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Susan Margaret Joseph

Susan is the great granddaughter of eminent Anglo-Indian Revd J S Isaacs Commissioner Lahore City 1890s, who moved from Agra to Delhi in 1913 to later become Delhi’s(Chief) Revenues Officer in 1926, the great grandniece of Principal Eric Isaacs of Rang Mahal High School Lahore, the granddaughter of Ms. Mary Isaacs Rebeiro India’s first Postmistress, and daughter of Charles Cecil and Jeanette Constance Wilson Joseph.

A European Postgraduate Scholar, she studied at Nottingham Trent University, Britain 1992 – 1993 and was Manager Reservation The Metropolitan Dubai UAE. She worked for several years as Head Front Office and Admin Geberit International Switzerland/ UAE.

Member M 4265 India Intl Centre, Life Member Forum of Friends of ICCR + Assn of British Scholars + Intl Centre Goa, Susan represented the Christian community to greet Presidents R Venkata Raman and Dr S D Sharma at major events in Rashtrapati Bhavan.

As YMCA chorister she performed in the presence of PM Indira Gandhi 1982 – 1983 and was Youth Leader at the All- India Anglo Indian Assn annual events under Frank Anthony, also at The Skinner’s Horse Regiment Exhibition at the historic (1836) St James Church Delhi where our family has worshiped since 1913.

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Intensely missed by her husband, Ghazanfar, children Amal 24 B.A. Hons UK and Amaan 19 and her siblings George, Peter, Genevieve Rudy, twins Robin and Patricia, and Sarah, deeply loved childhood friends Vidyut, Sujata, Venu, Gauri, extended family Vinay Seth, Dr Anil Sardana, Sr Advocate Michael Dias, Dr Kumkum Yadav, Dr Prem Singh, Ved – Alka – Kunal – Deepa, Shivani- Rohit, Dr Gulshan Kapoor, Dr Swaraj Saxena, Dr Ranjana Srivastava Keval – Mona, Sushma – Viveck FCA, Prof Pankaj Rakesh, Sameer – Shruti Nigam, Dr Manoj Kumar AJANTA, Gaurav – Kulbhushan JAin KADIMI and school – collegemates Anjali Abhyankar, Jaya Dixit Dubey, Renuka Kapur Kalra, Sarah Crabtree UK.

Loving Blessings from Aunty Ruby Sweetie Stimpson and first cousins Darryl – Barbara, June, Keith, Linda and Nathan UK Bishop Collin Theodore, Revd Dr Monodeep Daniel and Revd Mohit Heinz Hitter.

In fact, our Family including Susan are listed in the only civilian plaque at St James’ in near two centuries.

Ever the volunteer for social causes, she was a Blood donor and helped run our Home kitchen at C45 Jangpura Extn 24×7 during the traumatic 1984 anti-Sikh riots, also working for The Times of India Riot Relief Fund 1984.

The loveliest and most caring member of our Family, our darling Susan was diagnosed with cancer in 2015 and fought positively and bravely for 6 years.

She passed away 5 May AD 2021.

Mary I Rebeiro
Syd Family

Independent India’s First Postmistress

MARY ISAACS REBEIRO
(1904 – 1983)

Celebrating The pioneering First Postmistress of India and her distinguished Family

Mary Isaacs Rebeiro
22 October 1904 – 2 November 1983

The first lady to head a Post Office (Kashmere Gate, Maiden’s Hotel and Mori Gate, from 1940) in an all – male Postal environment when less than 1% of India’s Organised Sector workforce was female and 16% Indians were literate

Affectionately called dak khane ki memsaab by the thousands she served, especially among illiterates and the weaker sections

In times when Post Offices were the main, often only, such centres she served Delhi’s prestigious St. Stephen’s Hospital, The Indian Express, Queen Mary’s, Maiden’s/ Swiss Hotels, Chief Commissioner-Magistrates/ The District Courts, Carlton’s (commissioned 1922 by Viceroy Daniel Isaacs who also founded Delhi University 1922) Jagat Narain Seth (owner of Ritz, Novelty and Jagat Cinemas) ace photographer Kulwant Roy and eminent writer Nirad C Chaudhuri, diplomats and foreign tourists in elite Civil Lines – Kashmere Gate – Mori Gate

Daughter of distinguished Anglo – Indian parents Sarah Rose and Revd JS Isaacs (Jt Commissioner Lahore/ Delhi’s Revenues Officer 1920s) niece of Principal Eric Isaacs MA, sister of Grace, Stephen Isaacs MA IAS, John Isaacs MSc, George Isaacs (DE Telegraphs) and Theophilus Isaacs (Electrical Engineer, Sheffield UK) and cousin of Brigadier Sam Isaacs, beloved wife of John Rebeiro (Delhi 1909/ Delhi Improvement Trust/ DDA) cherished mother of Jeanette (Church High, now DPS/ Presentation Convent / Trinity School of Music London 1940s)

Oldest worshiping family of the oldest Church (1836) in Delhi, St. James since 1910.

The Isaacs’, The Dountings and The Stimpsons (UK) The Josephs (Delhi – Bombay) and son Prof Sydney Rebeiro MA (Delhi) / Cambridge UK / Kentucky USA Res: A 681 Sarita Vihar, New Delhi 110076 R : 26953434 O : 27666665 sydneyrebeiro@yahoo.com and sydneyrebeiro@gmail.com

Marking the Family’s Centenary in the Capital City Delhi 1909 – 2009