Cashmore, Robert, 1830-1880

Brother-in-law of Elon Jeffcoat. Arrived in Auckland per 'Gertrude' in 1863 with his wife, children and sister-in-law Ellen Jeffcoat (Jephcote). Timber miller. Died at St Queen's Head Hotel, Upper Queen Street, Auckland, on 24 Sep 1880, aged 48 years. [Source: New Zealand herald, 1880]

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Jeffcoat family diary

Date: 1867, 1870, 1887, 1888

From: Jeffcoat family : Papers

Reference: MSX-8914

Description: Volume contains financial and personal details for the Jeffcoat family. Diary provides accounts of voyages from Auckland to Napier, sawmilling activities around the Napier region, Maori relations, business transactions, weather, and correspondence with family and business partners (Those named include - Cashmore, Marshall, Sanders, Chambers, Karaitiana, Prentice, Tuley, Holt). Also includes poems written by E J (Elon Jeffcoat) and copied letters (these entries mostly date after 1867), sketches of vessels, and a memorandum of cost of improvements at Cabbage Bay (1870). Quantity: 1 volume(s). 0.01 Linear Metres.