Ernest Paulin obituary – 1912

The Province, 22 Nov 1912

Death of Mr Pauline

Well-known Victorian was ill in this city

Victoria – Nov 22 – the funeral of the late Ernest A Pauline took places this afternoon from the residence of Mr Goodwin on Yates street to Christ Church Cathedral. Very Rev Dean Doull officiating. Mr Pauline died at Jubilee Hospital Wednesday night. He was forty-eight years of age and was born at Henley-on-Thames, England, but had lived in Victoria for eight years prior to his return to England about fifteen years ago. He came out to this country again about ten weeks ago, first going to Bella Bella to visit a brother there in the hope of benefiting his health, later returning to Vancouver, where he entered the hospital. A few days ago he was removed from there in the Jubilee Hospital, this city, where he died.

Mr Pauline was an accountant by occupation, and is survived by a widow and four children, the eldest of whom, a son, lives in Valparaiso. He is also survived by his father and mother, Mr and Mrs Frederick Pauline, of Oak Bay; four brothers, FA Pauline, George Pauline, HW Pauline of this city, and John Pauline of Bella Bella, and several sisters, Mrs WF Goodwin, Mrs Charles F Gardiner, Mrs George Gardiner, Mrs DL Hickey, Mrs Short, and Mrs RH Williams, all of this province; and Mrs George Lapraik of Oaklands, California.

January 24, 2020 0

Paulin – Clark Marriage, 1959

Daily Colonist, 12 July 1959

Paulin-Clark Rites

Couple Honeymoon on Oregon Coast

St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church was the scene of the wedding Friday evening, which united Elizabeth, daughter of Mr and Mrs Alick Reginald Clark, 849 Pemberton Road, and Mr George Paulin, son of Mr and Mrs CW Paulin, Pembroke Street.

Dr JLW McLean officiated at the double-ring service.

After a wedding trip to the mainland and the Oregon coast, the couple will return to Victoria to live at 85 Sims Avenue.

Enchanting gown of silk organza was worn by the attractive bride. It was fashioned with fitted bodice complemented by softly draped sleeves and a sabrina neckline outlined with Chantilly lace. A tiara of seed pearls and rhinestones held her veil of illusion trimmed with lace. She wore as jewelry, a pearl necklace and earrings, gift of the groom. Her cascade bouquet was of white and pink roses centred with a sprig f white heather, sent by friends in Scotland.

Preceding the bride up the aisle was her sister, Miss Margaret Clark, maid of honour, and her small cousin, Miss Susan Clark, as flower girl. A ballerina length dress of frosty white nylon organdy over net and turquoise taffeta was worn by the maid of honour. Tiny turquoise daisies dotted the pretty frock, and a cummerbund was tied at the back in a butterfly bow. Her hair bandeau was of pink and white carnations, as was her bouquet. Little baskets of flowers embroidered the dainty white organdy frock worn by Susan.

Best man was Bud Brice and ushers were Don Hamilton and Bob Caldwell.

Receiving guests at a reception in Holyrood House, mother of the bride wore a two-piece dress of beige-toned lace. A clever pink lace and taffeta dress was worn by the groom’s mother.

Bride’s uncle, Albert E Clark, proposed the toast.

For her going-away outfit, the new Mrs Paulin donned a sheath-style dress and matching coat in beige tone worsted fabric. Her hat and gloves were mint green and she had a corsage of white carnations.

January 22, 2020 0

George Frederick Paulin, obituary, 1968

Times Colonist, 23 July 1968

Travel Transport Pioneer Dies

George Frederick Paulin, a Victoria native son associated for many years with travel and transport in the Pacific Northwest, died Monday in Veteran’s Hospital. He was 72.

Retired for three years, he was president of downtown Victoria travel agency George Paulin Ltd, and former president of Black Ball Ferries Ltd, before it became BC Ferries.

He had been in the travel business in Victoria since 1940.

Born in March 1896, Mr Paulin left the Boys Central School in 1911 to work. At the outbreak of the First World War he joined the army and served overseas with the Canadian Field Artillery.

