The ‘Sir George Seymour’ Dropped Anchor at Lyttelton – 17th December 1850
On the 17th December 1850, the Canterbury Association’s third ship, Sir George Seymour, sailed into Lyttelton Harbour and dropped anchor at 10.00am. She had been at sea for 100 days and carried 227 souls. Out of the First Four Ships, she had been the last to leave England. Before her journey to Lyttelton in 1850, …
