He arrived at Calcutta in the year 1817 and was a resident of the city for 18 years. Most of his life remains unknown except for a litigation which took place about nine months after his death, in the Supreme Court of Calcutta. The judicial hearing took place on July 29, 1836, before the Chief Justice and Justice Malkin. The litigation was about an alleged fraudulency concerning Page’s will and was fought between his widow, Margaret and two gentlemen named Robert Cunningham Patton and John Lamb. Mr. Paton, Mr. Lamb and their counsel (Mr. Princep and Mr. Leith) testified to the soundness of Page’s condition when the aforementioned will was drawn up while Margaret and her counsel (Mr. Turton and Mr. Clark) claimed that George Page was, at that point of time, in a rather frail state and on those grounds brought allegations of foul play against Paton and Lamb. Margaret’s counsel also argued in terms of the abysmal position, accounted for her, in the will, which said that her entire inheritance would be lost if she were to remarry. Unfortunately, little information regarding the final judgment, which was due on August 15, 1836, remains.
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