Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:
Thomsen Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
Peter Thomsen, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Ida Zeigler" in 1863
Maria Thomsen, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Ida Zeigler" in 1863
Anna Thomsen, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Ida Zeigler" in 1863
Contemporary Notables of the name Thomsen (post 1700) +
Cecilie Thomsen (b. 1974), Danish actress and model internationally best known for playing professor Inga Bergstrom opposite Pierce Brosnan in the 1997 James Bond movie Tomorrow Never Dies
Vilhelm Ludwig Peter Thomsen (1842-1927), Danish linguist
Christian Jürgensen Thomsen (1788-1865), Danish archaeologist best known for suggesting the Stone, Bronze, and Iron ages divisions
Historic Events for the Thomsen family +
Bismarck
Heinz Thomsen (1921-1941), German Matrosengefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 2