First Four Ships
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The First Four Ships refers to the four sailing vessels chartered by the Canterbury Association which left Plymouth, England, in September 1850 to transport the first English settlers to new homes in
Passengers disembarking from Cressy. In the background are Lyttelton town and other ships riding at anchor in Port Victoria, December 1850
Surviving immigrants from the first six ships celebrate 75 years in Christchurch (Godley Statue, 1925)
Sir George Seymour was built in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England in 1844, by the Somes Brothers. She made one voyage transporting convicts to Australia and at least one carrying emigrants to Austral
First Four Ships
…Bridle Path because riders had to dismount and lead their horses by the bridle over the steepest portion of the path near the summit. Randolph, Cressy, Sir George Seymour, and Charlotte Jane together carried an estimated 790 passengers. In addition, about another 60 worked their passage on the ships or deserted and…
Ship Sir George Seymour sailing down the Channel with other shipping with the coast in the background. W.T. Howard, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich