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Orton Sutherland Hintz was born in Hawera on 15 November 1907 to Alfred Andrew Sutherland Hintz, a teacher, and his wife, Cora Evelyn Modlin Orton. His early years were spent in Nelson, where his father was director of…

John Gethin Hughes was born at Campbelltown (Bluff), New Zealand, on 13 March 1866. He was the son of Mary Agnes McLean and her husband, John Gethin Hughes, a mariner. John junior, who was known as Jackie, attended…

Laura May Cook Ingram was born on 11 June 1912 in Murchison, the daughter of Garden Ingram, a Scot, and his wife, Flora Agnes Matilda Cook, from Riwaka. Her father was employed as a blacksmith, but the family later…

Frederick Nelson Jones was one of New Zealand's first photo-journalists. For 30 years he captured with his camera thousands of events as they happened – crowds, fires, street processions, floods, road accidents and…

Thomas Kirk was born in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, on 18 January 1828, the son of George Kirk, a nurseryman, and his wife, Sarah West, a nurserywoman and florist. He showed a keen interest in botany from an early…

Peter Garth Mander was born in Sumner, Christchurch, on 4 July 1928, the son of Nina Pretoria Hoglund and her husband, Stanley Augustus Mander, an accountant and New Zealand hockey representative. The eldest of three…

James (Jimmy, or Hēmi) Waitaringa Mapu was born at Mōteo, Hawke's Bay, on 4 March 1894. His father was Porokoru Mapu, a younger brother of Pāora Kurupō, principal chief of Ngāti Hinepare of Ngāti Kahungunu. Porokoru was…

Sarah Louise Mathew was baptised on 19 November 1805, at London, England. She was the daughter of Ann Constant Strange and her husband, Richard Mathew. She had two sisters and two brothers, one of whom, George Felton…

Muriel Wallace May was born in Dunedin on 13 April 1897 to Catherine Jane Ogilvie and her husband, Harry May, a confectioner. In June 1901 Harry accidentally drowned, leaving Catherine, with help from a supportive…

Henry Monson was born at Cawood, Yorkshire, England, on 25 August 1793, the son of Ann Monson and her husband, Bernard Monson, a labourer. He married Ann Kidall of Swaffham, Norfolk, at St Pancras Old Church, London, on…

William Mowbray was born in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, on 25 December 1835, the son of William Mowbray, a lace manufacturer, and his wife, Anne. He received some of his education under Canon William Fry, and…

Born in Christchurch on 17 March 1904, Neta Doris Billcliff was the daughter of Arthur Billcliff, a Yorkshire-born grocer, and his American wife, Thomasina Emily Jocelyn Corcoran. Educated at Elmwood School and…

Robert Owen Page was born in Christchurch on 23 November 1897, the son of Sarah Saunders and her husband, Samuel Page. His father was a demonstrator in chemistry at Canterbury College and his mother was a well-known…

The eldest child of Eliza Ball and her husband, Matthew Philson, a mathematics master at a large private school, Thomas Moore Philson was born at Londonderry, County Londonderry, Ireland, probably on 10 August 1817. He…

Mary Josephine Crampton was born, probably in 1857 or 1858, in County Kilkenny, Ireland, the daughter of Mary O'Brien and her husband, Patrick Crampton, a shoesmith. Mary was brought up in the Catholic faith and,…

Hans Madsen Ries was born at Stenderup, Haderslev, Denmark, on 5 December 1860, one of 18 children of Andreas Madsen Ries, a farmer, and his wife, Kjestine Marie Hansen. After an education in public schools, Hans became…

Murray Beresford Roberts was born at Wellington on 10 August 1919, the only child of Andrew Murray Roberts, a surveyor, and his wife, Annie Isabelle Huckstep. He was brought up in a well-to-do Auckland home. His father…

Thomas Jervis Ryan was born in Ireland, probably some time between 1834 and 1837, the son of Thomas Ryan. His mother's name is not known. In November 1861 he joined the police force in Otago, New Zealand, as a mounted…

Jessie Ann Scott was born on 9 August 1883 at Brookside, Canterbury, New Zealand. She was the youngest of the nine children of Mary Armit and her husband, David Scott, a farmer. After attending Christchurch Girls' High…

A pioneer in women's education in New Zealand, Sarah Sophia Stothard, known as Sophia, was born in London, England, probably in 1825 or 1826. She was the daughter of a sculptor, Thomas Stothard; her mother's name is…