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The Summer Ships

“The best time for colonists to arrive is from October to January; they then arrive in the summer months, have the summer before them to house themselves, and probably form a garden, or break up some land and get in a crop.”
– Extract from a Despatch of Captain Thomas, the Canterbury Association’s Chief Surveyor, 15 May 1849.

The First Six Ships sent out from England by the Canterbury Association in 1850-1851 were known as The Summer Ships

CHARLOTTE JANE

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CRESSY

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RANDOLPH

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SIR GEORGE SEYMOUR

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CASTLE EDEN

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ISABELLA HERCUS

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The Summer Ships

 

 

 

 

 


More Information on Shipping

Archives New Zealand, Christchurch hold copies of all existing shipping lists including The Summer Ships [Link]
The Canterbury Museum Archives also has a comprehensive list of passengers in and out of the port of Lyttelton.

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  1. Toby Englefield

    This was very helpful thank you so much

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    1. admin (Post author)

      I’m glad we could help.
      You might also find it helpful to visit our sister site The First Four Ships [https://firstfourships.nz/], which has a lot more information on the Summer Ships.

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