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New Zealand Settler Ships - Sir George Seymour 1850

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  • Thomas Stephen Lewis (1840 - 1906)
    Immigration : Arrived on Sir George Seymour to NZ aged 10 years with mother Ann Lewis (39 years) and father Thomas Lewis (38 years). Believed to come in steerage as free or assisted passenger. - Dec 17...
  • Thomas Lewis (1811 - 1887)
    Residence : Holy Trinity Minories, Middlesex, England - 1841* Immigration : Arrived on Sir George Seymour to NZ aged 38 years with 10 year old son Stephen Lewis and wife Ann Lewis aged 39 years. Believ...
  • Ann Lewis (1802 - 1892)
    Residence : Holy Trinity Minories, Middlesex, England - 1841* Immigration : Arrived on Sir George Seymour to NZ aged 39 years with 10 year old son Stephen Lewis and husband Thomas Lewis aged 38 years. ...
  • Jane Anderson (1821 - 1894)
  • John Anderson (1820 - 1897)
    John Anderson (7 November 1820 – 30 April 1897) was the second Mayor of Christchurch in New Zealand 1868–1869, and a successful businessman.[3][4] He had a close connection with three buildings (his of...

Sir George Seymour was built in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear in 1844 by Somes Brothers.

On 4 November 1844, Sir George Seymour set sail from England transporting 345 convicts to Van Diemen's Land, Australia.

In 1850 Sir George Seymour was one of the First Four Ships to carry emigrants from England to the new colony of Canterbury in New Zealand on behalf of the Canterbury Association. The other three ships were Cressy, Charlotte Jane, and Randolph.

  • Beecham Mr Alfred
  • Bilton Mr John Schoolmaster [Bilton, Mrs. nee Inwood]
  • Brittan Mr Wm. Guise and Mrs. and four children [ Wm. Guise & Rev. Fred'k.]
  • Burke Mr Michael
  • Cooke Mr Leonard S.
  • Cookson Mr C. J. Wentworth [Cookson, Mrs. Wentworth (nee Macfarlane)]
  • Crompton Mr Thomas
  • Davie Mr Cyrus
  • Denton Mr Arthur John and Mrs. and three children
  • Dicken Mr Joseph
  • Fendall Mr Walpole C.
  • Harman Mr Richard J. S.
  • Hill Mr James [and Hill, John]
  • Jacobs The Rev. Henry and Mrs. Jacobs
  • Lake Mr Alfred
  • Macfarlane Mr and Mrs. Dugald and five children [Dugald, Norman Hugh, Miss Flora]
  • Macfarlene Miss
  • Parker Mr Horatio [could be Parkes]
  • Philips Mr. and Mrs. Henry and six children [Charles, George S., William, Thomas, James, Frederick, John]
  • Philips Mr Frederick
  • Rooke Mr Leonard Home [An Italian, educated in England married Miss Duffell settled in Temuka]
  • Richards Mr and Mrs. [Richards, Dr. H. & Mrs Richards] [Richards, Leonard H.]
  • Richards Mr Joseph
  • Walker Mr Roger C. and Mrs.
  • Ward Mr Charles S.
  • Washbourne Mr and Mrs. Henry and four children [Henry and John Edward]
  • Watts-Russell Mr and Mrs.
  • Wilkinson Mr Frederick Surgeon-Superintendant of the "Sir George Seymour."
  • Wright Mr John T.

Steerage Passengers (incomplete)

  • Anderson John wife and son John Andrew
  • Ashby John wife and two children
  • Austen Thomas wife and six children
  • Austin Benj. Jones
  • Bevins John 41
  • Bevins Harriett 28
  • Bevins William 8
  • Bevins John 6
  • Bevins Henry 4
  • Bevins Elizabeth 2
  • Bevins Joseph 1 (Died on the voyage to NZ.)
  • Bevins Harriett 6 mths
  • Bradley Mrs
  • Brown Thomas Malmesley
  • Caulfield Rebecca
  • Church Israel wife and three children
  • Corlett Stephen 44 agricultural labourer
  • Corlett Jane 44
  • Corlett Eliza 8
  • Corlett Benjamin 6
  • Corlett Alfred 2
  • Corlett John 16 agricultural labourer
  • Corlett Mary Ann 20 servant
  • Cresswell Thomas 36 Carpenter
  • Cresswell Jemma 29 and four children wife to Thomas
  • Dalton George wife and child
  • Dillaway John wife and three children
  • Druton wife and four children
  • Drury George wife and child
  • Durey Elizabeth
  • Finch Emma
  • Garlick William wife and child
  • Graham Thomas wife and three children
  • Holden Charles
  • Inwood Daniel 47
  • Inwood Marianne 41
  • Inwood George Thomas 18
  • Inwood William 17
  • Inwood Elizabeth 13
  • Inwood James 10
  • Inwood Mary Ann 8
  • Inwood Daniel Newman 4
  • Inwood Augustus Robert 2
  • Inwood Frederick Richard 1
  • Lewis Thomas wife and child
  • Marks Francis wife
  • Matthews Joseph
  • Norman wife
  • Phillips family
  • Ritchie John
  • Rossiter Peter
  • Rossiter Mary wife
  • Rossiter Elizabeth daughter
  • Salt Eli wife and three children
  • Stubbs John 30 quarryman
  • Stubbs Jane wife 30
  • Stubbs Arthur infant
  • Thacker wife
  • White Charles wife

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