EARLY SETTLERS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLIII, Issue 9747, 13 December 1922, Page 5

EARLY SETTLERS

CANTERBURY PILGRIMS. —— RECORD OF THE FIRST SHIPS. Mr R. C. Bishop, himself one of the' “first four” shipmates, stated yesterday, says the “Lyttelton Times,” that. Mr James Calder had some time ago given him a list of the arrivals of many of the early ships in Lyttelton covering the period 1850-1860. “ This list,” added Mr Bishop, “ may remind many of those who arrived here during that period that we may still look upon ourselves as early pioneers and hope to. shake hands on Saturday next.” The list is as follows: 1860. Charlotte Jane, Alex. Lawrence master, 729 tons. Randolph, W. N. Dale, 760 tons. Sir 'George Seymour, Thos. Goodson,. 850 tons. , ’ Cressy, John B, Bell, 720 tons. The above four are the pioneer Vessels of the province of Canterbury, and arrived at Lyttelton in the following, order:

December 16'—Charlotte Jane and Randolph. December 17—Sir George Seymour. December 27 —Cressy. 1851. February I—lsabella Hercus, Peter Hunter, 618 tons. February 7 —Castle Eden, Thornton, tonnage not known. April 2—Travancore, T. Brown, 582 tons. June 6 —Duke of Bronte, J. Barclay, 423 tons. June 12—Steadfast, T. Spencer, 534 tons. August 14 —Labuan, W. Scott, 547 tons. . August 22—Bangalore, W. Morgan, 876 tons. August .30 —Dominion, W. L. Drake,. 583. tons. * September 19 —Lady Nugent, J. Parsons, 668 tons. September 26 —Duke of Portland, W. : J. Corbett, 533 tons. October 10 —Midlothian, Jos. Gibson, 414 tons. October 22—Canterbury, T. Edwards, 709 tons, 175 passengers. November 14-—Sir George Pollock, T. Hurthers, 630 tons, 157 nassengers. December 11—Cornwall, W. Dawson, 580 tons, 111 passengers. December 29—Fatima, A. Sprowl, 521 tons, 107 passengers. 1852. February 2—William Hyde, Appleyard. May 5- —Stag, H. N Clark. August 2—Samarang. , October 21—Duke of Rutland, JAlexander. 1853. January 21 —Duke oL Portland, J. Alexander, 533 tons, 106 passengers.

February 4—Mineoca, Johnston, 692 tons, 131 passengers. May 7- —Hampshire, E. A. Reynell, 627 tons, 56 passengers. • " October 19—John Taylor, Cowkett,, 788 tons, 65 passengers.' : 1854. April 25—Balnaguithy, Smith, 461 tons, 64 passengers. (Crimean war this year.) 1855. January I—Royall—Royal Stuart, Jadman r 837 ‘‘tons,' 104 passengers. May 7 —Grassmere, J. Dyer, 455 tons,' 107 passengers. August 20—Caroline Agnes, Ferguson, 570 tons, 180 passengers. October. 24 —Cashmere, Pearson, 640 tons,' 146 passengers. ,1856. January s—lsabella Hercus, WSewell, 570 tons, 144 passengers. July 4—Sir Edwin Paget, Wycherley, 482 tons, 225 passengers. October 24—Joseph Fletcher, J. Pook, 672 tons, 240 passengers. December 24—Egmont, T. C. Gibson, .767 tons, 133 passengers. 1857. July 16—Belisama, Rowatt, 398 tons, five passengers. October s—Glentanner,5 —Glentanner, Bruce, 610 tons, 196 passengers. -1858. January 11—Westminster, Westgarth, 731 tons. _ / March B—Roehampton,B—Roehampton, J. Caudler, 469 tons, 141 passengers. July 16—Mavis, Petheridge, 799 tons, 221 passengers. September 2 9 —Zealandia, J. Foster,. 1031 tons, 395 passengers. November 25 —Indiana, J. McKurdy,, 852 tons, 344 passengers. 0 ■ 1859. January Bth—Clontarf, J. Allen,. 1091 tons, 413 passengers, s January 24tli—Strathallan, Williamson, 551 tons, 268 passengers. (This'' vessel was at Timaru January 14 landing emigrants). April I—Mystery,l—Mystery, Matthew, 1074 tons, 381 passengers. May 17—Victory, H. Stephen, 379' tons. _ j u ly 6—Margaret Rosue, Eggers,. 429 tons, 11 passengers. July 29—Cameo, Coles, 785 tons, 281 S 6—Mary Ann, Ashby, 723 tons, 251 passengers. . September 14—Creswell, Bannett, 5 October 13—Cashmere, 640 tons October 28—Catherine Pemberton, Hearn, 320 tons. November 15—Zealandia, Foster, 1031 tons, 360 passengers December 6—Regina, 676 tons, 28b January 28—Roman Empire, 793 t 0 January 31—Robert Small, 722 tons,. 182 passengers. . February—Ambrose, Parsons, 437 Bell, 293 tons. ei May PaS l9—Clontarf, Barclay, 1091 tons, 354 passengers. _ May—Gahangue, 780 tons, 226 pas Sen M g a. y 23—Elizabeth, 294 tons. August 23—William Miles, Lilley,. 1104 tons, 330 passengers. September 14—Chapman, Hartland, ' 75 I)ecembef rS 3-Matotaka, Stevens, 1093 tons, 325- passengers. December 12—Kohmoor, McNab, 371 tons, four passengeis. . ' December 18—Harwood, holsyth, 462 tons, 34 passengers.