Emily Charlotte Talbot (1 August 1840 – 21 September 1918) was an heiress and industrialist of

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, the daughter of

Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot FRS (10 May 1803 – 17 January 1890) was a Welsh landowner, industrialist and Liberal politician. He developed his estate at Margam near Swansea as an extensive ironworks, served by railways and a port, which was ...

. She was born in Belgrave Square, the centrepiece of

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. Following the death of her brother, Theodore, in 1876, Emily - known locally as "Miss Talbot" throughout her life - became the heiress to her father's fortune and his estates at Margam and Penrice, which she inherited on his death in 1890., ''...LADY SUBSCRIBES £80,000. Miss Emily Charlotte Talbot, of Margam Castle, Port Talbot, Wales,...inherited £1,500,000 from her father, and is now 75 years of age...'' She was largely responsible for creating a port and railway system to attract business to Port Talbot. She made her home at Margam Castle, did not marry, and on 26 September 1918 was buried in the family vault in Margam church. From a press obituary:

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