Agnes Maria Magdeline (Rakowski) Dalrymple (abt. 1845 - 1913)

Born about 1845 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England [uncertain]

Wife of William Henry Dalrymple — married 23 Mar 1864 in Richmond, Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 5 Jun 1913 at about age 68 in Glebe, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Agnes was born in Liverpool England, about 1845, her father having escaped the Russian grip on his Polish homeland in 1833 and later married in England, where he spent twenty years.

At age 9, with father Severin, mother Catherine and 3 younger siblings they sailed from Liverpool 29th December 1852^[1] and arrived Melbourne, Australia on the 27th April 1853. ^[2]

The passenger list details were as follows:

1. Severin Rakowska 42 Clerk
2. Catherine 32 Wife
3. Agnes 9
4. Idalia 6
5. Severin 4
6. Edgar 1

She was known as Agnes, her fathers will has "Maria Agnes" but most BDM records have "Agnes" or "Agnes Maria". The Polish Biografia autobiography for her father has her name "Agnieszkę Marię Magdalenę".

The family lived in Richmond, Severin carried on an importing business in Flinders Lane, and also was an agent for ships sailing to New Zealand, dabbled in accounting and had or leased land between Greensborough and Yan Yean, on which he claimed to have discovered a gold reef. He was an an activist against Russia, and discovered from his nephew, in the Russian Navy, Russia was preparing to attack Australian Ports, beginning with Melbourne. Agnes attended The Model School in Spring St. Melbourne, in September 1855 she was in fifth class and won a prize for drawing^[3]

Her family were well liked, visiting friends and and welcomed visitors.^[4]

Diarist, John Henry Watmuff met her just before he left for the New Zealand Gold Rush, in December 1861, his sister Mary and Agnes were members of the (Melbourne) Philhamonic Society.

[Tuesday, 10 December 1861]
In the evening I went with Mary to the philharmonic rehearsal (she is a member of the Society) we called for a friend of hers Miss Rekowskie, a charming little girl, (a daughter of a Polish gentleman a fine jolly old fellow,) with nice quiet winning manners that are irresistibly attractive — Harry Dight called on me to day he arrived from Bendigo last night

[Tuesday, 17 December 1861]
"I went to the Philharmonic Society in company with Mary & Agnes Rekowski, heard them rehearsing something that gave me an idea of the confounding of tongues at "Babel" called at [Rakowski’s] R. on our way home spent about an hour very pleasently at their house"

Agnes Married William Henry Dalrymple in 1864^[5] and died in Glebe, NSW in 1913^[6]

The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.) Thu 24 Mar 1864 Page 4 DALRYMPLE—RAKOWSKI.—On the 23rd inst., at St. Stephen's Church, Richmond, by the Rev. T. C. Perks, William Henry, youngest son of the late Patrick Dalrymple Esq., of Mount Leslie, Tasmania, to Agnes Maria Magdalene, eldest daughter of Severin Rakowski, Esq., of Flinders-street, Melbourne, merchant.^[7]

Children

BORN IN VICTORIA
1) Agnes Jessie 22751/1866^[8]
2) Kate 10990/1869^[9]
3) Ida Mary 4924/1871^[10]
Ida Mary DEATH 3113/1876 ^[11]
4) Amy Isabel 19330/1873^[12]
5) Florence Maud 25370/1875^[13]

BORN IN NSW.
6) Lilian M. 4383/1878^[14]
7) Frederick Sydney 5079/1880^[15]
8) Estelle C. 5902/1883^[16]

Her husband died in 1898
Agnes Maria Magdaline (Rakowski) Dalrymple died in Glebe in 1913.

Sources

1. ↑ https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/3402227A-F96C-11E9-AE98-FF6251ADC8F4?image=199
2. ↑ https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/3402227A-F96C-11E9-AE98-FF6251ADC8F4?image=203
3. ↑ The Age (Melbourne, Vic.) Wed 26 Sep 1855 Page 5 THE NATIONAL MODEL SCHOOL
4. ↑ JH Watmuff Journals
5. ↑ Victoria Secondary Birth Death Marriage Records: https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
   Family name: RAKOWSKI | Given name(s): Agnes Maria Made | Event: marriages | Spouse's name: DALRYMPLE, William Henry | Reg. year: 1864 | Reg. number: 265/1864
6. ↑ BDM NSW Deaths, secondary record https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search/deaths
   DALRYMPLE AGNES M | Registration number 7661/1913 | Father's Given Name(s) SEVERIN | Mother's Given Name(s) CATHERINE | District GLEBE
7. ↑ The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.) Thu 24 Mar 1864 Page 4 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5746210
8. ↑ BDM Victoria Secondary Birth Record https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
   Family name: DALRYMPLE | Given name(s): Agnes Jessie | Event: births | Mother's name: Agnes | Mother's family name at birth: RAKOWSKI | Father's name: William Henry | Place of birth: MELB | Reg. year: 1866 | Reg. number: 22751/1866
9. ↑ BDM Victoria Secondary Birth Record https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
   Family name: DALRYMPLE | Given name(s): Kate | Event: births | Mother's name: Agnes Maria | Mother's family name at birth: RAKOWSKYE | Father's name: William Henry | Place of birth: RICHMOND | Reg. year: 1869 | Reg. number: 10990/1869
10. ↑ BDM Victoria Secondary Birth Record https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
    Family name: DALRYMPLE | Given name(s): Ida Mary | Event: births | Mother's name: Agnes Maria | Mother's family name at birth: RAKOWSKI | Father's name: William Henry | Place of birth: RICH | Reg. year: 1871 | Reg. number: 4924/1871
11. ↑ BDM Victoria Secondary Death Record https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
    Family name: DALRYMPLE | Given name(s): Ida Mary | Event: deaths | Mother's name: Agnes | Mother's family name at birth: RAKOWSKIE | Father's name: William Henr | Place of birth: RICH | Place of death: | Age at Death: 5 | Reg. year: 1876 | Reg. number: 3113/1876
12. ↑ BDM Victoria Secondary Birth Record https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
    Family name: DALRYMPLE | Given name(s): Amy Isabel | Event: births | Mother's name: Agnes | Mother's family name at birth: RASKOWSKI | Father's name: William Henry | Place of birth: R'MOND | Reg. year: 1873 | Reg. number: 19330/1873
13. ↑ BDM Victoria Secondary Birth Record https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
    Family name: DALRYMPLE | Given name(s): Florence Maud | Event: births | Mother's name: Agnes | Mother's family name at birth: RAKOWSKI | Father's name: William Henry | Place of birth: RICH | Reg. year: 1875 | Reg. number: 25370/1875
14. ↑ BDM NSW Births, secondary record. https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search/births
    DALRYMPLE LILIAN M | Registration number 4383/1878 | Father's Given name(s) WILLIAM H | Mother's Given name(s) AGNES M | District GLEBE
15. ↑ BDM NSW Births, secondary record. https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search/births
    DALRYMPLE FREDERICK SYDNEY | Registration number | 5079/1880 | Father's Given name(s) WILLIAM HENRY | Mother's Given name(s) AGNES MARIA | District: GLEBE
16. ↑ BDM NSW Births, secondary record. https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search/births
    DALRYMPLE ESTELLE C | Registration number 5902/1883 | Father's Given name(s) | WILLIAM H | Mother's Given name(s) | AGNES M | District | PETERSHAM