Agnes Jekyll
| Dame Agnes Jekyll | |
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Agnes Jekyll, date unknown
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| Born |
Agnes Graham 12 October 1861 Scotland |
| Died | 28 January 1937 (aged 75) Godalming, Surrey, England, UK |
| Occupation | Artist, writer and philanthropist |
Dame Agnes Jekyll DBE (née Graham; 12 October 1861 – 28 January 1937) was a Scottish artist, writer and philanthropist. The daughter of William Graham, Liberal MP for Glasgow (1865–1874) and patron of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, she was educated at home by governesses, and later attended King's College London.
She married Herbert Jekyll (later Sir Herbert Jekyll, KCMG), a soldier, public servant and wood-carver, and brother of the noted garden designer, writer and artist, Gertrude Jekyll. They lived at Munstead House in Surrey.
Their daughters were:
They also had a son Francis Walter Jekyll (1882-1965), who is commemorated on the Jekyll family memorial at Busbridge Church, Surrey, England.
Agnes Jekyll was created a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 1918 for her public works. Lady Jekyll first published Kitchen Essays (1922) in The Times, reprinted in 2001 by Persephone Books.
Agnes Jekyll's gravestone
Jekyll family memorial in Busbridge churchyard
Herbert Jekyll's gravestone
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