First Four Ships
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The First Four Ships refers to the four sailing vessels chartered by the Canterbury Association which left Plymouth, England, in September 1850 to transport the first English settlers to new homes in Canterbury, New Zealand. The colonists or settlers who arrived on the first four ships are known as the Canterbury Pilgrims.
Passengers disembarking from Cressy. In the background are Lyttelton town and other ships riding at anchor in Port Victoria, December 1850
Surviving immigrants from the first six ships celebrate 75 years in Christchurch (Godley Statue, 1925)
John Robert Godley
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John Robert Godley was an Anglo-Irish statesman and bureaucrat. Godley is considered to be the founder of Canterbury, New Zealand, although he lived there for only two years.
