C
Cabot, Dolce Ann
1862–1943
Teacher, journalist, feminist
Caddell, James
?–?
Pākehā-Māori, sealer, interpreter
Cadman, Alfred Jerome
1847–1905
Sawmiller, politician
Cairney, John
1898–1966
Anatomist, medical superintendent, write...
Caldwell, Keith Logan
1895–1980
Military aviator, farmer
Callaghan, Francis Raymond
1891–1980
Teacher, agricultural instructor, scient...
Callan, John Bartholomew
1882–1951
Lawyer, university lecturer, judge, Cath...
Cameron, Andrew
1855–1925
Presbyterian minister, educationalist, c...
Cameron, Duncan Alexander
1808–1888
Soldier, military leader
Cameron, Flora Jean
1902–1966
Nurse, nursing instructor and administra...
Cameron, Robina Thomson
1892–1971
District nurse, community leader, nursin...
Campbell, Alistair Te Ariki
1925–2009
Poet, playwright, novelist, editor
Campbell, Arnold Everitt
1906–1980
University lecturer, educationalist, wri...
Campbell, Douglas Archibald
1906–1969
Teacher, soil conservator
Campbell, Hugh McLean
1875–1951
Farmer, politician
Campbell, John
1857–1942
Architect
Campbell, John Logan
1817–1912
Merchant, provincial superintendent, wri...
Campbell, Laurel Amy Eva
1902–1971
Racehorse trainer
Campbell, Mary Greig
1907–1989
Librarian, Quaker
Campbell, Richard Mitchelson
1897–1974
Public servant, economist, diplomat
Campbell, Robert
1843–1889
Runholder, businessman, politician
Campbell, William Rickarby
1840–1918
Presbyterian minister
Candy, Alice Muriel Flora
1888–1977
Teacher, university lecturer and warden
Candy, Ronald Alan
1903–1974
Farmer, dairy industry leader
Canty, Mary Agnes
1879–1950
Catholic nun, teacher, nursing school ma...
Caples, Patrick Quirk
1829 to 1830?–1904
Gold prospector, explorer, mine director
Caradus, Elizabeth
1832–1912
Suffragist, temperance and welfare worke...
Cardale, Effie Julia Margaret
1873–1960
Community and welfare worker
Carey, Elijah John
1876–1916
Waiter, trade unionist, soldier
Carey, Ida Harriet
1891–1982
Artist, art teacher
Cargill, William
1784–1860
Soldier, merchant, coloniser, provincial...
Carleton, Hugh Francis
1810–1890
Trader, newspaper editor, politician, ed...
Carman, Arthur Herbert
1902–1982
Sports journalist and writer, bookseller...
Carnachan, Blanche Eleanor
1871–1954
Teacher, educationalist, community worke...
Caro, Margaret
1848–1938
Dentist, Seventh-day Adventist, social r...
Carpenter, Emily Elizabeth
1917–1991
University tutor in home science, adult ...
Carpenter, Robert Holt
1819 to 1820?–1891
Bookbinder, local politician, bookseller...
Carr, Clyde Leonard
1886–1962
Clerk, Methodist and Congregationalist m...
Carr, Harold Herbert
1880–1973
Ngāti Kahungunu; land court judge and ad...
Carran, Catherine
1842–1935
Waikato and Ngāti Pukeko; founding mothe...
Carran, William
1898–1960
Te Āti Awa; policeman, assistant commiss...
Carrington, Frederic Alonzo
1808?–1901
Surveyor, public administrator, politici...
Carroll, Alphonsus John
1895–1974
Farmer, racehorse trainer, rugby union a...
Carroll, Hēni Materoa
1852 to 1856?–1930
Rongowhakaata and Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki le...
Carroll, James
1857–1926
Ngāti Kahungunu; farm worker, interprete...
Carroll, Turi
1890–1975
Ngāti Kahungunu leader, farmer, local po...
Carruthers, John
1836–1914
Engineer, economic theorist
Carson, William Nicol
1916–1944
Warehouseman, rugby and cricket player, ...
Carter, Charles Rooking
1822–1896
Builder, businessman, politician, writer...
