Unless otherwise stated, the ships are listed here in order of Date Of Departure. This does not mean they arrived in this order. That depended on weather conditions, size and speed of ship, number of ports called at and other variables. I have seen voyages that took two months and others taking much longer (Kensington in 1862 took over 5 months). This is obviously not an extensive list as other arrivals were often found during research. Others will be added as found 322
* this site, source of many for this list, may contain further info on each ship like, port of departure, passenger lists, other ports of call, diaries or arrival dates
* the FIRST FOUR SHIPS

1850
Berkshire, arrived 1 February
Barbara Gordon, 18 May
Phoebe Dunbar, 10 July
Cressy, 7 September
Charlotte Jane, 8 September
Sir George Seymour, 8 September
Randolph, 8 September
Castle Eden, 28 September
Isabella Hercus, 24 October
Travancore, 6 December

1851
Duke of Bronte, 10 January
Steadfast, 27 February 1851
Labuan, 8 April
Dominion, 8 May
Bangalore, 9 May
Lady Nugent, 30 May
Duke of Portland, 11 June
Canterbury, 18 June
Midlothian, 22 June
Sir George Pollock, 17 July
Cornwall, 12 August
Alpha, arrived 11 September
Fatima, 12 September
Duke of Portland, arrived 27 September
William Hyde, 21 October
Agra, 17 November

1852
Samarang, 26 March 1852
Tory, sailed from Melbourne 14 July
Minerva, 12 October
Tasmania, 4 November

1853
Cornwall, 7 April
John Taylor, 10 July
Northfleet, 17 September
Balnaguith, 12 December

1854
Royal Stuart, 9 Oct 1854

1855
Grasmere, 9 January
New Era, 20 March
Cashmere, 2 July
Isabella Hercus, 18 September
Oriental, 1 October

1856
Sir Edward Paget, 21 February
Joseph Fletcher, 5 July
Egmont, 11 September

1857
Glentanner, 11 June (arrived 16 Nov)
Oriental, 11 June (arrived 3 Oct)
Ashburton, 20 June
Solent, arrived via Auckland 8 Sept
Westminster, 13 October
Roehampton, 5 November
Bosworth, arrived 22 December

1858
Maori, 23 March
Zealandia, 15 June
Hydaspes, 3 July
Indiana, 2 August
Clontarf, 16 September
Strathallan, 12 October
Mystery, 15 December

1859
Victory, 20 January
Cameo, 1 March
Mary Ann, 26 April
Cresswell, 27 May
Cashmere, 11 June
Zealandia, 11 August
Regina, 2 September
Roman Emperor, 1 October
Robert Small, 6 October
Viscount Sandon, 22 October
Ambrosine, 29 October
Clontarf, 30 November
Ashburton, arrived 19 December

1860
Gananoque, 9 February
William Miles, 5 May
Matoaka, 4 September

1861
Rhea Sylvia, 13 January
Glentanner, 24 February
Chrysolite, 15 Spril
Royal Stuart, 2 July
Sebastopol, 6 September
Mystery, 25 October
Matoaka, 20 November
Victoria, 5 December

1862
Zealandia, 4 February
Kensington, 6 February
Mersey, 29 May
Queen of the Mersey, July 1862
Chrysolite, 8 August
Echunga, 2 September
Mermaid, 30 September
Chariot of Fame, 25 October
Huntress, 10 December
Roman Emperor, 22 December

1863
Sebastopol, 17 January
Avalanche, arrived 27 February
Metropolis, 4 March
Evening Star, arrived 13 April
Captain Cook, 17 May
Victory, 14 June
Accrington, 18 June
Lancashire Witch, 5 July 1863
Brothers Pride, 25 July
Bahia, 26 July
David G Fleming, 23 August
Canterbury, 21 September
Tiptree, 20 October
Balaklava, 6 November
Mermaid, 15 November
Pekin, arrived 30 November
Brothers Pride, arrived 7 December
Indian Empire, 21 December

1864
Ivanhoe, 25 February
Amoor, 8 April
British Empire, 15 May
William Miles, 3 July
Glenmark, 30 October

1865
Greyhound, 22 January
Indian Empire, 17 April
Tudor, 10 June
Blue Jacket, 5 August
Mermaid, 20 September
Himalaya, 2 November
Victory, 16 December

1866
Bombay, 4 May 1866
Blue Jacket, 18 July 1866
Mermaid, 15 September
Matoaka, 7 October
Himalaya, 2 November

1867
Lincoln, 31 January
Glenmark, 18 August
Mermaid, 5 October
Matoaka, 16 November

1868
Gainsborough, 25 January
Light Brigade, 19 May
Glenmark, 9 September
Mermaid, 6 October
Lady Jocelyn Smyth, arrived November
Blue Jacket, arrived November
Hydaspes, arrived November
Matoaka, 13 November

1869
Caroline Coventry, 25 February
Celaeno, 1 October
Siberia, 20 November

1870
Ramsay, 27 March
Merope, 29 July
Zealandia, 23 September
Charlotte Gladstone, 5 November

1871
Merope, 9 June
Glenmark, 29 July
Zealandia, 8 September

1872
Dover Castle, 19 January
Merope, 10 May
Friedeburg, 19 May
St Leonards, 19 June
Pleiades, 13 September
Himalaya, 22 November

1873
Edwin Fox, 24 January
Mary Shepherd, 12 May
Columbus, 19 May
Punjaub, 3 June
Adamant, 16 July
Merope, 3 August
Star of India, 26 September
Crusader, 3 November
Isles of the South, 6 November
Mongol, 12 December
City of Glasgow, 23 December

1874
Rakaia, 4 January
Apelles, 17 January
Atrato, 10 February
Ballochmyle, 24 February
Peeress, 29 March
Cartsburn, 9 April
Stonehouse, 10 April
Hereford, 17 April
Eastern Monarch, 7 May 1874
St Lawrence, 22 May
Carisbrooke, 30 May
Canterbury, 4 June
Cathcart, 10 June
Merope, 10 June
Duke of Edinburgh, 17 July
Pleiades, 29 August
Geraldine Paget, 18 September
Crusader, 25 September
Waimate, 27 October
Lady Jocelyn, 3 November

1875
Tintern Abbey, 7 January
Alice, arrived 4 February
Star of China, 19 April
Blairgowrie, 29 May
Waikato, 27 June
Merope, 1 July
Himalaya, 24 July
Duke of Edinburgh, 8 August
Charmian, 30 October
Otaki, 31 October
Conflict, 4 November
Rangitiki, 4 December

1876
Euterpe, 1 January
Countess of Kintore, 2 February
Halcione, 19 May
Rangitiki, 6 September
Cardigan Castle, 30 September
Margaret Galbraith, 17 December

1877
Waikato, 5 May
Waitangi, 12 July
Rangitiki, 4 August
Halcione, 18 August
Opawa, 28 August

1878
Himalaya, 24 July 1878
Waimate, 17 June
Hydaspes, 10 August
Opawa, 7 September
Marlborough, 27 September
Piako, 11 October
Northern Monarch, 31 october
Waikato, 1 November

1879
Himalaya, 16 January
Stad Haarlem, 15 February
Orari, 25 April
Crusader, 24 June
Rangitiki, 12 July
Euterpe, 2 August
Hurunui, 14 August
Hereford, 6 October

PHOTO
Painting depicts the settlement and the first four immigrant ships Cressy, Sir George Seymour, Randolph and the Charlotte Jane
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