George Stoddart Whitmore was born on 30 May 1829 in Malta, the son of George St Vincent Whitmore and his wife, Isabella Maxwell Stoddart. His father was a lieutenant in the Royal Engineers stationed at Malta; his mother…
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George Vesey Stewart was born in Brighton, Sussex, England, and baptised there on 20 January 1832. He was the third son of Mervyn Stewart, a retired army lieutenant of Martray, County Tyrone, Ireland, and his wife,…
Leslie George Kelly was born in Auckland on 10 May 1906, the elder of two sons of Sidney Mellish Kelly, a french polisher, and his wife, Ethel May Fell. On his father’s side Kelly was descended from Edward Meurant, a…
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Frederick George Young was born in the East End of London, England, on 9 June 1888, the son of Emily Judge and her husband, William Young, a police constable. Fred arrived in New Zealand around 1905 and found work as a…
Ngāpora was born early in the nineteenth century. He belonged to Ngāti Mahuta of Waikato. His parents were Hore and Kahurimu. He was the nephew of Te Rauangaanga and a cousin of Pōtatau Te Wherowhero. He was said to…
According to family information, Robert Henry Wynyard was born on 24 December 1802, at Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England; he was baptised in London on 13 February 1803. He was the younger son of Jane Gladwin, lady-in-…
William Berry was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, probably in 1834 or 1835, the son of Margaret Garden and her husband, William Berry, a dyer. Around the age of 12 he was apprenticed in the composing room of the Scotsman…
John Patrick Fitzgerald was born in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, Ireland, probably in 1815, to Patrick Henry Fitzgerald and his wife, Anne Dunoyer. He graduated MD from the University of Glasgow in 1839, completed…
Margaret Cooper was baptised on 2 April 1807 at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. She was the daughter of Elizabeth Ross and her husband, Robert Cooper, a farmer. On 3 July 1830 she married Robert Forbes at Pitsligo…
Samuel Paul Andrews was born at Wootton, Isle of Wight, England, and baptised there on 18 September 1836. He was the son of James Andrews, a yeoman, and his wife, Jane. After being educated at private schools he…
Charles Clifford was born at Mt Vernon, Lancashire, England, on 1 January 1813, the eldest of nine children of George Lambert Clifford and his wife, Mary Coyney. The Cliffords were an important Roman Catholic family…
James Francis Fulloon, also known as Hēmi Te Mautaranui, is said to have been born on 12 August 1840 at Whakatāne, the son of John Fulloon and his wife, Koka Te Mautaranui. John Fulloon, of Anglo-French parentage, had…
Sarah Russell was baptised at Mallow, Cork, Ireland, on 21 August 1822. She was one of 13 children of Mary Tarrant and her husband, William Russell, an army officer. The family emigrated to Australia in 1838. On 8 June…
Frederic Le Cren and his brother, Henry John Le Cren, were born in London, England. Henry was baptised on 3 September 1828; Frederic was born on 7 November 1835. They were the sons of Henry Le Cren and his wife, Emma…
Edward Richardson was born in London, England, probably in 1830 or 1831, the son of Elizabeth Sarah Miller and her husband, Richard Richardson, a merchant. Edward was educated at the City of London School. He trained as…
William Montgomery was born in London, England, and was baptised on 14 January 1821 as William John Alexander Montgomery. He was the son of Josias Montgomery, a saddler, and his wife, Eleanor Martin. When William was…
The youngest of the four children of Robert Thatcher and his wife, Mary Ann Stanford, Frederick Thatcher was born on 5 September 1814 at Hastings, Sussex, England. His mother owned land, and his father was a riding…
William Lee Rees was born probably on 16 December 1836 at Bristol, England, the son of James Rees, a surgeon, and his wife, Elizabeth Pocock. Rees's father died when he was young, and he was brought up by his mother and…
Benjamin Crisp was born in London, England, probably on 11 May 1808, the son of Sophia Crisp and her husband, Benjamin, a tinsmith. He left England in 1819 for Australia, where he worked as a whaler, farm worker, and…
Thomas Denniston was born at Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, on 28 March 1821, the son of John Denniston, a merchant, and his wife, Jean Fairrie. Thomas's parents died when he was young, and he was brought up by an…