Rachel Hull was born at Hokitika, New Zealand, on 23 July 1866, the daughter of Mary Ann Walters and her husband, James Hull. James, an American, was described as a musician when Rachel was born but later worked as an…
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Alexander Bell Donald was born in Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland, on 18 August 1842, the son of John Donald and his wife, Agnes Bell. Brought up in a busy trading port, Alex soon decided to go to sea. At the age of 12 he…
James George Donald was born at Tauherenīkau, Wairarapa, on 4 June 1898 and his brother Quentin Donald was born at Featherston on 13 March 1900. They were the sons of Quentin Donald, a farmer, and his wife, Alice Ford.…
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Janet Martin was born in Wigtownshire, Scotland, probably some time between 1819 and 1825, to Hannah Martin and her husband, Andrew Martin, a farmer. On 19 September 1835 at Glasgow she married John Main. Her married…
Viva Bedlington was born at Auckland on 12 March 1893, the daughter of Elizabeth Jane Meldrum and her husband, Percy Bedlington, a surveyor. Her paternal grandfather, William Bedlington, had surveyed much of the…
Joan Donley was a midwife whose advocacy of home births and natural childbirth helped shape modern midwifery in New Zealand. She argued that women should have the right to reject medicalised maternity care, and helped…
Airini Karauria was born at Puketapu in Hawke's Bay, probably in 1854 or 1855. Her mother was Haromi Te Ata, and her father the Ngāti Kahungunu chief Karauria, sometimes known as Karauria Pupu. She was closely related…
John Donnelly was born probably in 1821 or 1822 in England. His parents' names are unknown, and the details of his early life are obscure. He first came to New Zealand about 1844, and was employed as a whaler. At this…
Thomas Wong Doo was born Wong Kwan Doo in Canton (Guangzhou), China, probably in 1903, to Unui Doo and her husband Thomas Wong Doo. Thomas Wong Doo senior had emigrated to New Zealand in 1884, where officials…
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…
John Benjamin Charles Dore was born on 29 April 1872 at Waikaia, Southland, New Zealand. He was the third child of James Dore and his wife, Mary Ann Christina Patterson, and had six brothers and two sisters. His father…
Ellen Dougherty was born at Cutters Bay, Marlborough, New Zealand, on 20 September 1844, the daughter of Sarah McAuley and her husband, Daniel Dougherty. Her father had been a whaler for some years before establishing a…
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 Edward Douglas was born on 1 July 1840 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was the sixth and youngest child of Martha Brook and her husband, James Douglas, an accountant with the Commercial Bank of Scotland. Douglas…
Francis Vernon Douglas was born in Johnsonville, near Wellington, on 22 May 1910, the fifth of eight children (five sons and three daughters) of Kathleen Gaffney and her husband, George Charles Douglas, an Australian-…
Norman Vazey Douglas was born in Hikurangi, Northland, on 15 March 1910, the son of Ellen Margaret Vazey and her husband, George Nicole Douglas, a police constable. Transfers for his father saw him raised in several…
John Dowgray was one of a cluster of Lanarkshire miners who made their mark on New Zealand coalfields in the first decade of the twentieth century. He was born in Bothwell, Scotland, on 6 June 1873, the son of a miner,…
Arnold Fielder Downer was born on 4 February 1895 at Alexandra, Victoria, Australia, the son of Edwin Harry Downer, a builder, and his wife, Mary Ann McMinn. The family emigrated to New Zealand in 1899 and settled in…
Alexander Dalziel Downes was born in Emerald Hill, Victoria, Australia, on 2 February 1868, the son of Thomas Nichol Downes, a plumber, and his wife, Isabella Livingstone. The family emigrated to Dunedin, New Zealand,…
Arthur Leonard Downes was born at Warwick, England, on 27 May 1895, the son of Richard Downes, a fishmonger and game dealer, and his wife, Lavinia Tomlinson. He attended secondary school, then was employed by the…