English assisted immigrant women arriving

English immigrant women from the Atlantis in Wellington, 1951.

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5 comments have been posted about English assisted immigrant women arriving

Megan

Posted: 09 Jan 2014

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.

paul

Posted: 07 Apr 2011

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.

Anonymous

Posted: 15 Oct 2008

My family came to New Zealand on the Captain Cook in 1955 our my parents names are Gillian and Tony Millett

Hazel Matthews ...

Posted: 05 Oct 2008

I am wondering if there are any others who travelled with me from London in 1955?

Norma Langford

Posted: 08 Jul 2008

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.