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… William Hobson was born in Waterford, Ireland, on 26 … of Samuel Hobson, a barrister, and his wife, Martha Jones. William joined the Royal Navy before his 11th birthday, … steadily over the following weeks. Gipps sent Major Thomas Bunbury, with 80 soldiers, to assist Hobson and to …
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… William George Malone was one of New Zealand's outstanding … third of five children of Louisa Childs and her husband, Thomas Augustine Malone, an Irish Catholic and a chemist by … have left the family in difficult financial circumstances. William, nevertheless, was educated by Marist brothers at …
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… According to family information Christopher William Richmond was born in London, England, on 12 July … when he was 10, leaving him the oldest of a family of four. William (as his family called him) and his mother shared … responsible government was introduced in 1856 the governor, Thomas Gore Browne , retained control of Māori affairs. …
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… Although he was born in Montreal, Canada, on 15 June 1846, William Soltau Davidson had his roots in Scottish soil. He … manager of the Edinburgh branch of the Bank of Scotland. William went to school at the Edinburgh Academy before … Chalmers for London with the first shipment of frozen meat. Thomas Brydone handled the experiment for the Land Company …
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… According to family information John Williams Harris was born in Cornwall, England, in 1808. He … existence of the moa in New Zealand.) In association with Thomas Halbert, he established the station next to his store … a good relationship with local missionaries Jane and William Williams, who sometimes held services in his house. …
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… William White was born on 11 February 1794, at Ingleton, … the majority of Europeans rallied behind Lieutenant Thomas McDonnell, at adjacent Hōreke, who had the largest … cargo of timber and he was lucky to escape with his life. William White died at Auckland on 25 November 1875; he was …
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… John Thomas Blake was born at Ōrākei, Auckland, on 4 April 1853. He was the youngest son of William Farley Blake, an Irish-born land and mining surveyor … Blake, John Thomas …
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… John Thomas Mair was born at Invercargill on 12 October 1876, the … and received his early architectural training with William Sharp, engineer, architect and surveyor to the … Mair, John Thomas …
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… William Belcher was born in London, England, probably in 1859 or 1860, the son of Mary Ann Bull and her husband, William John Belcher, an engineer. Little is known of his … and penguin oil after Hatch failed to relieve them. William Belcher's involvement with the union movement began …
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… William Haddow Pettit, who was born on 13 April 1885 in Nelson, New Zealand, was the son of Thomas Pettit, a grocer, Baptist, temperance advocate and (later) city councillor, and his wife, Isabella Haddow. William was from youth a brilliant student and skilful …
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… Hubert Thomas Armstrong (known as Tim) was born in Bulls, New … and the New Zealand Farmers' Union (the president of which, William Polson , was perhaps Armstrong's closest friend on … Armstrong, Hubert Thomas …
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… New Zealand's first chief justice, William Martin, the youngest son of Henry Martin, a … equity conveyancing in chancery chambers. In January 1841 William Martin was appointed chief justice of New Zealand; … as the second attorney general of New Zealand, and with Thomas Outhwaite, the new registrar of the Supreme Court. …
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… William Crawford was born at Fortfield, County Tipperary, … second of eight children of Maria Shortt and her husband, Thomas Crawford. When he left school in 1858 he went to … to Auckland to look after a dying relative who recommended William for his own job at R. Whitson and Sons' Albert …
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… According to his own account William Walter Smith was born on 14 September 1852 at … Scotland. He was the son of Ellen Robson and her husband, Thomas Smith, a gamekeeper. From the age of 13 Smith worked … 1906 they were replaced by a more compliant official board. William Smith was dropped from his position of importance as …
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… James Thomas Burrows was born at Prebbleton, near Christchurch, on 13 July 1904, the sixth of seven children of Frederick William Burrows, a storekeeper, and his wife, Sarah Johnson. … Burrows, James Thomas …
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… William Darby Brind was born in England, the eldest child of William Brind and his wife, Elizabeth. According to family … formed a close association with the family of the Reverend Thomas Kendall . In 1822, when the Church Missionary Society … Brind, William Darby …
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… William Douglas Lysnar was born at Onehunga, Auckland, New … Zealand, on 30 April 1867, the fourth of twelve children of William Dean Lysnar, a schoolmaster, and his wife, Frances … loan. On the way home, in the United States he took Thomas Edison's advice to purchase two battery powered …
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… Thomas Alfred Sneyd Kynnersley and his twin sister, Mary … June 1839 at Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England, children of Thomas Clement Sneyd Kynnersley, a barrister, and his wife, … and working in the Grey and Paparoa ranges. In 1865 William Fox, an Otago prospector who had been working the …
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… Jacob William Heberley was born in Wellington, New Zealand, … death of their father, Joseph, Jacob's two young nephews, Thomas and Herbert, came to live with their uncle and his … near Auckland; he died in an accident near Rotorua in 1911. Thomas was eventually employed as the Māori carver at the …
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… of New Zealand’s most prolific and widely published poets, William Kendrick Smithyman was born on 9 October 1922 in Te … town near Dargaville, Northland. He was the only child of William Kendrick Smithyman and his wife, Annie Lavinia … philology and produced critical editions of novels by William Satchell and of the stories of Greville Texidor. He …
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