Julius went to New Zealand on the 'John Wickliffe', arriving on 22nd March 1848, on behalf of his Uncle Judge Valpy to take up land for which he had come first in the home ballot for sections and for which formal selection of the town lots had been fixed for 21st April 1848. He took the materials for building a house with him. He later returned to England and then with Emily and his family emigrated to New Zealand for good, where he took up sheep farming.
Jeffreys, Julius Saunders, 1831-1888
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Manuscript
Inward correspondence - Archibald Impey, Julius Jeffreys
Date: 1850, 1853
From: Mantell family : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0083-307
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s) (2 letters). Finding Aids: See inventory for full description of contents of this folder.
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Image
Kettle, Charles Henry 1820-1862 :View of part of the town of Dunedin (Otakou), taken a ...
Date: 1848
By: Kettle, Charles Henry, 1821-1862; New Zealand Company; Turnbull, Alexander Horsburgh, 1868-1918
Reference: C-012-001
Description: Shows "Wickliffe Wharf, Residence of Mr Cuttan, The Manse, Back of Captn Cargill's residence, Mr Jeffrey's tent, Resident Agent's Office, Residence of Mr Kettle, Principal surveyor's office, Commercial Inn, Tent, Emigrant's House, Street Lane, Mr Anderson's stores, Emigrant's house Inscriptions: top left - New Zealand Company stamp date "21 Dec 1848"; Verso - In pencil: "no. 283" Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil and Chinese white image 211 x 580 mm on sheet 267 x 637 mm Provenance: Purchased by A H Turnbull from Francis Edwards, London, 1915 with other New Zealand Company material