UCL

Arch. Lapslie

Commercial Legacy Details

Partnership Role

Arch. Edmonstone & Co.
Other partner

Timber Merchant

No notes

Firm Notes

  1. John Castlefranc Cheveley visits 'McDonald Edmonston' in Demerara in the early 1820s, meets Robert Edmonston [sic] and comments that Robert's brother Archy had inherited the business from his uncle 'old Mr Archibald', an upriver timber merchant.

Firm Sources

  1. Unpublished MS of Vol. 2 of Autobiography of John Castelfranc Cheveley (Vol. 1 published as 'No Messing' edited by C.C. Thornburn)