Makinson and Doak families, pictorial material, ca. 1845-1910 / compiled by the Makinson family

PXE 1471
MIN 502

fonds

ca. 1845-1910

Graphic Materials, Photographs

909733

1 photograph - 6.5 x 8.25 cm. inside gilt mount with arched top - daguerreotype
4 photographs (1 folder) - various sizes.

Thomas Cooper Makinson (1809-1893), Church of England clergyman converted to Catholocism, was born at Manchester, England, son of Joseph and Mary Makinson. He was educated at Manchester Grammar School and St. John's College, University of Cambridge, where he graduated Bachelor of Arts (1835). He was ordained as a deacon of the Church of England in 1836 and priested the following year. As a result of an appeal by Bishop Broughton for clergymen in Australia, made through the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, Makinson migrated to Australia in late 1837 or early 1838 with eight other clergymen. He took up parish duties at Mulgoa and established a school. In 1848 Makinson moved to St. Peter's Church, Cook's River. Due to his dissatisfaction with the apostolic nature of the Church of England he approached Bishop Polding and was received, along with his family, into the Roman Catholic Church early in 1848. Makinson taught at the school attached St. Mary's Seminary, and at St. Mary's College, Lyndhurst. He was secretary to Archbishop Polding (1856-1877) and was a fellow of St. John's College, University of Sydney. [ref:ADB 2]

Andrew James Doak died 27 June, 1911, aged 70 years; Lucy Ellen Doak (nee Wiseman) died 28 May 1898, aged 53 years. (Source: Trove, 8 March 2013)

1. Hand-painted coloured ambrotype portrait of Thomas Cooper Makinson. Freeman & Co. Ltd., 318 George St. Sydney.

2. Portrait photograph of Johannes Brahms.

Transcript on verso of photograph:

"Andrew James Doak of Urara, Kurraba Road, Neutral Bay. Died about 1914. His wife Lucy Ellen nee Wiseman died age 54, about 1895.
They had 9 children, Madge (Mrs. Robert Bryce, Melbourne), Frank (Dr. Doak of Mosman), Rhoda (lived Neutral Bay), Kathleen (lived Neutral Bay), Jim (engineer, of Brisbane), Beryl (of Leura), Nora (died age 24), Doddie (Irene of Leura), Eileen (Mrs A.M. Makinson)".

3. Portrait of Ellen Doak nee Wiseman. My mother's mother (M.E.H.).

Photographer: Creeman & Co. Burlington Galleries Sydney Arcade. Ordering no. 17540.

4. Portrait daguerreotype of possibly Joseph Makinson, the father of Thomas Cooper Makinson. (before 1850).

5. Photograph of Arthur Massey Makinson as a school-boy. Photograph is torn and pasted to paper.

Surrounded by border, lined in red velvet, in leather case. Engraved inscription, Photographic Portrait Gallery, Ducie Place, Manchester.

Forms part of MLMSS 4334

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Out of copyright: Created before 1955
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