Ernest Paulin to Frederick Pauline, 11 Jun 1912

Letter from Ernest Paulin to Frederick Paulin, 11 June 1912

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There is only one P.O. in Ilford for money matters, if your people have any others on their list they are sub offices and not absolutely official.

June 11^th 1912

Ilford E means East London or Essex 39 Audrey Road

Ilford, E (or Essex)

My Dear Fred

I received your letter of the 23^rd ulto by first post this morning + for the £5 P.O. I cannot thank you too much – your reply to my letter of the 30^th April if it had been answered favourably to my suggestion contained therein by return of Post instead of some time afterwards I should not have made any of use of it for that purpose, subsequent events have proved that it would have been a futile effort to get on again with the assistance of my two big girls.

I hope you have a careful a/c of the money you have so generously sent me + which has been at all times better than Doctor’s Medicine. Please forget altogether that I am utterly friendless + terribly alone as far as any unwelcome tax upon your charitable intentions are concerned. I am quite resigned to my condition of helplessness. I merely asked for a loan which provided you had obliged me with, after all would as I say not have been used for the original purpose I intended, so that there is no harm done – I will write you again to morrow but am scribbling this in response to your request to answer (or rather) acknowledge promptly

Yours affectionately Brother E. Paulin

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Please do not take anything other than my misery that may lead to my remarks being construed other than my sincerest admission of the God sent obligations I am under to you. I have been ordered away from everything + everybody for months past, but am still a prisoner with only my active head + horrible reflections on what a fool I have been. I never dreamt that I should break down so entirely as I have done.

Kind Love

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Herbert Pauline to Frederick Pauline, 15 March 1914

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Beaumont PO

15 March /14

My Dear Fred,

I am starting today pick + shovel to work on the top ditch for sewer pipe at Macaulay Point.

Having endeavoured for months past to get position in City Hall + other places with no better results than promises, have been compelled to reduce myself to the lowest type of laborer.

Our existence down here has not been like a home for some time, having not only any money to purchase food but the accompanying

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Ill effects arising there from being almost unbearable.

The Major Ald Porter + McLandless have spoken to me very nicely + especially Alex Stewart, but I seem to have no luck whatever, Morwikc also has promised one, but at present is doing nothing.

I saw you the other day by Spencers’ when I was with Morwick but could not leave him to speak to you suddenly + when I left him you had disappeared, much as I wanted to talk to you.

Will you kindly help me by sending down a little food to tide over until I have worked four days please,

Your affect’t

Herbert M Pauline.

November 4, 2019 0

Emma Jane Paulin and young boy, nd

So here is a bit of a puzzler, here is a picture of Emma Jane Paulin (nee Jennings) with a young boy. Looking at her relative age, her clothing (and his) the picture seems to have been taken during the First World War (ish). Who is the boy?

It really doesn’t look like Norman, and he would have been older at this time (born 1897).

Her grandson Dennis Hunting was born in 1916 – maybe him?

Her grandson George Ernest Paulin was born in 1912 – maybe him?

Thoughts, suggestions, theories?

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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.

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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.

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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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Victor Paulin to his Aunt, 1918

Lt VR Pauline

No 91 Squadron

Chattis Hill

Stockbridge, Hants

Jany 17/18

Dear Aunty

I would have written you before, had I received your address sooner, but Mother sent it just the other day, so now I am going to try and make up for lost time. I should have paid more attention to my address book before leaving Victoria, but I did not have an awful lot of time, and Mother came out of the hospital the day before I left, then it was that I commenced to think about these things, when my book was finished no local addresses

were such at all, ~~~~~ ~~~~~ for England,

As she already mentioned, of ~~~ having about addresses at, I must tell you something about myself.

I ~~~~~ my arrival in London, and which given ~~~ and of course, ~~~~~much to day out ~~~~~

[cannot read the page- photo too blurry]

said is now taller than I am. I don’t expect I shall see George until I go to France but I keep in touch with him by letter, and last I heard he was “still going strong.”

I was on another plane leave last week and went up to B’ham to see Ben, who has a chunk of shrapnel in his hips, and also see Aunt Emmy, to say nothing of cousin “Hilda”, who is some “bird”. Grace and Renee are both married, so are not half so interesting.

Oh yea, I nearly forgot to tell you about Stockbridge, it is some “hole”, we are billeted in all the old houses, the one I am billeted in is called “Grosvenor House”, the name is

not too bad, but I wish I could say the same for the “residence.” We have to walk about 2 miles to the squadron over those lovely Roman roads, you know, the kind you read about. I expect it’s a good stunt to get us ready for France.

I have been to London several times now, and can manage to find my way about fairly well, also check up the taxi drivers if they short change me, like they used to.

