Patuone was the eldest son of Tapua, leader and tohunga of Ngāti Hao of Hokianga, and the elder brother of Nene. Through his father he was descended from Rāhiri, ancestor of Ngāpuhi; through his mother, Te Kawehau, he…
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Alfred Charles Hanlon was one of the most outstanding criminal advocates in New Zealand's history. Born in Dunedin, New Zealand, on 1 August 1866, he was the son of Elizabeth Louisa Bingham and her husband, William…
Phillip Tapsell was the assumed name of Hans Homan Jensen Falk. His name is also recorded in a variety of other guises, including Philip Tapsell or Tapsall, Phillip Tapsel or Tapsal, Hans Tapsell and Hans Felk. Family…
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Sarah McAuley, the daughter of William McAuley, a farmer, and his wife, Elizabeth Atkin, was born in Londonderry, Ireland, probably in 1817 or 1818. She sailed to Canada with her family at the age of seven and grew up…
Charles Heaphy was born in London, England, probably in 1820, the youngest of five children. His father, Thomas Heaphy, was a professional watercolourist and miniaturist of considerable social prominence. Charles's…
Hēni Te Kiri Karamū, also known as Hēni Pore (Jane Foley) and as Jane Russell, belonged to Ngāti Uenukukōpako and Ngāti Hinepare of Te Arawa. She was descended from Ngātoroirangi of Te Arawa canoe. She was born probably…
Ernest Valentine Sanderson was born in Dunedin on 8 February 1866, the second of five children of Jane Sanderson and William Walter James Spreat, a lithographic draughtsman. By 1874 the family had moved to Wellington,…
The date of birth, the parentage and even the real name of Robert Butler are matters of mystery. He may have been born James Wilson, but in New Zealand he became notorious as Robert Butler. Police records state that he…
Robert Andrew Loughnan was born at Patna, India, probably on 1 September 1841, one of nine children of Frances Eliza Barnes and her husband, Robert James Loughnan, a judge in the service of the British East India…
Elizabeth Ann Budge (the Louisa was added later) was born on 23 January 1843 at Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire, England, the daughter of Matthew Budge, a labourer, and his wife, Ann Church. Nothing is known about her…
Francis Dillon Bell, usually called Dillon, is said to have been born in France on 8 October 1822. His father, Edward Bell, was a merchant and the British consul at Bordeaux. His mother, Frances, was the daughter of an…
According to family information, Robert Henry Wynyard was born on 24 December 1802, at Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England; he was baptised in London on 13 February 1803. He was the younger son of Jane Gladwin, lady-in-…
George Moore was born at Brunnerton, Westland, New Zealand, on 23 April 1871, the son of William Moore and his wife, Ruth Twigg, who had emigrated from Australia around 1868. William was a miner, later a mining engineer…
Rona Marjory Hamilton was born in Gisborne on 2 October 1897, one of six children of Frederick Orton Hamilton, a commission agent for a hardware merchant, and his wife, Isabelle Porter. Her maternal grandparents were…
John Jones, widely known as Johnny Jones, was born probably in Sydney, New South Wales, in 1808 or 1809, the son of Thomas Jones; his mother's name is unknown. He spent his early years in sealing and whaling ships,…
Kereopa Te Rau was one of the five original disciples of Te Ua Haumēne, the founder of the Pai Mārire faith. He was a member of Ngāti Rangiwewehi of Te Arawa. The date and place of his birth are not known, nor the names…
Henry Gilbert Bennett (better known as Harry Scott Bennett) was born in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, on 1 June 1877, the son of a radical carpenter, James William Bennett, and his equally radical wife, Charlotte Mary…
Caroline Harriet Hudson was born at Wanlip Hall in Leicestershire, England, and baptised at Wanlip on 1 July 1809. She was the daughter of Harriet Pepperell and her husband, Charles Thomas Hudson, who changed his name…
David Luckie (Mitchell was added later) was born in Montrose, Forfarshire, Scotland, on 5 October 1827, the son of Thomas Luckie, a merchant, and his wife, Mary Mitchell. He was educated there and worked in a mercantile…
Alexander Shand was born on 15 November 1840, at Petone, New Zealand, to Archibald Watson Shand and his wife, Elizabeth Alexandrina Greig Kilpatrick, who were among the first group of New Zealand Company immigrants.…