Alfred Richard Creyke

Alfred Richard Creyke JP (1 September 1831 – 30 November 1892) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in Canterbury, New Zealand. He was a significant landholder in Canterbury. Of English descent, he spent just over ten years in the colony before returning home. Early life Creyke was the son of the Rev.d Stephen Creyke, vicar of Okeover, which is located north-east of Ashbourne on the boundary of Staffordshire and Derbyshire, England. His father was later archdeacon of York. Creyke emigrated to New Zealand, travelling on the Canterbury (at the time a new ship). The ship left the East India Docks in London on 18 June 1851 and arrived in Lyttelton on 18 October with 143 passengers and staff on board.