John Jazdowski 1803-1881 & family

John Jazdowski 1803-1881 by J. Beattie Scott, image credit Aberdeen City Libraries

Jan (John) B Jazdowski 1803-1881

Said to have come from a noble Polish family and fought in the November Uprising

1831 John with several other young men of his own age and rank arrived in London, in an all but a destitute condition. For some time they suffered great hardships, having actually had to sleep on the steps of St Martin le Grand Church, where Jazdowski found a shilling, with which he purchased a pencil and paper, and for some time managed to support himself by selling sketches, he was an artist of no mean order. According to his daughter Margaret he was sent to Aberdeen, where presumably he taught languages, which is how he met his wife as a pupil, her family were opposed to the marriage, but she did so anyway. Obituary mentions that he worked in Ireland before Aberdeen.

Language Teacher, Armagh, Northern Ireland 1841

1852 Robert Gordon’s pay John £20 per year as language teacher. March 1852 Chaired the Rectoral Banquet, Earl of Airlie’s had been installed as a University Rector, and the Earl was given the freedom of Aberdeen. 1857 teaching languages at Marischal College (Aberdeen University).1861 census living at 120 Crown Street census states John as a British subject, unable to find papers to ratify this. 1863 Salary at Robert Gordon’s increased by £10 to £61 per year. October 1872 sale of belongings in Aberdeen. 1873 publication of revised Meadow’s Italian Dictionary by John Jazdowski.

1872 February resigns from Robert Gordon’s Hospital (School) donation of £50 from the school. Jazdowski wrote to the paper to state that £8 had been deducted from the donation as part of his salary.  October sale of belongings of John senior at Aberdeen, including drawings, sketches, water colours, rifle and sword.

John married Margaret Gibb 15 January, 1837 in Dyce, Aberdeen, lived at 120 Crown Street, Aberdeen  died 5^th August, 1881, was living at Waterloo near Liverpool at time of death. Probate £2,787 buried with Margaret in Anfield cemetery

Anfield Cemetery grave of John and Margaret Jazdowski

Children

Bronislaw James Jazdowski Surgeon Colonel, born 1^st May 1838 Dungannon, Northern Ireland,  died 23^rd November 1902 Rome. Took his medical degree at Marischal College, Aberdeen 1859, joined the forces in 1860 Served with the 93^rd Highlanders, and the 13^th Lancers.

1879 Initiated into the “Mayo Lodge” no. 1406 it appears to be a British military lodge, set up with a warrant from the Irish Grand Lodge.

William Kazimir Jazdowski born Dungannon, Northern Ireland circa 1839 Ireland, died Manitoba, Canada 24^th April 1885. married Jessie Milne 1846?-1882 only daughter of Dr John Milne Rector of Dollar Academy, on the 2nd August 1881 Cornwall, Ontario, Jessie died 3^rd June 1882 the son died on the 23^rd  June 1882. There was a dispute about who was the rightful claim to her money circa £4,000.

1856/57 Student at Marischal College in the class of James Clerk Maxwell

1865 Engineer on the extension of the Formartine and Buchan railway

1871 census living Wales as an engineer

1881 census living with wife Jessie in Ontario

Madeline Jessie Jazdowski 1842 died December,1888.  Baptised 24^th July, 1842, Aberdeen. Lived at 16 Castleman Gardens, Surrey, with brother Bronislaw, buried Barnes, St Mary, Surrey.

Mary Margaret Jazdowski MBE baptised 28^th May, 1844, Aberdeen, died 24^th August 1922 England, lived in Italy where she engaged in charity work.

Grave of John Jazdowski 1845 – 1873 Almorah cemetery

John Alexander Jazdowski  Baptised 25^th November 1845 died 25^th June, 1873 at 1 Almorah Crescent, St Helier, Jersey. Buried Almorah cemetery, St Helier, Jersey. In the 1881 census a notable Polish exile Jules Marylski is at number 2 Almorah Crescent, there does not appear to be any connection with Jazdowski.

Start of Almorah Crescent, number 1 now a hotel.

Notes

There appears to be no connection between the following: the 1843 death of John junior at living at number 1 Almorah Crescent the 1881 census has Polish exile Jules Marylski 1811-1888 at number 2.

1905 Picture of John Jazdowski senior published in a supplement of the Aberdeen Weekly Journal – 300 Celebrities

Alien arrivals:

327 Jazdowski Bergeo? Dover June 1834 (2018)

309 Jardowski Jan London 9 June 1832 (983)

Letter to Leonard Niedzwiedzki from Aberdeen 10th August, 1832

Robert Gordon was a merchant from Aberdeen who spent much of his life based in Poland. On retiring to Aberdeen, he decided to leave his considerable fortune to found a ‘Hospital’ for boys’ accommodation and education