George Cecil Horry was born at Sheffield, England, on 6 May 1907, the son of Charles Henry Horry, a baker, and his wife, Lily Walch. He attended primary and secondary schools in Sheffield. In 1921 the family emigrated…
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John MacGregor was born, probably in 1849 or 1850, at Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland, the son of James MacGregor, a stonemason, and his wife, Isabella MacGregor. After receiving his primary education at the Breadalbane…
Registered at birth and at marriage as Isabel and at death as Isabella, the youngest daughter and fifth child of Robert Thomas Button and his wife, Anna Mary Pymar, was known throughout her life as Bella. She was born…
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Tudor Washington Collins was born on 9 March 1898 at Towai, Northland, one of 10 children of Henry Collins, a small farmer and general labourer, and his second wife, Sarah Wilson; Henry also had six children from his…
Margaret Fraser, better known as Maggie, was born at Ordhead, near Inveravon, Banffshire, Scotland, on 11 December 1866. She was the youngest of six children of Margaret Spence and her husband, John Fraser, a master…
William Mackenzie Fraser was born at Auckland on 6 April 1878, the son of Simon Fraser, a farmer, and his wife, Margaret Ann McKenzie. His father, who was attributed with finding gold at Taieri, Otago, was born in…
Ellen Anne Baker was born in Jersey, Channel Islands, on 15 July 1843, the eldest daughter of Hannah Hough and her husband, George Baker. The family emigrated from Liverpool on the Earl of Sefton in December 1854,…
Falconer Larkworthy spent only a few years in New Zealand but was a significant figure in the country's economic development. His career illustrates the importance of New Zealand's links with the London financial…
Work and relationships Barry Crump was one of New Zealand’s most popular writers. In total, his novels sold more than a million copies domestically, equating to one book sold for every four New Zealanders. He was also…
John Maughan Barnett, born in Leamington, Warwickshire, England, on 21 March 1867, was the son of Maria Gibbs and her husband, John Barnett, a lawyer's clerk. He was educated at a private school and learned the organ…
Edwin Davy, the son of Anna Maria Smart and her husband, Edwin Davy, was born on 9 September 1850 in Taranaki, New Zealand, where his parents farmed at Waiwhakaiho. Educated at Wesley College and St John's College,…
Robert Fitzsimmons, known as Bob Fitzsimmons, and in boxing circles as 'Ruby Robert' and 'the Freckled Wonder', was born at Helston, Cornwall, England, on 26 May 1863. He was the youngest of 12 children of James…
Thomas Fleming, the third child of Thomas Fleming, a farmer, and his wife, Janet Scoular, was born at Holme Farm, Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland, on 5 April 1848. He was educated at the Glassford parish school. He…
Esther Marion Pretoria James was remarkable for the diversity of her achievements, and in the 1930s became a national celebrity during a sponsored walk of the length of New Zealand. She was born at Pahīatua on 5…
Alice May Parkinson's conviction and imprisonment for manslaughter became a cause célèbre in New Zealand in the years before 1920. Born on 29 December 1889 at Hampden (Tikokino) in Hawke's Bay, she was one of at least…
Frederick Pirani was born in Melbourne, Australia, on 3 December 1858. He was the son of Henry Cohen Pirani, a merchant, and his wife, Louisa Levy. The family moved to Hokitika, New Zealand, in 1864. Henry Pirani worked…
Margaret Richardson, later known as Margaret Home Richardson, was born at Pencaitland, East Lothian, Scotland, on 19 March 1844, the daughter of Jane Law Home and her husband, John Richardson, an estate factor. In her…
Susan Lapham was born on 21 August 1836, at Lisdillon, Great Swan Port, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania), Australia. She was the youngest daughter of Susan Butler and her husband, Samuel Lapham, a farmer, and later deputy…
Joseph Zillwood was baptised at Cholderton, Wiltshire, England, on 23 December 1804. He was the son of Thomas Zillwood, a farmer, and his wife, Elizabeth Silver. Little is known of his early life, although he worked as…
Hūria Mātenga was born at Whakapuaka (near Nelson) probably some time between 1840 and 1842. She was named Ngārongoā Kātene at birth, but was also known as Ngā Hota and, in later life, as Hūria Mātenga. Of Te Āti Awa,…