Tag: Amy Paulin Gardiner

25th Wedding Anniversary of Mrs and Mrs Gardiner, 1915

The Victoria Daily Times, 11 Sep 1915

Personal

Mr and Mrs Charles F Gardiner last evening celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of their wedding.  They were married, as the news of twenty-five years ago, in another column, narrates, on the evening of Sept 10, 1890, in Christ Church Cathedral.  The bride was Miss Amy Pauline, who still resides here.  Her bridesmaids were Miss AF Gardiner, sister of the groom, and Misses Florence, Violet, Sarah, Marion and Nellie Pauline, her sisters.  CP Lowe was the best man and Harold Pauline was page.  The ceremony was performed by Rev Henry Kingham, a brother of Joshua Kingham and Mrs EG Miller.

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Marriage Charles Gardiner and Amy Pauline, 1890

Victoria Daily Times, 11 Sep 1890

Married

Gardiner-Pauline – In this city, the 10th instant, at Christ Church Cathedral, by the Rev Henry Kingham, Charles Frederick, third son of the late Capt JA Gardiner to Amy, third daughter of Frederick Pauline, Esq of Birmingham, England.

Birmingham Gazette and Daily Post please copy.

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Frederick Paulin Sr to his son Frederick A Pauline, 19 Sep 1884

Henley Lodge, Acock’s Green

Friday, September 19th 1884

My Dear Fred,

As I am delayed at home this week by an expressed infirmity in my knee which has before now  as you remember slowed me in a similar manner this day reminds me that it will be well employed in sending you a letter in which we write in wishing you existing good health and prosperity and the usual many happy returns of the day – begins 23 years since to be emphasized as your natal day and the second during that period on which we have had to submit to your absence from the family circle at home. The query intuitively arises shall we have to celebrate another 19th Sep without you? We hope not, for we are in a quiet sort of way respecting to day by an united remembrance of you, and sealing our good wishes with the stamp of the goblet – and we almost fancy we catch your thoughts reciprocating what we are doing, we also fancy you are drawing a dearly defined mental picture of the “old folks at home” and your several fondly attached brothers and sisters.  By the time this reaches you the day I am now underlining so to speak will have gone its way into oblivion but the reference herein will I feel sure call if

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Again for one brief comparison of the sentiments connected with it and how far they were identical with us and with yourself- space cannot annihilate their mysterious interchange of mental imagery – if is could if would be too cruel. Your letters well express the existence of this mental telephone as we trust ours do to you, especial the letter as we frequently confess amongst so many here, there should be no lack of evidence of its confirmed use at home.  I fear your bits in comes sketches illustrating sketching and fishing will neither be personally enjoyed nor illustrated by me this season, much as I should like either, my time is truly occupied in finding and bringing grist for the mill which latter arrangement seems to be increasingly exacting in its requirements and occasionally sets me tasks not too easily done or got rid of.  I am thinking it is about the time you will return from the Skeena to Fort Victoria and your former vocation there, and hoping that the change has been in every way satisfactory to you.

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We are entering the autumn season rapidly but under agreeable auspices as regards the weather which is very fine and occasionally still hot. We have had a remarkably favourable summer and harvest time even quite a return to us of the seasons long ago which we have been saying for some time has changed for good.  The farmer has been jubilant with the prospects, but he has had to suffer disappointment again by the very unremunerative prices which the produce brings him owing to the glut from the Indian and American sources.  The quality is exceptionally fine and the customary growls in the pews are to be daily met with at the price of bread in proportion to the low price of wheat – we have a capital crop of potatoes in our garden called “inagumm hommins” and they deserve the title, I have found over 20 to a root, fine tubors too.  Your apple aces have made fair growth two being respectively 3 and 4 feet high whilst the third cannot discover the way to grow yet, and continues very wee.

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Aunty Paulin is gone to Henley for a few days and thence she intends proceeding to London to see some old friends, she seems much better in health since she has come out of London. Louise goes next Monday to “the National Provincial asocial” in High Street Birm. In the Fruit and Italian Dept which she seems glad of – she has been long trying to acquire once more some degree of independence.  The boys continue as before, whilst Florence and Amy daily attend Miss Boston’s in the Village to pursue a knowledge of dress making and we have not heard from Henley very lately but Mrs Swinburne who called a few days since informed us the Dr was very pleased with a nice letter he received from you.  Some complaints or fault findings are now appearing weekly in a local obscure paper of the services, person, choir, organist + al St Mary’s but as I hear they are anonymous they do not attract us.  We are all pretty well tho’ I should like your mother to feel stronger

From your very affectionate Father.

