1821 in New Zealand
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The following lists events that happened during 1821 in New Zealand.
Events
- 12 July –
- 20 July – Grass is sown for the first time in New Zealand, on land cleared from fern at Kerikeri.[5]
- 5 September – Hongi Hika and 2000 Tamaki. The pā is taken and the inhabitants massacred.[4]
- September
- – John Gare Butler and his family move into the Mission House even though it is still unfinished.[5]
- Undated
- Construction of the Mission House is started.[5]
- Late in the year
Births
- 21 February (in Scotland): James Menzies, Superintendent of Southland Province.[8]
- 12 July (in England): William Richmond, politician.[9]
- 10 August (in England): John Turnbull Thomson, engineer and surveyor.[10]
- 29 August (in Kerikeri): Elizabeth Fairburn (later Elizabeth Colenso), missionary and Bible translator.[11]
- 10 September (in England): William Jervois, 10th Governor of New Zealand[12]
- 2 November (in Ireland): George Bowen, 5th Governor of New Zealand.[13]
- Undated
- John Bacot, politician.[14]
- (in England): Samuel Bealey, runholder and politician.[15]
- (in England): Thomas Brunner, explorer.[16]
- (in Scotland): John Cargill, politician.[14]
- Oswald Curtis, politician.[14]
- George Hunter, politician.[14]
- (in England): Charles Kettle, surveyor of Dunedin.[17]
- Reader Wood, politician.[14]
- Approximate
- (in England): William Montgomery, politician and merchant.[18]
- (in Ireland): George O'Brien, painter.[19]
Deaths
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See also
- List of years in New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand history
- History of New Zealand
- Military history of New Zealand
- Timeline of the New Zealand environment
- Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
References
- ^ New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Thomas Kendall Biography
- ^ Binney, Judith. "Kendall, Thomas 1778?–1832". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
- ^ Ballara, Angela. "Hongi Hika 1772–1828". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
- ^ a b c New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Hongi Hika Biography
- ^ a b c Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p.185.
- ^ Oliver, Steven. "Te Rauparaha ?–1849". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
- ^ Oliver, Steven. "Te Pehi Kupe ?–1828". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
- ^ Hall-Jones, John. "Menzies, James Alexander Robertson 1821 – 1888". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
- ^ Bagnall, A.G. (1966). "Richmond, Christopher William". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock. Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
- ^ Strathern, G.M. (1966). "Thomson, John Turnbull". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock. Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
- ^ Murray, Janet E. "Colenso, Elizabeth 1821 – 1904". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
- ^ McGibbon, Ian. "Jervois, William Francis Drummond 1821 – 1897". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
- ^ Death of Sir George Bowen, Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9676, 23 February 1899, Page 2
- ^ OCLC 154283103.
- ^ Macdonald, G.R. (1966). "Bealey, Samuel". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock. Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
- ^ Nancy M. Taylor (ed.), Early travellers in New Zealand, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1959.
- ^ Hocken T.M. (1898) Contributions to the Early History of New Zealand [Settlement of Otago] London, UK: Sampson Low, Marston and Company.
- ^ Gardner, W. J. "Montgomery, William 1821? – 1914". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
- ^ Collins, R. D. J. "O'Brien, George 1821? – 1888". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 5 April 2011.