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Canterbury’s First Robbery – 27th June 1846
On the evening of the 27th June 1846, as carpenter Samuel Manson (builder of the Deans Cottage 1843) was walking home from the Greenwoods’ farm of Purau to Gebbies Pass, three men appeared out of the darkness of Banks Peninsula and knocked on the door of the Greenwoods’ farmhouse. They were known to those inside …
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Canterbury’s Oldest Pear Tree Was Planted – 1846
“We have this year more than a dozen apple trees loaded with fruit, a good many plum, cherry and peach trees, all with more or less fruit, and a great many young ones coming on. We have also some gooseberry, currant and pear trees not yet bearing, and a few roots of rhubarb”. – John …
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An Insect Bite Away From Being Otago – 5th April 1844
On 5th April 1844, Fredrick Tuckett (pictured), Dr. David Munro and their survey party arrived in Port Cooper (Lyttelton) to view the Port Cooper (Canterbury) Plains for a future Scottish settlement. A plan was made to split the surveyor party in two; one half viewing the plains by walking to Putaringamotu (Riccarton) from Te Waihora …
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First European Child Born On The Plains – 7th January 1844
On 7th January 1844, a daughter was born to Samuel and Jean Manson, at Putaringamotu (Riccarton) on the Port Cooper (Canterbury) Plains. She was the first European child to be born on the plains and her name was Jeannie. Just two years before, her parents had been employed by John Deans back in Riccarton, Scotland. …
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