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Captain Thomas Hansen Snr. (1762-1837) was the master of the first mission ship to
New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
, the
brig A brig is a type of sailing vessel defined by its rig: two masts which are both square rig, square-rigged. Brigs originated in the second half of the 18th century and were a common type of smaller merchant vessel or warship from then until the ...
''Active''. Hansen was born in 1762, and baptised in the parish of
St Peter upon Cornhill St Peter upon Cornhill is an Anglican church on the corner of Cornhill and Gracechurch Street in the City of London of medieval, or possibly Roman origin. It was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666 and rebuilt to the designs of Sir ...
, London, on 8 May 1763 at age 16 months. Hansen was married to Hannah Coates, in 1783. The second voyage of the ''Active'' in 1814, brought the Reverend
Samuel Marsden Samuel Marsden (25 June 1765 – 12 May 1838) was an English-born priest of the Church of England in Australia and a prominent member of the Church Missionary Society, believed to have introduced Christianity to New Zealand. Marsden was a prom ...
to New Zealand, where Marsden preached the first sermon, on Christmas Day 1814 During another voyage of the ''Active'', arriving at the
Bay of Islands The Bay of Islands is an area on the east coast of the Far North District of the North Island of New Zealand. It is one of the most popular fishing, sailing and tourist destinations in the country, and has been renowned internationally for its ...
, New Zealand in February 1816, Captain Hansen rescued the last six surviving men of the ''Betsy'', who had made shore and had been looked after by a Maori tribe at North Cape.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hansen, Thomas 1762 births 1837 deaths Explorers of New Zealand People from the City of London Sailors from London