English assisted immigrant women arriving
English immigrant women from the Atlantis in Wellington, 1951.
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Alexander Turnbull Library,
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My mother-in-law Sarah Cowan from Belfast left Glasgow bound for Wellington Oct 1958 on TSS Captain Cook. Married a Kiwi had 2 sons,worked at the Ice Cream factory.
My father also came to New Zealand on the Captain Cook in 1955 as a young boy accompanied by his aunt (my great aunt?) who was his legal guardian at that time. It must have been quite an adventure for him.
My family came to New Zealand on the Captain Cook in 1955 our my parents names are Gillian and Tony Millett
I am wondering if there are any others who travelled with me from London in 1955?
I left Glasgow in July 1957 with my brother Raymond. I shared a cabin with five other women and I was the youngest assisted immigrant to leave England as I was not eighteen until the September of that year. I think because I was travelling with my brother they must have turned a blind eye. We loved the journey to New Zealand and were lucky enough never to be sea sick at any stage.
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