Alice Mary Henniker-Major

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Lady Alice Mary Cuffe Henniker-Major
BIRTH 25 May 1844, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
DEATH 19 Nov 1893 (aged 49), Ventnor, Isle of Wight Unitary Authority, Isle of Wight, England
BURIAL St Mary Magdalene Churchyard, Thornham Magna, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
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Daughter of John Otway O'Connor Cuffe and Elizabeth Lucy (née Campbell) Cuffe.

Married Lord John Henniker-Major on 14 Jan 1864.

Children:
Albert Edward John Henniker-Major 1865-1901
Otway Major Henniker-Major Oct 1866-Nov 1866
Alice Margaret Mary Henniker-Major 1870-1923
Charles Henry Chandos Henniker-Major 1872-1956
Gerald Arthur George Henniker-Major 1872-1955
Ethel Elizabeth Emily Henniker-Major 1874-1957
Cicely Anne Lucy Henniker-Major 1876-1901
Victor Alexander Henniker-Major 1878-1954
Lilian Bertha Aline Henniker-Major 1880-1959
John Ernest de Grey Henniker-Major 1883-1980
Dorothy Florence Stella Henniker-Major 1885-1931

The family estate, Thornham Hall in Thornham Magna, near Eye in Suffolk, was always full of guests and there were often relatives from Lady Henniker's family visiting.

However, according to Lady Henniker's diaries, the latter part of the 19th century saw her health rapidly deteriorating, and her husband was battling with serious money problems. English agriculture was suffering due to the influx of produce from overseas and achieving a good price for rents farm rents became almost impossible. After Lady Henniker's death, Lord Henniker's financial situation left him with no choice but to seek paid employment. He was appointed Governor of the Isle of Man and he remained there with his large family until his death in 1902. On his departure Thornham Hall was let.