Difference between revisions of "Cathcart, Robert"
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| − | '''Robert Cathcart''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73844999/robert-cathcart 1806-1856]) came to Santa Cruz in 1850, and was an early resident of downtown Santa Cruz. Cathcart's widow Hannah died in 1865, so 1866 property owner listings name his children John (age 21) and Sophia (age 17) as owners of the estate, over nine acres between Pacific Avenue and the river, a location marked by today's Cathcart Street. ''Riptide'' asserts that the residence was abandoned as early as 1868, and that the empty house was claimed by [[Swan, Lyman|Lyman Swan]]. | + | '''Robert Cathcart''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73844999/robert-cathcart 1806-1856]) came to Santa Cruz in 1850, and was an early resident of downtown Santa Cruz. Cathcart's widow Hannah died in 1865, so 1866 property owner listings name his children John (age 21) and Sophia (age 17) as owners of the estate, over nine acres between Pacific Avenue and the river, a location marked by today's Cathcart Street. ''Riptide'' asserts that the residence was abandoned as early as 1868 after his widow and three resident children died of tuberculosis, and that the empty house was claimed by [[Swan, Lyman|Lyman Swan]]. Other surviving children had moved out and were apparently unaware that the Swan family had moved in. |
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Latest revision as of 19:16, 1 November 2023
Robert Cathcart (1806-1856) came to Santa Cruz in 1850, and was an early resident of downtown Santa Cruz. Cathcart's widow Hannah died in 1865, so 1866 property owner listings name his children John (age 21) and Sophia (age 17) as owners of the estate, over nine acres between Pacific Avenue and the river, a location marked by today's Cathcart Street. Riptide asserts that the residence was abandoned as early as 1868 after his widow and three resident children died of tuberculosis, and that the empty house was claimed by Lyman Swan. Other surviving children had moved out and were apparently unaware that the Swan family had moved in.
