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Kimber, George

 Person

Biography

George H Kimber arrived in Canterbury aboard the 'White Rose' on July 21st 1975 at age 47 along with his wife Eliza (47) and their children Walter (12), Frank (10) and Evelyn (8). On the passeger list George's occutpation is listed as skin carter and the family as being from Somerset.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

George Kimber papers

 Collection
Identifier: CCL Archive 0203
Scope and Contents

Typescript (carbon copy) of a letter from George Kimber describing the voyage from Plymouth to Lyttelton on the White Rose, arriving 21 July 1875, and also conditions of life in Christchurch. Includes a covering letter from S.A. Bird to the Christchurch Star, 20 May 1965, in a pocket.

Dates: 1875