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TheGonsalves of Guyana

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c. 1800
Madeira, PortugalBirth of Augustino Gracis.
c. 1850s
British GuianaAugustino Gracis arrives as an indentured laborer at Buxton Estate and later settles with his wife and children, including Mary Mias Gracis.
1861
British GuianaMary Mias Gracis completes her indenture at Enmore Estate and later marries Agus Gonsalves, establishing the Gonsalves family line in Guyana.
1900s
WorldwideDescendants migrated abroad, forming communities across the global diaspora.

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About This Site

This website began with the work and devotion of Norman Gonsalves, who spent years researching, collecting records, and preserving the stories of our family. He created the original version of the site so that this history would not be lost.

After his passing, his daughter, Monica Gonsalves, continued the work he began. Using the materials he gathered, she rebuilt and redesigned the website from the ground up, shaping it into a space where our family's story can live, grow, and be shared across generations.

The family crest was later refreshed by Aaron Peter Gonsalves, Norman's son and Monica's brother, adding his own contribution to the legacy their father began.

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