Cosh Family Papers :

Rev James Cosh - Efate, New Hebrides
Mrs Janet Cosh - Efate, New Hebrides

Letter Dates : May 1866 to Aug 1870

Item Description :

This folder contains a typed, photocopied and ring-bound history of the Rev James Cosh and Mrs Janet Cosh who served on Efate in the New Hebrides under the Presbyterian Church of Victoria, Australia from 1866 to 1870, together with verbatim transcripts of letters sent to family members, and additional family information including obituaries for the Rev Dr Cosh, then resident in Sydney. This history has been compiled by a Great Grand Daughter of Rev Dr Cosh, Stephanie Barnsdall of Killara, NSW, Australia in 1987 and additionally includes a number of photocopied photographs :

Verbatim transcripts of letters written by Rev James Cosh and Mrs Janet Cosh dated :

  1. 29 May 1866 (on board "Fearnought" during voyage to Melbourne)
  2. 1 Nov 1866 (on board "The Dayspring"; includes a facsimile of the original front page)
  3. 13 Dec 1866 (written by Janet at Epang, Efate)
  4. 19 Dec 1866 (at Ebag, Efate)
  5. 29 Sept 1867 (at Efate)
  6. 14 May 1868 (on board "The Dayspring")
  7. 3 Aug 1868 (written by Janet Cosh at Pango, Efate; includes a facsimile of the original front page)
  8. 6 Nov 1868 (on Aneityum)
  9. 8 Jun 1869 (at Epang, Efate)
  10. 19 Sept 1869 (written by Janet Cosh at Epang, Efate)
  11. 15 Oct 1869 (at Epang, Efate)
  12. 4 May 1870 (written by Janet Cosh at Epang, Efate)
  13. 1 July 1870 (on board "The Dayspring")
  14. 15 Aug 1870 (on board "The Dayspring")

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