Annie Dowd was born on 24 May 1862 in County Kerry, Ireland, the daughter of Patrick Dowd, a buyer, and his wife, Elizabeth Foley. At the age of 16 she went to New Zealand as an assisted immigrant, listed as a general…
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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…
James Hugh Buchanan Coates was appointed general manager of the National Bank of New Zealand in 1893, at a time when confidence in the banking sector in New Zealand had reached a very low ebb. His reputation in the…
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Eric Henry Compton was born at Hastings on 14 March 1902, the son of Harriett Morgon and her husband, William Henry Compton, a cook. Educated at Hastings District High School, he became a rifle marksman and left to…
Roy Nicolas Courlander was born in London on 6 December 1914. His mother, Edith Cater, married Leonard Henry Courlander, a cinematographer, in London on 4 November 1920. They divorced in 1933 and Roy went to live with…
Nora Mary Parker was born in Hāwera, Taranaki, on 25 June 1917, one of three daughters of Kate Maria Ride and her husband, Walter Vincent Parker, a farmer. She went to Ararata School, but later, when her father became…
The matriarch of the Wong Doo clan in Auckland, New Zealand, was born sometime between 1873 and 1875 in Xinhui county, Guangdong province, China. Her given name was Chan Yau-nui, which was later simplified to Unui. She…
Lewis Alfred Eady was born in Auckland on 12 May 1891 into a staunch Congregationalist family, already well known in Auckland musical circles. His father was Lewis Roberts Eady, a musician who tuned pianos and traded in…
Victor Edward Gallway was born in Colchester, Essex, England, on 24 May 1894, the son of Edward Gallway, a bandmaster in the Northamptonshire Regiment, and his wife, Elizabeth Georgina Bilby. Victor was a choirboy in…
Dominic Jacotin Gamble is said to have been born on 15 August 1823. His parents' names are unknown, as are the details of his birthplace. It is not known whether he married or had children. He was commissioned as an…
Maria Louisa Gardner was born at Hobsonville, near Auckland, on 29 July 1879, one of nine children of Louisa Clark and her husband, John Gardner, a farmer. Later known as Briar, she was educated by a private tutor at…
John Graham Gow was born at Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland, on 5 May 1850, the son of Janet Graham and her husband, Peter Gow, a coal agent. Graham, as he was known, received commercial training in Glasgow, and was…
Percival Henry Hall Thompson was born at Eling, Hampshire, England, on 5 May 1874, the son of Henry Hall Thompson and his wife, Agnes Spooner. After education at a private school he entered the Royal Navy's training…
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…
Robert West Holmes was born in Hackney, London, England, on 25 September 1856, the son of Alice West and her husband, Robert Thomas Holmes, a brewer and (later) engraver. Little is known of Robert's early years, but it…
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…
Arthur Owen Jensen was born in Auckland on 5 August 1907, the son of Olaf Jensen, a motorman, and his wife, Elizabeth Ellen Burfoot. Owen was educated at Grey Lynn School and Seddon Memorial Technical College, where he…
John Rodolphus Kent, known to his Maori friends as Amukete, is of obscure origin, neither his parents' names nor his date and place of birth being known. An officer in the Royal Navy, serving the government of New South…
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,…
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…