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Haurongo: Seager, Esther

Esther Seager and her son Charles, mid 1860s

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Esther Seager and her son Charles, mid 1860s

From 1863 until 1887 Esther Seager was matron of the Canterbury Asylum (later Sunnyside Lunatic Asylum), a position she held while raising a large family.

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Canterbury Museum

Reference: PIC84/70

Permission of Canterbury Museum, Rolleston Avenue, Christchurch, New Zealand must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Margaret Long. 'Seager, Esther', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1990. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/2338/esther-seager-and-her-son-charles-mid-1860s (accessed 25 June 2026).