Frederic Alonzo Carrington was born in Chelmsford, Essex, England, and baptised there on 26 July 1808. He was the third son of Elizabeth Peters and her husband, William Henry Carrington, Royal Marine barrack master at…
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Leonard Delabere Bestall was born in Wellington on 21 November 1895, the son of Richard Bestall and his wife, Eleanor Beatrice Pidgeon. Afterwards the family moved to Napier, where Richard, a draper, established the…
John Vigor Brown was born in London, England, on 18 June 1854. He was one of three sons of Jessie Gilmour and her husband, John Brown, a banker's clerk and later a commercial traveller; both were of Scottish descent.…
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Leopold Henry Collinson was born in Palmerston North on 13 May 1878, the son of Frances Elizabeth Gittings and her husband, Henry Clement Collinson, a carpenter, professional photographer and farmer. After attending…
Audrey Ngaere Eberlet was born in New Plymouth on 17 March 1909, the only child of Francis Frederick William Eberlet, a clerk, and his wife, Harriett Reed. Audrey believed her father would have preferred a son, but he…
James Mitchell Ellis was born on 20 October 1865 at Banff, Banffshire, Scotland, the son of Elizabeth Ellis, a domestic servant. Elizabeth and her son subsequently emigrated to Otago, New Zealand, and on 5 September…
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…
Robert Jack was born at Quarter, near Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, on 4 November 1877, the son of Janet Park and her husband, Hugh Jack, a schoolmaster. He was educated at the Hamilton Academy and at the University…
George Moonlight, later known as George Fairweather Moonlight, was born at Newmill, Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland, on 5 August 1832. He was the third child of James Moonlight, a farmer, and his wife, Jane…
Philip Ashton Smithells was born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, on 12 April 1910, the son of Katherine Booth and her husband, Arthur Smithells, professor of chemistry at the University of Leeds. He was educated at…
Alexander Ostroff, one of eight children of Rabbi Theodore Lionel Ostroff and his wife, Gertrude Freedman, was born in Helsinki, Finland, on 11 August 1900. Several months later the family left for London. His mother…
Louis Daly Austin was born on 20 February 1877 in Kensington, London, England, the son of Wilhelmina Jemima Robinson and her husband, Louis Frederic Austin, a successful journalist who had been a secretary and literary…
Dolce Ann Cabot was born at Christchurch, New Zealand, on 25 November 1862, the eldest daughter of Louisa Augusta Kunkel, whose father was a Prussian army officer, and her husband, Thomas Cabot, a farmer and language…
The birth of Thomas Ezekiel Crosse on 1 June 1855 was not without drama. His parents, Charles Grant Crosse and his wife, Elizabeth Thorby, farmed land they had leased at Mangamaire, seven miles south-west of Pōrangahau…
George Patrick Hanna was born at Whitianga on 18 March 1888 to Australian-born Mary Jane Carnie and her Irish-born husband, Patrick Hanna, a hotel keeper. Educated at Wanganui Boys' District High School, Pat…
Henry John Hayward was born at Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, on 11 December 1865, the second son of Harriett Elizabeth Groutage and her husband, William Henry Hayward, a professor of music and formerly a court…
Emily Knowles was born at Lye, Worcestershire, England, on 5 September 1847, the daughter of Charlotte Round and her husband, John Knowles, a shoemaker. Emily became a pupil-teacher at the Lye national school in 1863…
Martha King was New Zealand's first resident botanical artist. However, painting and drawing were subsidiary to her principal occupation as a schoolteacher. She was born in Ireland probably in 1802 or 1803, the daughter…
Ina Lamason was a sporting phenomenon. She represented New Zealand at cricket and hockey, was an international hockey umpire and served both sports as an administrator. Born Ina Mabel Pickering in Palmerston North on 2…
William (Bill) Perrett Mead is best known for his role in the development of the Tongariro National Park and Whanganui River recreational areas. He was born at Scarrotts station, near Dargaville, on 7 December 1889. His…