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Olivier Alexandre MALAQUIN
1809-1901
Olivier was born on 2nd April 1809 in Le Coudray-Montceaux, Essonne, Il e-de-France to Francois Olivier MALAQUIN & Louise Philippine nee MONTILLET.
Olivier was the eldest of six children, he had four sisters:- Louise Philippine or Louise Angelique (see census), Augustine Florence, Claudine Eleanore and Constance Eleanore, and one brother Etienne.
Olivier married twice, first to Josephine Victorine CAPET on 6th May 1833 in Paris. Josephine died 03 Aug 1853 in Paris.I have not been able to find any children to this marriage.
His second wife,was an English girl named Euphrosyne ROZZELL , they married on 2nd July 1853 at Holy Cross Chapel in Leicester, Leicestershire, England. Euphrosyne was the daughter of Benjamin ROZZELL and Elizabeth nee HURST. Euphrosyne was born c1825, which made her 28 at the time of her marriage to Olivier.
Family stories tell of Euphrosyne being governess for Nicholas II and his siblings, as well as companion to Nicholas’ mother Maria Feodorovna.
Olivier and Euphrosyne had six children
Pierre Olivier born circa 1855,
Alicia Marguorite born circa 1857,
Héléne Gabrielle born circa 1858,
Waldemar Stanisla(u)s born circa 1860,
Henri Pio born circa 1861, all born in Orleans, France,
Joseph Benoit born circa 1865 in Warsaw, Poland.
The stories passed down tell of Héléne Gabrielle becoming a Carmelite Nun. Of Alicia remaining in France, and of Henri living in England and having two daughters.
Obituaries talk of Olivier traveling to study languages and the learning of languages using modern teaching methods to teach language - a talking machine. Olivier is believed to have taught languages to Nicholas II. This same obituary also talks of Olivier being a French Consul and of being knighted by Alexander III. Whether we will ever find evidence of these achievements is a big mystery.
It seems pretty certain that he did indeed travel, with the different birth countries of two of his sons that we have evidence of, we must assume that his wife traveled with him.
He died 25 August 1901, Orleans, France. His residence at the time of his death was Rue de la Borde.
Waldemar put a death notice in the Christchurch Press in October of that year.
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