Between the wars he formed the Vancouver Island Rapid Transit Company, which he later sold to another trucking company. He later went into the securities and shipping businesses.

ON HARBOR COMMITTEE

He took over agencies for the Northern Pacific Railway and Black Ball Ferries in 1940.

During the Second World War he served with the 5^th BC Coast Regiment, RCA and in 1943 was promoted to lieutenant-colonel.

Mr Paulin was a member of the Union Club and for many years headed the harbour development committee of the Victoria Chamber of Commerce. He was elected president of the BC Tourist Association in 1961, and served as a Rector’s Warden at Holy Trinity Church, Patricia Bay.

He is survived by his wife, Muriel, at their Deep Cove home, one brother CW Paulin, and a number of nephews and nieces.

Funeral will be held Thursday at 2pm at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, the Rev Canon FC Vaughan-Birch officiating. Other arrangements by Sands Chapel of Roses funeral home in Sidney are pending.

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Mr Paulin, Churchwarden, Henley-on-Thames,

Jackson’s Oxford Journal, 3 April 1875

Henley-on-Thames

Vestry meeting – On Tuesday the annual vestry meeting was held in the Town Hall, the Rector occupying the chair. After reading the minutes of the last year’s meeting, the churchwardens’ accounts for the past year were adopted, subject to the examination of the auditors. Mr Watts observed that the directions of the will of the donor of Smith’s charity, respecting its distribution, had been departed from, and complained that some of the funds had been expended in beautifying and decorating the chancel of the church. The Rector thought the charity had been properly dealt with, and as regarded the way in which the money had been expended, he was of opinion that he and the Churchwardens had a right to deal with it as they liked. After a few further observations the matter dropped. Mr O. Simmons, of Northfield End, was appointed Rector’s Warden, and Mr C Lucey and Mr Paulin, the late warden, were nominated for the office of parish warden. A poll was demanded by Mr Lucey, and the following was the result: Paulin 211; Lucey 92.

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Birmingham Apprentice becomes Agent-General, 1925

Birmingham Daily Gazette, 24 February 1925 page 5

Birmingham Apprentice Becomes Agent-General

Mr Frederick Arthur Pauline, the new Agent-General in London for British Columbia, arrived yesterday.

Mr Pauline was born in Henley-on-Thames in 1861, and on leaving school was apprenticed to the wholesale stationary trade in Birmingham.

In 1883 he went to Manitoba, and the following year moved to Victoria British Columbia where he built up a substantial business in dry goods, from which he retired fourteen years ago.

Some time after his retirement he entered politics, and has had a distinguished career.

The new Agent-General intends to exert his influence in inducing the industrial centres of Great Britain to take more interest in British Columbia than they have done heretofore. He feels confident that British Columbia is going to have a period of prosperity greater than at any time in her history.

December 24, 2019 0

Appointment of FA Pauline as Agent General, 1924

Portsmouth Evening News, 31 December 1924, page 16

Reuter, in a message from Victoria, British Columbia says: The appointment is announced of Mr Frederick A Pauline, former speaker of the Provincial Legislature, as the Agent-General for British Columbia in London in succession to the late Mr FC Wade, Mr Pauline will leave for England early in January.

December 22, 2019 0

Beautiful Evening Gowns Noted at the State ball Last Evening, 1953

[Newspaper Clipping – Victoria paper?]

February 3, 1953

Beautiful Evening Gowns Noted At the State Ball Last Evening

The State ball at Government House last evening was a brilliant affair with the provincial government leaders, members and their wives, prominent members of the church, civic officials all attending.

The gold and crimson ballroom with the large mirrors reflecting the glittering lights from the crystal chandeliers provided a beautiful setting for the colorful ball gowns worn by the feminine guests.

The gracious chatelaine of Government House, Mrs Wallace, wore a gown of pure white faille, the bodice frosted with diamante and pearl embroidery offset with diamond tiara, necklace and earrings.

Mrs WAC Bennett, making her first appearance at a state function as the premier’s wife, chose a gown of filmy black lace over white taffeta, the skirt tiered.

