Brittenden, Frederick
Person
Biography
Frederick Brittenden came first to Lyttelton in August 1878, from Deal, England. He went on by train to Timaru, where he was met by Ted and taken to the house and shop of Mr. Foster, a former Deal boatman. Here he was to live while looking for work as a clerk. His letter describes the voyage out in detail, and then describes Timaru. Because of the Deal boatmen and their houses, called Deal town, in Timaru, he describes himself as coming from Deal to Deal.
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Frederick Brittenden letter
Collection
Identifier: CCL Archive 0582
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of typed transcript of a letter from Frederick Brittenden to his mother in Deal, Kent, UK describing his voyage to New Zealand dated
10-9-1878. The connection with the Christchurch Brittenden family, if any, is not known.The letter is written from Timaru after his arrival on 7 August 1878. He left England just after Easter, probably towards the end of April as the voyage lasted 108 days. In Timaru he met up with some of the Deal Boatmen and their families (Arch...
Dates:
1878