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About George Greathead
Emigrated on 6 November 1841 from Liverpool, Lancashire, England travelling steerage class on the ship Martha Ridgway
The Evening Post of 19 September 1885 carried the following report: The Wairarapa Poisoning Case. THE INQUEST. (By Telegraph.] From our Own Correspondent.) MASTERTON, THIS DATE. The evidence at the inquest on George Greathead, who died at Casterton on Thursday night, followed that he had two medicine bottles in his bedroom exactly alike, except that one contained linament for rheumatism, and was labelled "Poison," while the other contained two ounzes of rum. A candle was burning, but deceased accidentally helped himself to a tablespoonful of linament— which consisted partly of belladona—mixed it with some hop- bitters, and drank it off. Finding his mistake, he called for help. Various emetics were administered, and finally vomiting was produced, but deceased sank rapidly, and died three hours after swallowing the poison. Dr. Smith pronounced the cause of death to be shock to the system arising from fright, deceased being very frail, 72 years of age, and suffering from heart disease and rheumitism. A great gathering of Oddfellows is expected at his funeral to-morrow
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George Greathead's Timeline
| 1813 |
April 27, 1813
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Hudswell, Yorkshire, England
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| 1837 |
October 5, 1837
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Leeds, Yorkshire, England
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| 1839 |
December 3, 1839
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| 1841 |
December 26, 1841
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| 1843 |
April 8, 1843
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Nelson, Nelson City, Nelson, New Zealand
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| 1844 |
November 18, 1844
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Nelson, Nelson City, Nelson, New Zealand
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| 1847 |
January 15, 1847
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Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand
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| 1850 |
March 4, 1850
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Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand
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| 1885 |
September 17, 1885
Age 72
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Carterton, Wellington, New Zealand
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