Historedia
Person

Colonel William Wakefield

Events
1
Episodes
4
Years
1839–1840

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Colonel William Wakefield, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. British colonists found the settlement of Wellington

    1839–1840

    Role: Land purchaser for New Zealand Company

    1. 20 September 1839 · Wellington, New ZealandArrival of Advance Party

      An advance party of the New Zealand Company arrived on the ship Tory in September 1839, initiating European settlement in the area.

    2. 1840 · Wellington, New ZealandDesign of Town Layout

      Captain William Mein Smith designed the town's layout in 1840 as the first Surveyor General for the New Zealand Company.

    3. 22 January 1840 · Wellington, New ZealandArrival of 150 Settlers

      150 settlers arrived on the Aurora on 22 January 1840, officially founding the settlement of Wellington.

    4. November 1840 · Wellington, New ZealandNaming of Wellington

      The settlement was named Wellington in November 1840 by the original settlers on the suggestion of the New Zealand Company directors.

Sources

  1. Wellington Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-24