Formed to establish British settlements in New Zealand. 5 May 1839 despatched the survey ship Tory to begin the colonisation of New Zealand on the Wakefield Plan.
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New Zealand Company
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Colonisation of New Zealand
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George Thompson
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
Thomas Tadman
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
Captain William Bligh
Naval officer and colonial governor. Born in Plymouth. He served under Captain James Cook and was chosen to command the Bounty on a voyage to Tahiti to collect bread-fruit plants. On the return jo...
Person, Armed Forces, Exploring, Seriously Famous, Australia
3 memorials
Thomas R. Farr
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
Sir Francis Drake
Sea captain, explorer and pirate. Born in Crowndale, near Tavistock, Devon. He spent his formative years in the house of his cousin Sir John Hawkins and by 1565 was voyaging to Guinea and the Spani...
6 memorials
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Charles Wheatstone
W1, Park Crescent, 20
June 2016: We were astonished to see that not only had this plaque gone but the entire run of buildings has evaporated into thin air. The...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Michael Faraday - W1
W1, Blandford Street, 48
This is where Faraday, aged 14, was indentured for 7 years to the bookseller, George Riebau, at what was then 2 Blandford Street. He star...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
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