James Benn Bradshaigh Bradshaw was born in Barton Blount, Derbyshire, England, probably on 22 September 1832, the son of Joseph Bradshaw, a clergyman, and his wife, Frances Clowes. Of James's early career little is…
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James Bragge was baptised on 12 June 1833 at South Shields, Durham, England, the son of Harriet Wigglesworth and her husband, James Bragge, a mechanic and later a builder and architect. Of his early life little is known…
Grace Ellen Cumming was born on 23 December 1886 at Richmond Grove, Invercargill, the daughter of Jane Cameron and her husband, William Forbes Cumming, a carter and contractor. After her father's death in 1889, the…
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Ronald Alan Candy was born in Wanganui on 25 August 1903, the second child of Hubert Edward Candy, a farmer of Manaia, Taranaki, and his wife, Isabella Braid Christie. He was educated at Manaia School and New Plymouth…
Ronald Brian Castle was born in Newtown, Wellington, on 23 December 1907; Zillah Vivien Castle was born there on 19 January 1911. They were the two youngest of seven children of Annie Ayres and her husband, John Castle…
Chiu Kwok-chun was born in 1884 at Leen Tong (Lian Tang), Gaoyao county, in the Chinese province of Guangdong. The third of four sons and a daughter of Chiu Pan-sing, a meat merchant, and his wife, Shen See, he received…
Edward Tennyson Conolly was born at Chichester, Sussex, England, probably on 31 August 1822, into a family of Irish origin. He was the only son of Elizabeth Collins and her husband, John Conolly, a professor of medicine…
Arthur Egbert Davenport was born in Marton on 17 April 1901, the son of Samuel Johnson Davenport and his wife, Alice Cross. They ran a general store in the town. Arthur attended Marton District High School, winning…
Charles Stewart Dempster was born to a Scottish master mariner, Charles Dempster, and his wife, Eliza Jemima Weavers, in Wellington on 15 November 1903. He lived much of the first 30 years of his life close to…
Arnold Fielder Downer was born on 4 February 1895 at Alexandra, Victoria, Australia, the son of Edwin Harry Downer, a builder, and his wife, Mary Ann McMinn. The family emigrated to New Zealand in 1899 and settled in…
Alexander Dalziel Downes was born in Emerald Hill, Victoria, Australia, on 2 February 1868, the son of Thomas Nichol Downes, a plumber, and his wife, Isabella Livingstone. The family emigrated to Dunedin, New Zealand,…
Famous in horse-racing history for becoming the first New Zealand jockey to ride 1,000 winners, Jim Ellis also became a successful trainer, combining both careers for several years. He was a member of a family of…
Hugo Friedländer (Friedlander) was born probably in January 1850 at Kolmar, Prussia (Chodziez, Poland). His father, Jonas Friedländer, and his mother, Röschen Buck, were Jewish. As a teenager Hugo emigrated with his…
Morgan Stanislaus Grace was born at Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland, probably on 28 February 1837, the son of Ellen Mary Russell and her husband, James Grace, a landowner. Morgan (known within the family as Stan) was…
Thomas Hall was born at Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, probably in 1847 or 1848, the son of Thomas Williamson Hall, a farmer, and his wife, Sarah Young. The family arrived in Timaru, New Zealand, about 1865 and…
George Vernon Hudson was born on 20 April 1867 at London, England, one of six children of Emily Jane Carnal and her husband, Charles Hudson, a professional artist–craftsman. George's mother died when he was two years…
William Duffus Hunt was born in New Zealand on 2 December 1867 at Oruru, near Mangonui, Northland, the son of John Hunt, a farmer, and his wife, Maria Frances Duffus. Hunt's father was one of the first European settlers…
Cyril Eyton Kay was born in Auckland on 25 June 1902 to David Kay, an accountant, and his wife, Mary Butts. He lived as a child in Devonport before moving to Mangere. His first flight with one of the early barnstormers…
Thelma Rene Kent was born in Christchurch on 21 October 1899, the younger of two children of Catherine Maude Hales and her husband, John Robert Kent, a bootmaker. She was educated at Addington School and the…
George Augustus King was born at Christchurch, New Zealand, on 3 March 1885, the son of George King, a merchant, and his wife, Elizabeth Clifton Wilson. Gus King was educated at Warwick House School and Christ's College…