Mrs Frank Youngman, of Portland, Oregon, a guest at Government House for the occasion wore a classic gown with train fashioned of sparkling ice blue and silver lame.

Mrs Gordon McG Sloan, wife of the Chief Justice, was in a French original gown of soft rose peau de soie, the bodice [page cut here]

A Group pictured at the ball last evening, standing back Capt Alex M Peabody of Seattle, Dr Maitland Young, Mrs Peabody and Lieut-Col George Paulin; seated Mrs Maitland Young and Mrs Paulin.

December 4, 2019 0

None of your business – Tod House Owner Won’t Tell Plans, 1974

Daily Colonist, 25 Jun 1974

Tod House Owner won’t tell plans

‘None of your businesss’

It’s the oldest private house in western Canada, even reputed to be a ghost house – but the present owner says its fate is nobody’s business but his own.

Controversy arose over Tod House, 2564 Heron, when owner Fred Massie appeared at Oak Bay council Friday night to protest its designation as a heritage landmark not be tampered with.

Massie, who bought the house in 1971, refused to say what he intended to do with it.

“It’s my property, and none of your business,” he told council, “I figure it’s worse than Hitler, worse than expropriation, for you to tell me what I can do with my own property.”

Council, however, apparently thought historical interest in the house outweighed whatever considerations Massie had in mind, and it passed a motion “to proceed immediately to designate the Tod House as a heritage landmark.”

The house was built in 1851 by John Tod, trader, for the Hudson’s Bay Company. It is the oldest house in Canada west of the lake-head.

It was also, by reputation, Victoria’s only haunted house with self opening doors, rattling chains, self-propelled objects and a ghost reported to look like Tod’s young Indian wife. The strange happenings came to a sudden end several years ago when the bones of a young Indian woman were unearthed and removed from a garden on the property.

October 31, 2019 0

Sarah Short obituary, 1959

[Note there were a few errors in the obituary regarding her age – corrections are in square brackets]

Daily Colonist, 13 March 1959

Mrs Sarah Short Rites

Death Severs Link with Pioneer Days

Victoria lost another link with its past with the burial yesterday of Mrs Sarah Short, last surviving member of the well-known pioneer Pauline family.

For many years the family lived in the old Tod House, one of Victoria’s earliest homes. The Heron Street residence now modernized, is still standing.

It was the object of considerable publicity a few years ago, with reports that it was haunted after residents of the day reported latched doors mysteriously opening and other inexplicable incidents.

One of Mrs Short’s brothers, FA Pauline was Speaker in the BC Legislature at one time and also served as BC Agent General in London. Another brother was organist at the old Christ Church cathedral for many years.

Mrs Short was the youngest of 13 children [incorrect] of Mr and Mrs Frederick Pauline who came to Victoria in the 1880s. She could recall the days when she was a child in the old Tod House and the Indians camped on the beach below the house.

Her husband, the late Henry N Short, was a pioneer gunsmith in Victoria. Born in Birmingham [incorrect – Peckham London] she was only three when her family came to this city. [incorrect – 14]

She is survived by four sons, Henry F and John C in Vancouver, Joseph R and Edward N in Victoria.

Funeral service was held at Hayward’s funeral home. Burial was in family plot, Ross Bay Cemetery.

October 29, 2019 0

Funeral of Mary Cutler Pauline, 1921

Daily Colonist, 11 August 1921

Pauline – Many beautiful flowers sent by surrounding friends, paid their mute tribute to a highly esteemed pioneer at the funeral yesterday of the late Mrs Mary Pauline, widow of Frederick Pauline. The cortege left the residence of Mrs CP Gardiner, daughter of the late Mrs Pauline, at 10:45, proceeding to Christ Church Cathedral where the impressive service was conducted by the Very Rev. Dean Qualmion, assisted by the Rev PH Fall. Two hymns were sung, “On the Resurection Morning,” and “Abide with me.” The Rev FH Fall officiated at Ross Bay Cemetery. The pallbearers were FA Pauline, MPP, HW Pauline, JA Pauline, George Pauline jr, CF Gardiner and GA Gardiner.

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