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Marriage of Amy Pauline, Victoria, 1890

Victoria Daily Times, 11 Sep 1890

A Social Event

Marriage of Mr CF Gardiner and Miss Amy Pauline last evening.

Christ Church Cathedral was filled last evening at 8 o’clock by an expectant throng which had gathered to witness the marriage ceremony between Mr Charles F Gardiner and Miss Amy Pauline.  The bride and groom have hosts of friends, as both are well known and considerable interest was taken in the event.  The Rev Henry Kingham performed the ceremony, the bride being given away by her father Mr Fred Pauline, sr.  She looked beautiful dressed in a tasteful cream satin, with tulle veiling orange blossoms, and diamond ornaments.  Her bridesmaids no less lovely, who were dressed in blue nun’s veiling, with forget-me-nots and pearls, were the Misses AF Gardiner, Florence, Violet, Sarah, Marion, and Nelly Pauline, the first named being a sister of the groom, and the latter five sisters of the bride. Little Harold Pauline acted as page, and bore his part nobly.  The groom was supported by Mr CP Lowe.

After the ceremony was over the bridal party were conveyed to the residence of the bride’s father, on View Street, and were there most elegantly entertained, a supper having been provided for over thirty guests. The health of the bride and groom being drank and supper over, the presents were duly inspected. These were many and costly.  A partial list is appended: Diamond bracelets and brooch, to bride from groom; Japanese screen and banner, Miss AF Gardiner; cruet, Mr Jas Mitchell; bronze picture fram, Mr and Mrs Thompson; card receiver, Mr and Mrs Lange; pair of pictures, Mr Chas Braund; Japanese boxes, the bride’s brothers and sisters; cake basket, Mr A Weir; tea set, Moorish design, Mr CP Lowe; set silver spoons and forks and soup ladle, Mr and Mrs King; set silver pie forks, Mr and Mrs Lindley; tilting kettle, Miss AD Camerin; marble clock, Mr F Pauline jr; biscuit basket, Mr ED Atkinson; gold brooch, a friend; tea service, Misses Florence, Violet and Sarah Pauline; pair of vases, Mr and Mrs WG Sparrow; silk handpainted dressing case, Mr Geo A Gardiner; Japanese wall bracket, Mr and Mrs Earsman; set of carvers, Mr and Mrs Eastman; oil paintings by the artist, Mr F Pauline sr; hand painted screens, Mr TB Norgate; silver cake basket, Mr and Mrs Goodwin.

At an early hour the guests departed to their several homes, the newly-made happy pair going abour the Sound steamer, leaving this morning for a honeymoon trip to extend over a period of six weeks in California. Their start in life has been a happy one and many friends extend to them best wishes that it may long continue bright.

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Marriage Cyrus Dougan and Marguerite Amy Gardiner, 1917

Victoria Daily Times, 24 May 1917

Wedded Tuesday

Christ Church Cathedral was the scene of a quiet wedding on Tuesday evening, when Very Rev Dean Quainton united in marriage Marguerite Amy, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles F Gardiner, 1013 Fairfield road, and Cyrus J Dougan, youngest son of the late Mr and Mrs James Dougan, of “Hill Bank” Cobble Hill.  The church was attractive with early summer flowers. The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, wore a pretty travelling costume of sand colored gabardine with a white hat, and carried a shower bouquet of bride’s roses.  Miss Dorothy Gardiner her sister, attended her as bridesmaid, wearing a smart costume of pale grey with rose trimmings. Her hat was also old rose in coloring, and her bouquet was of pink roses. Mr George Stevenson acted as best man.  A reception was held at the home of the bride’s parents immediately following the ceremony, many friends calling to extend their good wishes.  The wedding trip includes a visit to Harrison Hot Springs.

 

Marguerite and Cyrus Dougan

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Letter from Frederick and Mary Paulin to FA Paulin, c1884

Transcription Letter to Frederick A Paulin from Frederick Paulin Sr and Mary Cutler Paulin, July 5th [no date – estimated  1884]

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Henley Lodge, July 5th

Dear Fred

I sent last week “Truth” + Weekly Post + “Bell’s Life” with the 2 days’ Henley Regatta which seems to have passed off splendidly.

