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Thomas Adolphus Bowden, known either as Tom or Adolphus, was born at Aldermanbury, London, England, on 26 July 1824, the son of Rebecca Treacher and her husband, John Saunders Bowden, a solicitor. After attending a…

Although Maggie Briggs's deeds as a show-jumper have been exaggerated and romanticised by her biographers, she was undoubtedly an outstanding horsewoman. Born Margaret Jane Briggs on 17 April 1892 at Ōtākeho, near…

Vernon Akitt Brown was born in West Derby, Liverpool, England, on 23 March 1905, the son of Thomas Brown, a surveyor in the British civil service, and his wife, Mary Augusta Brown. He attended Highgate School and the…

Robert Holt Carpenter was born in England probably in 1819 or 1820, the son of a cabinet-maker, Edward Carpenter, and his wife, Louisa A'Mutie. He trained as a bookbinder, probably in London, and by subsequent repute…

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…

Violet May Grainger was born in Napier on 17 May 1887. She was the youngest of eight children of Eliza Jane Fleetham and her husband, George William Grainger, a civil engineer who was employed by the Napier Harbour…

Mary Manson Bain was born in Dunedin on 31 March 1887, the first of thirteen children of Alexander Manson Bain, a cabinetmaker, and his wife, Hanna Kiely. Her parents, he a Scottish Presbyterian and she an Irish…

Thomas Rangiwāhia Ellison, also known as Tom or Tāmati Erihana, was born at Ōtākou, on the Otago Peninsula, sometime between 1866 and 1868. Ellison's mother, Nani Weller (Hana Wēra), was the only child of Edward Weller…

Henry Edward Field was born on 11 July 1903 in Christchurch, the son of Henry Field, a constable, and his wife, Violet Maud Elizabeth Sturmer. He spent his early years in Ngāpara and Duntroon, North Otago, and from 1916…

Mary Ann (known as Marion) Hanover was born in Preston, Somersetshire, England, probably on 8 September 1835, the daughter of Elizabeth Stenner and her husband, Robert Hanover, a licensed victualler. She was working as…

Stella May Henderson was born at Kaiapoi, New Zealand, according to family sources on 25 October 1871. She was the seventh child of Alice Connolly and her husband, Daniel Henderson, who is thought to have started a flax…

William Henry Hosking, born on 26 December 1841 at Redruth, Cornwall, England, was the son of Elizabeth Phillips and her husband, William Hosking, an ironfounder. He was educated at schools in Falmouth and Taunton, then…

Thomas Anderson Hunter was born in Dunedin, New Zealand, on 10 February 1863, the son of Scottish parents Mary Sim and her husband, Alexander Hunter, an engineer. He trained under the apprentice dentist system with…

Kathleen Gertrude Chitty was born at Kirikiriroa near Hamilton on 1 August 1886, the fourth of nine children of Alicia Wilhelmina de Vere Hunt and her husband, Walter Chitty, a farmer. Kathleen (Katie) was a pupil at St…

Amy Grace Kane was born in Wellington, New Zealand, on 9 December 1879, the daughter of Martha Lydia Warburton and her husband, Robert William Kane, a bank accountant. The family lived in Australia from 1885 to 1899,…

Edward Kidson was born in Bilston, Staffordshire, England, on 12 March 1882, the son of Charles Kidson, a blacksmith, and his wife, Christiana Dore or Oxley. When he was three his family emigrated to New Zealand,…

William Lane was born at Bristol, England, on 6 September 1861, the son of Caroline Hall and her husband, James Lane, a gardener. William attended Bristol Grammar School, leaving at 14 to work as a clerk. He also showed…

James Kennedy Logan was born at West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland, on 8 May 1844, the son of Marion Kennedy and her husband, Archibald Logan, who worked in the post office. He attended the parish school and Chalmers…

Edgar Alfred Luttrell was born in Hobart, Tasmania, on 21 October 1865; his younger brother, registered as Edward Sydney, was born in Sydney, New South Wales, on 20 June 1872. The elder brother was known as Alfred Edgar…

Emily Herbert was born in Burnley, Lancashire, England, on 1 April 1873, the daughter of Amanda Mary Ramsbottom and her husband, George Herbert, a tailor. Little is known of her early life, but she married Charles Evans…