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Cressy (ship)

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Name
  
Cressy

Tons burthen
  
720

Launched
  
1843

Class and type
  
barque

Propulsion
  
sail

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Builder
  
Laing shipyard, River Wear, Sunderland

The Cressy was one of the first four ships in 1850 to carry emigrants from England to the new colony of Canterbury in New Zealand. The Cressy was the last to arrive on 27 December. The other ships were Charlotte Jane, Sir George Seymour and Randolph.

The passengers aboard these four ships were referred to as the "Canterbury Pilgrims" of Christchurch. Their names are inscribed on a marble plaque in Cathedral Square in the centre of Christchurch.

Notable passengers

  • Harry Allwright (1836/1837 – 1892), Member of Parliament for the Lyttelton electorate 1879–1887
  • Arthur Dudley Dobson (1841–1934), pioneer surveyor and engineer, son of Edward Dobson
  • Edward Dobson (1816–1908), Provincial Engineer
  • Michael Hart (1814? – 1878), Mayor of Christchurch 1874–1875
  • Mary Townsend (1822–1869), artist

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