CREYKE, ALFRED RICHARD (1828-93), a son of the vicar of Okeover, England, arrived in Canterbury in 1851. He took up land, including Racecourse Hill, and in 1853 took up an additional 15,000 acres. J.C. Watts Russell and Creyke worked these properties together, Creyke's homestead being on the Waimakariri. Shortly after 1860 he sold out and lived in Christchurch. He represented Avon in Parliament from 1861 till the middle of 1862, when he retired. Creyke married the widow of Watts Russell.

Acland; Cycl. N.Z., iii

Reference: Volume 1, page 109

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