Sir Charles was chosen as the tenth Governor of the colony of New South Wales by Lord Stanley in 1845, and he and one of his sons arrived in the colony on board HMS "Carysfort" on 2 August 1846.
Sir Charles was chosen as the tenth Governor of the colony of New South Wales by Lord Stanley in 1845. FitzRoy, his wife and his son George arrived in the colony on board HMS "Carysfort" on 2 August 1846.