No one went from here – Ernest, George + Herbert visited Henley at Whitsuntide which probably they have already told you about – Louise is still at Henley but I believe she may now return home any day as the old folks have an old stayed attendant – and can now do without her. We have grand summer weather here for fully a month, great heat, unusually fine weather, enough to set the grumblers sighing for rain which has only arrived + probably those with hay about will complain now.  They hay crops are light, corn crops look very well, turnips are a very thin crop this the dry time + the busy fly. Our garden is promising we have quite a stretch of potatoes (Magnum forns) not ready yet – a promising crop of raspberries just ripening your young gooseberries + currants have both distributed what they can

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The pear not nearly fit to gather and show well broad beans ditto.  The scarlet runner embrace the whole width of the bottom of the garden and are climbing as fast as they can, whilst the spaces are all filled in with plants for [illegible]. The flowers are plentiful and the roses to which I have before refined are doing quite as well as expected.  I + Dr Simburne had some chat about you yesterday Sunday in vestry.  He hoped I should remember him to you.  The choir is the same.  They went by invitation to the vicarage last Friday week.  I did not go, didn’t care about it, so the Doctor asked me today to come in at any time, he [illegible] be glad if I would.  He is well but his health is weak.  The annual children’s white dress service takes place next Friday your mama has the usual work to get on contingent ready.  The sermon is entitled “Weeds + Flowers” + 8 hymns are to be sung.  George is going back to McClelland’s they want him + he would prefer being there

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I am working away on “The British Mercantile Gazette” still, it is difficult business sometimes, but then up to now it has paid. Ernest keeps his place at Wright + Butlers and seems to suit them.  Referring to politics a dissolution would not surprise most people at any moment.  There is the franchise bill the Egyptian financing business as well as the Soudan knot which stand right in the way of Cabinet and the Election for N Warwickshire just limited resulted in a larger Conservative majority than ever has been known. Lord Randolph Churchill is unwell from overwork he is effected shortly in Birmingham with Col Burnaby and I have arranged with the Town Hall Curator for admission on the occasion.  We are all pretty well Aunt is with us from London as you may know + is better for the change in health.  The Henley folks are very well but feeble. I should have been in Manchester +c this week but can’t get away before next week now.  Mama will finish this morning [illegible] I hope this agate writing will stand let me know.

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My dear Fred

Your father says I need to finish this, but I thought he had told you all the news you will I fear have much trouble to make it out – don’t think it unkind I seldom write. I am always at work, thinking and talking of you many times a day hope with all my heart to see you home next summer.  George wishes very much to join you and if he does you must journey home.  Bessie, Amy + Florence are all at work nw but not getting any money for two years from the time they started. Your father is doing better or we could not manage this latter two are at Miss Bostons the dressmakers in the village come home to morrow.

Kindest love and wishes your Mother

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Gardiner 25th Wedding Anniversary, 1915

Victoria Daily Times, 11 September 1915

Personal

Mr and Mrs Charles F Gardiner last evening celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of their wedding.  They were married, as the news of twenty-five years ago, in another column, narrates, on the evening of Sept 10, 1890, in Christ Church Cathedral. The bride was Miss Amy Pauline, who still resides here. Her bridesmaids were Miss AF Gardiner, sister of the groom, and Misses Florence, Violet, Sarah, Marion and Nellie Pauline, her sisters.  CP Lowe was the best man and Harold Pauline was page. The ceremony was performed by Rev Henry Kingham, then curate of Christ Church Cathedral, a brother of Joshua Kingham and Mrs EG Miller.

