Charles Simeon (colonist)
Captain Charles Simeon was one of the members of the Canterbury Association who emigrated to Canterbury in New Zealand in 1851. The family spent four years in the colony and during this time, he held various important posts and positions. He returned to England in 1855. He was devoted to the Anglican church and three of his sons became priests, while two of his daughters married priests.
Description of the land chosen by Simeon as it appeared in the Lyttelton Times
Captain Simeon's house undergoing earthquake repairs in 2016
Sir John Simeon, 3rd Baronet
Sir John Simeon, 3rd Baronet was a British politician and naval officer.
Sir John Simeon, as photographed shortly before his death in 1870 by Julia Margaret Cameron