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Christchurch, New Zealand



 


Tree: Nederlandse voorouders

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Christchurch is the regional capital of Canterbury, New Zealand. It is the largest city in the South Island, as well as the second largest city and third largest urban area of New Zealand. A coastal city, it is situated just north of Banks Peninsula, midway down the South Island's eastern coast.



The city is named after the Christ Church cathedral, which is itself named after Christ Church, a college at the University of Oxford, and the Cathedral of Oxford. The city was originally known as Christ Church, the written form consolidating by the 1880s.



The usual Māori name Ōtautahi is a shortened form of Te Whenua o Te Potiki-Tautahi - named for the seasonal dwelling of Ngai Tahu chief Tautahi of Port Levy on a bank of the Avon River near to where the Barbadoes Street bridge now stands.



Geography



Christchurch lies in Canterbury, near the centre of the east coast of the South Island, between Banks Peninsula and the Canterbury Plains. It is located near the southern end of Pegasus Bay, and is bounded to the east by the Pacific Ocean coast and the estuary of the Avon as well as the Heathcote River. To the south and south-east the city is limited by the volcanic slopes of the Port Hills, and to the north by the braided Waimakariri River.



With much of the city being flat and only a few metres above sea level, spectacular views can be obtained from almost any high building. At low elevations the city may appear almost forested with only a few buildings visible, unlike a major city.



Central City



At the centre of the city is Cathedral Square, surrounding the Anglican cathedral, Christ Church. The area around this square and within the four avenues of Christchurch (Bealey Avenue, Fitzgerald Avenue, Moorhouse Avenue and Rolleston Avenue) is considered the CBD of the city.



Cathedral Square is a popular destination and hosts attractions such as the speakers' corner made famous by the Wizard of New Zealand. The central city includes the pedestrianised Cashel Street as Christchurch's urban mall. At one end of the mall stands the Bridge Of Remembrance; at the other end the amphitheatre known as the Hack Circle.



The central city also has a number of residential areas, including Inner City East, Inner City West, Avon Loop, Moa & Victoria.



Inner suburbs



(clockwise, starting north of the city centre)



Mairehau; Shirley; Richmond; Avonside; Linwood; Woolston; Opawa; Waltham; St Martins; Beckenham; Sydenham; Somerfield; Spreydon; Addington; Riccarton; Ilam; Burnside; Fendalton; Bryndwr; Strowan; Merivale; Papanui; St Albans.



Outer suburbs



(clockwise, starting north of the city centre)



Marshland; Burwood; Parklands; Waimairi Beach; Avondale; New Brighton; Bexley; Aranui; South Brighton; Southshore; Bromley; Mt Pleasant; Redcliffs; Sumner; Ferrymead; Heathcote Valley; Hillsborough; Murray Aynsley; Huntsbury; Cashmere; Westmorland; Hoon Hay; Halswell; Oaklands; Wigram; Middleton; Sockburn; Hornby; Islington; Templeton; Yaldhurst; Russley; Avonhead; Harewood; Bishopdale; Casebrook; Redwood; Belfast.



History



Archeological evidence found in a cave at Redcliffs in 1876 has indicated that the Christchurch area was first settled by moa-hunting tribes about 1250. Māori oral history relates that humans occupied the area around the year 1000. These first inhabitants were thought to have been followed by the Waitaha tribe, who are said to have migrated from the East coast of the North Island in the 16th century. Following tribal warfare, the Waitaha (made of three peoples) were dispossessed by the Ngati Mamoe tribe. They were in turn subjugated by the Ngai Tahu tribe, who remained in control until the arrival of European settlers.



Following the purchase of land at Putaringamotu (modern Riccarton) by the Weller brothers whalers of Otago and Sydney a party of European settlers led by Herriott and McGillivray established themselves in what is now the Christchurch area, early in 1840. Their abandoned holdings were taken over by the Deans brothers in 1843 who stayed. The First Four Ships were chartered by the Canterbury Association and arrived on 16 December 1850, bringing the first 792 of the Canterbury Pilgrims to Lyttelton Harbour. These sailing vessels were the Randolph, Charlotte-Jane, Sir George Seymour, and Cressy. The Canterbury Pilgrims dreamt of building a city around a cathedral and college, on the model of Christ Church in Oxford. The name "Christ Church" was decided prior to the ships' arrival, at the Association's first meeting, on 27 March 1848.