Carter, Francis John
1869–1949
Sawmiller
Carter, Una Isabel
1890–1954
Cooking teacher, demonstrator and writer
Caselberg, Myer
1841–1922
Storekeeper, businessman, local politici...
Cash, Martin
1808?–1877
Convict, policeman, brothel-keeper
Cassidy, Hugh
1840–1922
Storekeeper, hotel proprietor, coach com...
Cassie, Alice Mary
1887–1963
Political activist, feminist
Castle, Amy
1880–1971
Museum worker, entomologist
Castle, Ronald Brian
1907–1984
Pharmacist, musician, instrument collect...
Castle, Zillah Vivien
1911–1997
Musician, instrument collector, music te...
Cataldo, Giovanni
1927–1989
Fisherman, search and rescue organiser
Cavanagh, Victor George
1909–1980
Sportsman, compositor, rugby coach and a...
Cave, Henry Butler
1922–1989
Cricket player, farmer
Caverhill, Hannah Rebecca Frances
1834–1897
Diarist, homemaker
Cawthron, Thomas
1833?–1915
Businessman, philanthropist
Chaffey, Annie Selina
1877–1953
Homemaker, recluse
Chaffey, Henry Fox
1868–1951
Farm labourer, carting contractor, prosp...
Chalmers, Nathanael
1830–1910
Pastoralist, explorer, politician, plant...
Chambers, Eileen Marjorie Fosbery
1906–1989
Nurse, hospital matron, nursing tutor an...
Chambers, John
1819–1893
Pastoralist, community leader, businessm...
Chambers, John
1839?–1903
Businessman, ironsands entrepreneur
Chambers, Joseph Bernard
1859–1931
Sheepfarmer, viticulturist, wine-maker
Chamier, George
1842–1915
Engineer, surveyor, novelist
Chan, Tommy
1889–1969
Storekeeper, market gardener, landowner
Chapman-Taylor, James Walter
1878–1958
Architect, builder, photographer, astrol...
Chapman, Anne Maria
1791–1855
Missionary
Chapman, Thomas
1792–1876
Missionary
Chapman, Frederick Revans
1849–1936
Lawyer, judge, ethnologist
Chapman, George Thomson
1824–1881
Merchant, bookseller, publisher
Chapman, Henry Samuel
1803–1881
Journalist, lawyer, newspaper proprietor...
Chapman, Pansy Helen Auld
1892–1973
Hospital matron, nursing administrator
Chapman, Robert McDonald
1922–2004
Political scientist
Chapman, Sylvia Gytha de Lancey
1896–1995
Doctor, medical superintendent, welfare ...
Chapman, Valentine Jackson
1910–1980
Botanist, university professor, conserva...
Chapple, James Henry George
1865–1947
Salvation Army officer, Presbyterian min...
Chaseland, Thomas
1802 to 1803?–1869
Sealer, whaler, pilot
Chaytor, Edward Walter Clervaux
1868–1939
Farmer, military leader
Cheeseman, Thomas Frederick
1845–1923
Botanist, museum director, teacher
Cheesman, Oswald Astley
1913–1985
Musician, music teacher, conductor, comp...
Chemis, Annie
1862–1939
Homemaker, dairy worker, petitioner, cha...
Cherrington, Te Paea
1877 to 1878?–1937
Ngāpuhi woman of mana
Chevalier, Caroline
1832 to 1836?–1917
Writer, traveller
Chevalier, Nicholas
1828–1902
Artist, traveller
Chew Chong
1827 to 1844?–1920
Merchant, fungus exporter, butter manufa...
Chilton, Charles
1860–1929
Teacher, zoologist, ophthalmic surgeon, ...
Chitty, Ernest
1883–1948
Anglican clergyman, tutor, organist
Chiu Kwok-chun
1884–1957
Journalist, political reformer, newspape...
Christensen, Mads
1856–1929
Lutheran pastor
Christie, Hector
1881–1957
Lawyer, local politician, scouting leade...
Christy, Hirini Whaanga
1883–1955
Ngāti Rakaipaaka and Ngāti Kahungunu; Mo...
Church, Hubert Newman Wigmore
1857–1932
Clerk, poet, novelist
Churchward, Joseph
1933–2013
Type designer, graphic designer, busines...
Chute, