George Meredith (1777-1856) arrived in Van Diemen's Land in 1821, aboard with Emerald. Meredith was a former marine and farmer. He arrived with his second wife and five children and they settled on the East Coast of Tasmania at Great Swanport. A further 3 children were born in the colony. Meredith was involved in farming, whaling, sealing, and shipbuilding and was active in colonial life. He built the homestead 'Cambria'.;;Several of the Meredith family became prominent in the life of the colony. George's second son, Charles, was appointed colonial treasurer of Van Diemen's Land in 1857 and continued in public service for twenty years. He married his cousin Louisa Ann Twamley, artist and author. Their children Owen and George Campbell became explorers and prospectors and Owen's son, David, was general manager of the Electrolytic Zinc Works from 1926 until 1942. George Meredith's fourth son, John, was appointed a magistrate at Swansea in 1855 and the fifth son, Edwin, emigrated to New Zealand as a pioneer colonist in 1851. George's daughter Clara, married Richard Dry, the first Tasmanian-born premier.;;