MANSON, Samuel

1815 - 1890  (74 years)

• Name	MANSON, Samuel
  Birth	25 May 1815	Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Death	17 Apr 1890	Teddington, Canterbury, New Zealand
  Person ID	I8836	Stark Family Tree
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2025

  
  

  Family	SMITH, Jean (Jane),   b. 14 Feb 1819, Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 18 Feb 1898, Kainshill, Teddington, New Zealand (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	2 Aug 1839	Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland
  Children	+ 1. MANSON, George,   b. 17 Feb 1853, Canterbury, New Zealand d. Sep 1904, Campbell Island, New Zealand (Age 51 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3344	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 25 May 1815 - Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland Marriage - 2 Aug 1839 - Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  		Samuel Manson Memorial
  		Samuel Manson Memorial
  		Samuel Manson plot
  		Deans Cottage Manson helped build this cottage by the Riccarton House, Christchurch
  		Samuel Manson Manson was born in Scotland and emigrated to Canterbury in the ship Thomas Harrison in 1842 with John Deans (1820-1854). In 1843 he helped build the first house on the Canterbury Plains. This was built without nails as these had been left in Wellington by mistake. He later leased from Maori a large block of land which he named Rainshill, at what is now known as Teddington, and farmed dairy cows.