Date and Place of Birth: 1828, Caistor. Lincolnshire, England Date and Place of Death: 15th November 1895, Eyreton, Canterbury Roles in Early Canterbury: * introduced Canterbury farming to the three furrow plough. * introduced Canterbury farming to the straw elevator. * introduced Canterbury farming to the slip gate. * first export of wheat to Britain …
Next time you are getting a little impatient with how long the traffic lights are taking to change or moaning at the weeds growing untamed outside your window, I want you to think of these four Cantabs. Firstly, there was Marmaduke Dixon who with his own hands, dug an 8 foot deep well on his …
Marmaduke Dixon was only 14 years old when he first went to sea. Born at Caistor, Lincolnshire, England, his bad health caused his parents so much concern that they sought an occupation that would take their son to a more beneficial surrounding. As a result, Marmaduke saw the world! He first laid eyes on New …
