McCash History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of McCash

What does the name McCash mean?

The name McCash is rooted in the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. It was originally a name for someone who worked as a maker of boxes or chests. The surname McCash is derived from the Old French word casse, which means case. Thus, McCash is a metonymic type of occupational surname; it is derived from the principal object associated with the occupation, which in this case was the product produced.

Early Origins of the McCash family

The surname McCash was first found in Cambridgeshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the McCash family

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McCash Spelling Variations

It is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, early Anglo-Saxon surnames like McCash are characterized by many spelling variations. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages, even literate people changed the spelling of their names. The variations of the name McCash include Cash, Cass, Cashe and others.

Early Notables of the McCash family

Thomas Cass, carpenter to the Royal Ordnance; in 1665, the family moved to Grove Street, in South Hackney to escape the plague; and his son, Sir John Cass (1661-1718), An English...
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McCash migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

McCash Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. Alex McCash, (b. 1954), aged 22, Scottish settler travelling from Glasgow aboard the ship "Pomona" arriving in Bluff, Southland, South Island, New Zealand on 14th April 1876 1
Miss Ann McCash, (b. 1956), aged 20, Scottish settler travelling from Glasgow aboard the ship "Pomona" arriving in Bluff, Southland, South Island, New Zealand on 14th April 1876 1

Sources +

New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html