenish? Olivia Mariamne Devenish, was the spouse of Thomas Stamford Raffles, vice governor of Java, from 1805 to 1814. A memorial monument was erected to her memory in the botanical garden of Buitenzorg.
Nov 26, 2022 · Today's history, 208 years ago, November 26, 1814, Olivia Mariamne Mariamish died in Buitenzorg (now: Bogor). The wife of Lieutenant Governor General of the Dutch East Indies is thought to have a tropical disease: malaria.
