![]() 1827), aged 33, British shepherd and ploughman travelling from Bristol aboard the ship "Matoaka" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 2nd December 1860 1825), aged 35, British settler travelling from Bristol aboard the ship "Matoaka" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 2nd December 1860 Ann Collins travelling from London aboard the ship "Slains Castle" arriving in Wellington, New Zealand on 25th January 1841 1820), aged 20, British settler sister of Mrs. Jane Downie, aged 20, a servant, who arrived in Port Nicholson aboard the ship "Slains Castle" in 1841.Early immigrants include:ĭownie Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century 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. Andrew Downie, who landed in Ohio in 1844 Įmigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. ![]()
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