Macdonald Dictionary Record: Henry Cain
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George Ranald Macdonald
Production date
1952-1964
Description
One record, handwritten in ink on rectangular card, with biographical information for Henry Cain. Written by George Ranald Macdonald for the Macdonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biography project, 1952-1964.
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Marks/Inscriptions: C.3. Capt. Cain. the use of They applied to the Council , that part of the beach at the comer of George St. After hav ing in stalled cap stans and an Engine and bought two iron boats, they started work in '68 and were un mediati y were served with a wut 108 by Capt. Craw ford, t for £ lesser of the Govt. handing Service . The Court of Appeal gave judgement against then He was a member of the renal comm . of the Mechanics Inst. founde July. b2. He was chair man of the Levels Rd. Bd in '65. His dau married the notorious anti m onyx poisoned Town Hale . After having p ben proved guilty of attempting to poison his wife, Capt Cams body was exhumed and was found to contain autumn ry Poor old Capt. Cam ; his bones must have lain unEasi once again , in Feb. 1935 his name and his money came before the Court. in Timaru . This time it was Isabelle Ellis Pattison who claimed a third of the estate. Capt. Cam had had two step. daughters , children f his wife y a former marriage . Their names were Jane Elis Espie and Kate Emilie Esp.ie. Isabelle Pattis on based her claim that she was a dau. + elon of Jane (who had married Torn Hall) by her second husband Jonathan Pattison LT. 22.12.70 : 9.10.71 : P. 7.2.35 : 2. 3.35.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: C. 3. Capt. Cam. Jane, before she married Pattison, had married Wm. Newton who had often attempted to committ suicide and had finally disappeared. Jane, believing him to be dead, had married Pattison. The Judgement was that it was a reasonable assumption n that newton was dead and that the second marr age was Valid. Isabelle Pattisson was therefore given judgement for a third of the estate, (£6000). late had left her share of the estate to her sister and her two descendants. Defendants pleaded that there was no proof of the death of Newton. Two new tons sons were two of the defendants. Jane married once more to oue Collis and died in 1934. Capt. Cain was Mary or of Timaru . 7 '73. In this year the Timaru Temuka railway was started + Mrs Cain as Mayor ess turned the first sod. The first bale of wool to be loaded on ship of Timaru beach was loads on i Dee bl the May Queen (Capt. Smith I Those du fly responsible were Capt. Cam; J.A. Jug lis (agent for Matheson Co) : Hargreaves Bros; Symington. Capt Cain d. 29.1.86 ag. 70 Jane his wife d. 26.7.78 ag. 59.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
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