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Mary Cutler Paulin to FA Pauline, c1884

Transcription, letter from Mary Cutler Paulin to FA Pauline, nd (circa 1884)

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Henley Lodge

Good Friday Evening

 

Excuse writing

Dear Fred

We received your cheerful letter dated 6th March on the 8th April and considering the pleasure it is for us to receive one from you. I think it a pity we so seldom write.  I regret very much that we do not write once a week, we are always talking of this, I must say I am always very busy and lately have been put out in my work having been obliged to go to London twice, first to help with Uncle William [Cutler – Mary’s brother], then I went away to shop with her the load a letter to say come at once Aunt was very

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Ill so I went and ursainer [?] another 9 days  Aunt is better, but not at all well as soon as she can collect a few little debts she will I think come and live with us. It is a great pleasure for us to think you are in a new and pleasant part of the world and hope the right work does not try you. You seem to think the girls are all out but Bess remains only 3 weeks in her first place not that it was her fault the lady she went to help was ill and had to go away.  Amy [illegible] two months when the family went to Bath and I would

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Not let her go with them as she was subject to walk in her sleep. Bessie is now at Fordreds High Street and will not have any pay for two years, the season ticket is an expense, but she seems to be getting on very well. Amy + Florence are helping me with work but I shall find them something to do before very long as I should do better with a strong servant I think. George does not like the curate with the Father would be glad to get back

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To his old place he has been suffering with tooth ache, last Saturday went to Lucas and had one out.  I went with him and had one of my troublesome old stumps out. Louise is not happy with the old folks at Henley.  I went there on my way from London and they are from what I saw the most trying old couple, Poor Loo says she will try and have patience.  Uncle Harry [Clements – FA Pauline’s great-uncle] that gave you the knive, died last Monday of heart complaint Mrs Tom Clements [Rebecca – FA Pauline’s great aunt] died 3 weeks ago.

With kindest love and wishes, MP

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Your father is as well as hard work will let him be, has been to church twice.  The Rector often talks of you. Many thanks for papers.  The children are well, five of them have been to church to day, hope you will be able

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To read this.  I must get nice thin paper. I hope to see Lizzie and Pollie Braund here on Easter Sunday.  Miss Shearer went London Easter day and will go to Henley on her way back to see Louise.

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George Paulin to Frederick A Paulin, 13 Aug 1884

Letter George Paulin to Frederick A Pauline, 1884

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London,

Balmoral Buildings

91 Queen Victoria Street V

Birmingham

Short, Short & Co

c/o Messrs McClelland Bros

Cambridge St, B’ham August 13th 84

 

Dear Fred

You will almost think I have forgotten you, but had I any news I should have written before.  Many thanks for papers received a week ago.  I notice your remark in the centre of one of them that “all’s well.” You will see by the above address that I am back again in my old quarters, and so I shall remain I expect now until I emigrate the place is alright you know as regards comfort but they have the name of paying the most miserable screws in B’ham.  I am very please to inform you that we are all in very good health + in pretty fair circumstances that is to say we can manage to pay our way + this is as much as you can expect these times.

I trust you are having a good salmon harvest up your way.  We have the prospect here of having the best harvest for 7 years so I hope to see better brave, not that I don’t have to work hard enough for my 25/ a week now.

I have had plenty of work on the organ this year, having played services at St Lawrence’s “Morning Afternoon + Night for the last two months, this is filling your Sundays up with a vengeance eh”  Gladstone’s jerrymandering government are still in power, deeper in the wind, the laughing stock of Europe + everywhere else.  Louise is at home from Henley and

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Very well but what her future movements are going to be I don’t know.  Bessie is as you know at Fordre’s.  Florence + Amy are learning Dress making at Miss Ristews but as they are all apprenticed with no pay they are expensive then in the household.  Pa has gone a Sheffied journey this week I don’t expect him home until Saturday, hope he’ll have good luck.  Vicar says he has had a very nice letter from you and is very pleased. Your place in the choir is still vacant.

Acock’s Green is just as quiet as ever no go at all, cricket clubs falling to pieces in all directions.  You don’t happen to know (I suppose) a place out your way where an organist teacher of harmony would be able to do a good thing eh.

I went to Blackpool on August Bank Holiday, had a splendid sail on the sea beautiful weather.  We have had it 92o in the shade for the last fortnight, such weather not seen for years.  Sunstroke the rage everywhere. Cholera playing up high jinks in the South of France ni fach the worlds waking up all together.  Gordon shut up at Harthorn, Gladstone told the house he was not shut up, but only hemmed in.  House roared made the Gom in such a rave – must have been after supper I should think.

Well old man I think this is enough twaddle for one dose I wish it will find you as it leaves Henley Lodge + [illegible] in the best of health.

Your affectionate Brother

George

I am still single + have not got a girl + don’t intend to have up as I think of exploring Outer Africa and putting Stanby’s light out.

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