Launched 1844 | Builder Somes Brothers | |
Namesake Sir George Francis Seymour | ||
Sir George Seymour was built in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear in 1844 by Somes Brothers.
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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.
1850 Voyage
Sir George Seymour left Plymouth Sound, England around 11am on Sunday, 8 September 1850, with about 227 passengers. She arrived in Lyttelton at 10am on Tuesday, 17 December 1850. The passengers aboard the first four ships were referred to as "The Pilgrims". Their names are inscribed on marble plaques in Cathedral Square in the centre of Christchurch.
Notable passengers
Ship
It is presumed that the ship was named for Sir George Francis Seymour (1787–1870), an Admiral who married Georgina Mary Berkeley, daughter of Admiral Sir George Cranfield Berkeley.