Esther Seager (1835 – 16 March 1911) was a notable New Zealand prison matron and asylum matron. She was born in

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in about 1835. Esther's husband

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was superintendent of the Lyttelton Gaol, and Esther the matron. In 1863 the two were appointed to Sunnyside Lunatic Asylum, where they remained until their retirement in 1887. Esther died on the 16 March 1911 at the residence of her son-in-law FC Hawley in Christchurch.

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1835 births 1911 deaths English emigrants to New Zealand People from Gloucester {{NewZealand-bio-stub