Captain Thomas, the Canterbury Association's Chief Surveyor, surveyed the surrounding area. By December 1849 he had commissioned the construction of a road from Port Cooper, later Lyttelton, to Christchurch via Sumner. However this proved more difficult than expected and road construction was stopped while a steep foot and pack horse track was constructed over the hill between the port and the Heathcote valley, where access to the site of the proposed settlement could be gained. This track became known as the Bridle Path, because the path was so steep that pack horses needed to be led by the bridle.



Goods that were too heavy or bulky to be transported by pack horse over the Bridle Path were shipped by small sailing vessels some eight miles by water around the coast and up the estuary to Ferrymead. New Zealand's first public railway line, the Ferrymead railway, opened from Ferrymead to Christchurch in 1863. Due to the difficulties in travelling over the Port Hills and the dangers associated with shipping navigating the Sumner bar, a railway tunnel was bored through the Port Hills to Lyttelton, opening in 1867.



Christchurch became a city by Royal Charter on 31 July 1856, the first city in New Zealand. Many of the city's fine Gothic buildings by architect Benjamin Mountfort date from this period.



Christchurch was the seat of provincial administration for the Province of Canterbury.



In 1947, New Zealand's worst fire disaster occurred at Ballantyne's Department Store in the inner city, with 41 people killed in a blaze which razed the rambling collection of buildings.



A road tunnel was constructed between Lyttelton and Christchurch in the early 1960s.



In 1974 Christchurch was host to the Commonwealth Games.

City/Town : Latitude: -43.53, Longitude: 172.620278


Birth

Matches 1 to 13 of 13

   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Birth    Person ID   Tree 
1 Cocks, John Alexander  21 Sep 1921Christchurch, New Zealand I42448 Geneagraphie 
2 Fox, Alexander Dillworth  13 Sep 1901Christchurch, New Zealand I42446 Geneagraphie 
3 Fox, Mary Dillworth  5 Dec 1896Christchurch, New Zealand I42444 Geneagraphie 
4 Garsia, Rupert Clare  9 Oct 1887Christchurch, New Zealand I29726 Geneagraphie 
5 Hunter, Maurice Reginald  05 Jan 1889Christchurch, New Zealand I688044 Nederlandse voorouders 
6 Lambrechtsen, Marius Casper  5 Oct 1957Christchurch, New Zealand I492095 Geneagraphie 
7 Lambrechtsen, Simon William  15 Dec 1965Christchurch, New Zealand I492096 Geneagraphie 
8 Lean, Emma Clara  16 Sep 1860Christchurch, New Zealand I42443 Geneagraphie 
9 Linkhorn, Noel Robert Samuel  2 Oct 1909Christchurch, New Zealand I95607 Geneagraphie 
10 Rienks, Eric Monno  17 Aug 1961Christchurch, New Zealand I60979 Nederlandse voorouders 
11 Rippingale, Charles  1860Christchurch, New Zealand I450654 Nederlandse voorouders 
12 Rippingale, Louise Martha  14 Apr 1863Christchurch, New Zealand I450655 Nederlandse voorouders 
13 Watherston, Pamela Mary  Christchurch, New Zealand I441798 Geneagraphie 

Death

Matches 1 to 6 of 6

   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Death    Person ID   Tree 
1 Campbell, Curley  Abt 1976Christchurch, New Zealand I91633 Geneagraphie 
2 Hingston, Minnie  1965Christchurch, New Zealand I764830 Geneagraphie 
3 Hoogveld, Antonius Wilhelmus Maria  7 Mar 1979Christchurch, New Zealand I805554 Nederlandse voorouders 
4 Hunter, Maurice Reginald  18 Feb 1960Christchurch, New Zealand I688044 Nederlandse voorouders 
5 Walmsley, John Joseph  23 Sep 1963Christchurch, New Zealand I86534 Geneagraphie 
6 Young, Irene Verle  8 Aug 1993Christchurch, New Zealand I87978 Geneagraphie 

Burial

Matches 1 to 1 of 1

   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Burial    Person ID   Tree 
1 Walmsley, John Joseph  Christchurch, New Zealand I86534 Geneagraphie 

Marriage

Matches 1 to 5 of 5

   Family    Marriage    Family ID   Tree 
1 Clothier / Young  Christchurch, New Zealand F36071 Geneagraphie 
2 Cocks / Fox  28 Dec 1920Christchurch, New Zealand F18155 Geneagraphie 
3 Fox / Lean  7 Aug 1895Christchurch, New Zealand F18154 Geneagraphie 
4 Fox / McNaughton  22 Dec 1925Christchurch, New Zealand F18156 Geneagraphie 
5 van der Borch van Verwolde / Rincker  13 Feb 1953Christchurch, New Zealand F289284 Geneagraphie 
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