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… William Mason was born at Ipswich, Suffolk, England, on 24 … he, at St Pancras Old Church, London; they had one son, William. Sarah died at Dunedin, New Zealand, on 22 September … an early age he moved to London to study architecture under Thomas Telford and Peter Nicholson, before taking employment …
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… According to family information William James Harding was born on 19 September 1826, at Southampton, England. He was one of eight children of Thomas Harding, cooper, and his wife, Mary Ann Bennick. On 3 … he was a coachbuilder. They were to have eight children. William and Annie Harding arrived in New Zealand in 1855. …
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… Thomas Bracken, the son of Margaret Kiernan and her husband, Thomas Bracken, was baptised a Catholic at Clonee, County … he gave an impassioned speech urging support for William Gladstone's opposition to the Imperial Parliament's … Bracken, Thomas …
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… Thomas Broham is said to have been born on 20 July 1840 into … Ireland, the son of Bridget Corney and her husband, William Broham, a farmer. After a good education he … he required. Moreover, the criminals Richard Burgess and Thomas Kelly had at least one accomplice inside Hokitika's …
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… William Brassington, Canterbury's most notable early … information, the son of Mary Walker and her husband, mason William Brassington. After apprenticeship to a stonemason in … time-ball station, which he built to the design of Thomas Cane. This very notable Canterbury building, superbly …
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… William Gisborne was born probably on 13 August 1825, the third son of Thomas John Gisborne of Holme Hall, Bakewell, Derbyshire, … having filled Derby's mayoralty for two centuries. William was educated at Rugby, and in 1842 went to South … Gisborne, William …
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… Thomas Cuddie Brash was the son of William Brash and his … Harwood, a farm of 400 acres at Mataura Island, Southland. Thomas went to a small school near Yeovil, started after his … Brash, Thomas Cuddie …
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… William Richmond was born at Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland, on 8 August 1869, the son of Thomas Orr Richmond, a farmer, and his wife, Catherine (Kate) Stewart. William left school at the age of 13 and emigrated four … Richmond, William …
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… Thomas Richard Farrell was born in Wellington on 30 December 1926, the son of Ella McCleary and her husband, Thomas James Farrell, an advertising agent. Richard showed … singled out the next year by the young American pianist William Kapell. On Kapell’s recommendation Farrell was given …
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… Thomas Coleman Lowry was born at Okawa, near Fernhill, … Gertrude Russell, the daughter of Gertrude Mary Beetham Williams and her husband, General Sir Andrew Hamilton … publishers of NZ Truth , and the stock and station agents Williams and Kettle. He died at Hastings Memorial Hospital …
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… William Edward Vincent, one of the founding … the fourth child and second son of Anna Muddle Canney and Thomas Vincent, a former goldsmith and silversmith, who … officer. After two years at Christ's Hospital School William followed his elder brother, Henry, into the printing …
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… Thomas Wing was born on 19 June 1810 at Bradfield, Essex, … the area was no longer prosperous, as Lieutenant Governor William Hobson had moved the capital to Auckland. In March … lived in Melbourne, where he was assistant harbourmaster at Williamstown. He then went back to sea, commanding the …
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… Thomas Mason Wilford was born in Lower Hutt, New Zealand, on … and his wife, Elizabeth Catherine Mason, daughter of Thomas Mason , MHR. He was educated at Wellington College … Wilford, Thomas Mason …
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… Thomas Hill Easterfield was born on 4 March 1866 in … does not appear to have aroused public concern. In 1915 Thomas Cawthron died, leaving £240,000 for the establishment … chemistry as an honorary research chemist of the institute. Thomas Easterfield took a leading part in the organisation …
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… Thomas Bloodworth was born on 10 February 1882 at Maxey, … England, the seventh child of Ann Jesson and her husband, Thomas Bloodworth, a groom and gardener. He left the village … by his wife, Rhoda, who died in 1980. Their only child, William, had died in 1967. A committed rationalist and …
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… William Arthur Satchell was born on 1 February 1861 in … England. He was the son of Hannah Mordey and her husband, Thomas Satchell, a civil servant who became surveyor general … The compleat angler , and edited an angling journal. William first went to school about 1866 in Highgate. From …
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… William Fox was born at Westoe, Durham, England, and was … of the sons became ministers in the Church of England. William is thought to have attended the grammar school at … next year spent three weeks exploring the Buller Gorge with Thomas Brunner , Charles Heaphy and Kehu. In 1846 he visited …
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… Thomas Henry Sprott was born on 26 September 1856 at … Down, Ireland, the son of Catherine Berry and her husband, William Sprott, a linen merchant. Sprott entered Trinity … her in 1938. Sprott House is now a home for the elderly. Thomas Sprott retired on 31 January 1936. He died in …
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… Thomas Fielden Taylor was born in Chelsea, Middlesex, … a professor of music, and his wife, Annie Philadelphia Williams. Fielden studied law and at the age of 20 was … he went to Rūnanga where he organised the building of St Thomas' Church, which was opened in March 1908. Fielden …
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… William Henry Skinner was born in New Plymouth, New Zealand, … February 1857, the son of Prudence Veale and her husband, Thomas Kingwell Skinner, a butcher. Both were among the … settlers who had emigrated from Devon to Taranaki in 1841. William was educated at Schofield's private school and H. R. …
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