Tag Archives: The Age of Sail

The Age of Sail – Lt Edmund Henry Seppings’ 1st and 2nd cousins, once and twice removed – Milligen side

Posted on June 28, 2025 by Katherine Seppings

Vice Admiral Sir Richard Dacres GCH served on HMS Victory On the Milligen side, Edmund Henry Seppings’ extended family branched, through marriage, into the following families: Carroll, Dacres, Doughty, Olivier, and Rivett, which produced a number of notable second and once … Continue reading →

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The Age of Sail – Lt Edmund Henry Seppings’ first cousins – Seppings side

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Katherine Seppings

Plymouth Dock seen from Mount Edgecomb, Devonshire, 1816, by J M W Turner (Tate Gallery) Lt Edmund Henry Seppings had four aunts on the Seppings side – Lydia, Mary, Helen and Elizabeth, and one uncle, Sir Robert Seppings. His aunts … Continue reading →

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The Age of Sail – Lt Edmund Henry Seppings and his siblings

Posted on May 31, 2020 by Katherine Seppings

Pax Britannica – British Empire 1886 The Age of Sail was a different experience for Lt Edmund Henry Seppings (1807-1858) and the men of his generation compared to that of his father and uncles’. Edmund Henry was born two years … Continue reading →

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The Age of Sail – Milligen, Seppings and Lockyer Military Men, England

Posted on July 8, 2018 by Katherine Seppings

HMS Sophie, the British 18-gun brig sloop (on right) under Captain Nicholas Lockyer’s command (1809-14) Born into the Age of Sail, Edmund Henry Seppings (1807-1858), the first Seppings to arrive and settle in Australia, was a lieutenant in the Royal Navy. From … Continue reading →

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