Hoping to hear from you in the near future.

Best to Uncle and yourself,

Your affectionate nephew

Victor

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Death of George Frederick Paulin, 1968

Victoria Daily Colonist, 7/23/1968

Paulin Rites Thursday

Travel Executive Dies Here at 72

The former president of the Victoria travel agency George Paulin Ltd and of Black Ball Ferries Ltd, George Frederick Paulin died Monday at 72.

Mr. Paulin, who retired three years ago, had been in the travel business in Victoria since 1940.

He had also been chairman of the Victoria Chamber of Commerce harbor development committee and in 1961 was elected president of the BC Tourist Association.

Funeral services will be at 3 pm Thursday in Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Patricia Bay, where Mr. Paulin had served as rector’s warden.

Educated at Boy’s Central School, he served overseas during the First World War with the Canadian Field Artillery. During the Second World War he served with the 5^th BC Coast Regiment, RCA, rising to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.

He is survived by his wife Muriel, at Deep Cove.

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Victor Paulin to Edith Nickells Paulin, 1918

Lt VR Pauline

C/o Ave David

Strand, AVC

London

Feby 15/18

Dear Mother

Your letter dated 8 Jany received, thank you very much for it. I think the letters you mention from Dad, Aunties and Bill have gone astray. I received letter and parcel from Aunty Nell, the helmet is absolutely posh, so are the writstlets, in the summer I shall wear the helmet as it is, but just now will wear my leather one over it, as it is mighty cold at 16000 ft.

As regards Birks and Mrs Mcallister, I received a New Year’s card from Macallisters, but Birks doesn’t

know enough, I expect. I had a letter from Jennie Redford (the young lady who is working in the bank) saying that Birks had shown her my picture, and telling me how nice it was, etc. He might write me a letter. I don’t know. I am not worrying much, however, I only sent him in the first place, in case he might think I was working in some munition works or something.

I haven’t heard from Ben, but had a letter from Hilda, saying that Ben spent the day with them and was going to Epsom the following Sunday. I haven’t the faintest idea where Epsom is so can’t give any

Particulars. About Toby. I would suggest having him where he is Milligan is perfectly willing as he should be, his own horse was about petered out when last I saw it. Would not write Parrie any more, heard Birks are pretty good friends, he might think you were bothering him unnecessarily.

I am at Queensbury still and as there is no flying today, owing to the weather, I am writing letters. It is only a matter of a day or so before I leave either for France, Ayr, or back to my squadron in Stockbridge. If Ayr I get a waks course in aerial fighting

If overseas I get 2 days leave and then go to a pool in France and wait for an opening in some squadron. And if Stockbridge I go with 91, as it is an overseas squadron. I would much prefer the latter, as I knoq all the staff, etc., and it would be much nicer than going amongst strangers. But I have got so now that “nothing makes me sick” so don’t worry in the least.

It certainly must have been some sensation when Robin Grays people got that cable that he was a prisoner in Germany.

I have got it all figured out if I get taken prisoner,

I will give a cheque to some German Red Cross Hospital, and immediately Cox & bo receive the cheque they will notify you- get me!

This may seem far fetched but it can be done. When one of the RDC are taken prisoner they never let it out if they can help it. I expect they think it has a bad affect on his pals. But they’re wrong.

I think I will cable my address when I get it, so don’t be alarmed if you receive one. The trouble is you might receive it before this letter,

but if I go to Stockbridge I might not go to France for another month. So don’t worry whether you receive a cable or not.

I received a letter from Nancy thanking me for photos, I expect some of the others will take a jump to themselves soon. Aunty Nell, and Nancy are the only apparent recipients at present. I think Ruby is sore with me because I never went to see her, but spent all my time in B’ham. Hilda mentioned having met her, and told me how nice she was etc., but she hasn’t mentioned my letter as yet, hence my conclusion that she must be “~~~~” in plain English “angry”. She has asked me for a photo of myself every time she writes, but I haven’t one, will have to try and get a snap of some sort taken. I gave that one you sent me for George to Hilda, who just as much as asked for it, so what could I do, nothing!! Si likes the weak hearted creature I am I gave it to her. I figured it out this way, I would see George soon, and it would be much better him not

knowing what I look like until I see him. Then he will have a greater surprise than he would have if he had the pictures. I don’t want you to think I am conceited, but I have changed considerably since I had it taken, having grown some more and very much fatter.

Better looking?? I couldn’t tell you. About the only change I can see in Wilf (in looks) is his nose, which has quite a hump on it. He has a nose exactly the same as Grandpa, I noticed it as soon as I saw him. Well Ma, I recken as how I have written a pretty good letter (for siys anyway) all kinds of love to Dad and yourself, and remember me to everyone

Your loving son

Victor

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