George Hastings Rust-D'Eye

   Cause of his death was Heart Disease.⁴⁷⁹

  Medical Notes:

Duration of illness - 3 months

Physician JJ Gilmour MD
Informant CE Thompson
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  Noted events in his life were:

• Residence: Cavendish Place, 1841, Hastings, St. Clement, Sussex, England. ²⁷⁴

• Residence, 1851, Hastings, St. Clement, Sussex, England. ³²¹

• Occupation: farmer of 274 acres, employing 11 men, 4 boys, 1861, Watton, Norfolk, England. ⁴⁷⁷ Living with the family at the time of the census was brother Pytches Clement D'Eye, farming bailiff John Taylor (age 33, born Wretham, Norfolk), Charlotte Taylor (housekeeper, age 28, born Stowbedon, Norfolk), Christmas Wyer (groom, age 34, born Watton, Norfolk), Mary White (Cook, age 24, born Cranwich, Norfolk) and Charlotte Webb (Housemaid, age 23, born Watton).

• Residence: Wick Lane, 1861, Watton, Norfolk, England. ⁴⁷⁷

• Occupation: School Master, 1881, Felixstowe, Suffolk, England. ¹⁴⁰

• Residence: Maybush House, 1881, Felixstowe, Suffolk, England. ⁴⁸⁰

• Immigration: To Canada, 1882 Jul 21, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. ⁴⁸¹ Traveled to Canada aboard the SS Polynesian on the Allan Line from Liverpool to Quebec City from July 13th to July 21st 1882 with a stop in Londonderry.

His ultimate destination was listed as Toronto.

The POLYNESIAN was built by R.Steele & Co, Greenock in 1872 for the Montreal Ocean SS Co </ships/lines/allan.html>. She was a 3,983 gross ton ship, length 400ft x beam 42.5ft, straight stem, one funnel, three masts (rigged for sail), iron construction, single screw and a speed of 13 knots. There was accommodation for 120-1st and 850-3rd class passengers. Launched on 12/2/1872, she sailed from Liverpool on her maiden voyage to Quebec and Montreal on 3/10/1872. She started her last voyage on this service on 23/7/1891 and on 8/12/1891 commenced the first of two round voyages between Liverpool and Baltimore. In 1893 she was rebuilt to 4,522 gross tons, fitted with triple-expansion engines by Workman, Clark & Co, Belfast, one mast removed and given accommodation for 36-1st and 1,000-3rd class passengers. Renamed LAURENTIAN, she resumed Liverpool - Quebec - Montreal sailings on 27/4/1893. On 31/8/1899 she commenced her first Glasgow - New York voyage and started her last voyage on this route on 10/2/1905. She started her first Glasgow - Boston sailing on 17/3/1905 and her first Glasgow - Philadelphia voyage on 22/4/1905. In 1906 she was refitted to carry 2nd and 3rd class passengers only and on 20/8/1909 made her last Glasgow - Boston sailing. She was wrecked at Trepassey Bay, Newfoundland on 6/9/1909 with no loss of life. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.1,p.314]

Details: tonnage was 4 522 tons gross, 4 376 under deck and 2 838 net. The house on deck was 146 tons. She was constructed in iron, had 3 decks and water ballast. She had a straight stem, one funnel, three masts (rigged for sail). There was a single screw, and a 2 x 2 cylinder compound inverted engine <http://www.norwayheritage.com/articles/anmviewer.asp?a=87&z=5>. She had new engine and boilers in 1893 when she was refitted. The new engine was a triple expansion engine <http://www.norwayheritage.com/articles/anmviewer.asp?a=87&z=5> with 3 cylinders of 28, 46 and 76 inches diameter respectively and stroke 54 inches. The engine could deliver 424 nominal horsepower, which gave her a speed of 13 knots. The engine was built by Workman, Clark & Co. Ltd. in Belfast. This ship had a bad reputation, as she was said to "roll on wet grass" and was called "Rolling Poly". There was accommodation for 120 1st-class passengers and 850 3rd-class (steerage) passengers. Call sign: LJSV. Official registration #: 67994

• Religion: Church of England, 1885 Apr 16, York Township, York, Ontario, Canada. ⁴⁷⁹

George married Henrietta Fox Addison, daughter of William Addison and Anne Fox, on 1859 Jul 28 in Parish church Soham in the county of Cambridge ⁵⁸.^,476 (Henrietta Fox Addison was born on 1838 Nov 15 in Soham, Cambridge, England ^{58,477,480,482,483} and died after 1906.)

  Marriage Notes:

WItnesses:
William Addison
John Reade
Charlotte Frances Slack
R. Rust-D'Eye ⁴⁷⁶