Great Innovator Farmer Arrived In Canterbury – 31st July 1852

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 …