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Frederick William Furkert was born in Ross, Westland, on 14 October 1876, the son of Geoffrey William Furkert, a butcher, and his wife, Eliza Sales. He attended school in Ross and Hokitika and in 1893 topped the junior…

Matilda Webb was born at North Nibley, near Dursley, Gloucestershire, England, on 30 May 1813, the daughter of Ann Hill and her husband, Thomas Webb. The Webb family had been engaged in the wool and cloth trade for…

Alexander Robert Fyffe, known as Robert, was the son of James Fyffe and his wife, Elizabeth Stewart. He was baptised at St Martin's, Perthshire, Scotland, on 27 February 1811. Receiving little education, he worked for a…

George Gage, or Hōri Te Kou-o-rehua Keeti as he was known to Māori, was born probably in 1895 or 1896 at Kihikihi, Waikato. His father, John Gage (Hōne Keeti), was of Ngāti Maniapoto. His mother, Rea Waitāuhi Nikorima…

Alexander Galbraith was born on 15 February 1883 at Allday, near Otepopo, Otago, the youngest son of William Galbraith and his wife, Leah Rodgers. His Scottish parents had emigrated to New Zealand with their first three…

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…

Alfred William Gallagher was born at Hamilton on 17 May 1911, the first of six children of Alfred John Gallagher and his wife, Sarah Matilda Clow. Known as Willie, and later Bill, he spent his early years on the family…

David Gallagher (later Gallaher) was born at Ramelton, County Donegal, Ireland, on 30 October 1873, the son of James Gallagher, a shopkeeper, and his wife, Maria McCloskie, a teacher. In May 1878 the Gallaghers sailed…

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…

Robert Gant is best known for his photographs of men taken in the Wellington and Wairarapa regions between the 1880s and the early years of the twentieth century. These historically significant images document the…

Joseph Marie Garavel was born probably in 1823 or 1824 in Balmont Jarvose, near Chambéry in Savoy, while it was still part of the Kingdom of Sardinia. He trained for the priesthood in Paris and was ordained deacon.…

Elizabeth Anne Milne was born on 24 December 1858 in Allerum, Sweden, the daughter of Elizabeth Price, a Scotswoman, and her husband, Henry Alexander Milne, an Englishman who owned a copper mill at Virum estate, Kalmar…

Oscar Garden was born at Tongue, on the north coast of Scotland, on 21 August 1903, the second son and fourth child of Robert Garden, a merchant from Orkney, and his wife, Rebecca Jane Ward, a Salvationist and later…

Kate (Katie) Gardiner was born on 21 September 1885 at Wavertree, Lancashire, England, to Frederick Gardiner, a shipowner, and his wife, Alice Evans. Her mountaineering career began early. As a child she accompanied her…

According to family information Margaret McKinlay was born at Newmains, Lanarkshire, Scotland, on 8 September 1844. She was the only daughter of James McKinlay, a colliery manager, and his first wife, Mary McNeil.…

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…

Rua Isobel Gardner was born at Devonport, Auckland, on 13 March 1901, the child of Scottish parents Agnes Dawson Neilson Rankin and her husband, Robert Gardner, a banker. She attended Auckland Girls’ Grammar School (…

Antoine Marie Garin was born on 23 July 1810 at St Rambert-en-Bugey, in the department of Ain, France. He was the son of Joseph Marie Garin, a notary public, and his wife, Françoise Margueritte Augerd. He was ordained a…

Stanley Nicholas Garland was born Stratis Nicolas Galanis on the Greek island of Kíthira on 25 January 1892, the son of Nicolas Galanis, a farmer, and his wife, Maria Theodoropoulos. After attending the local high…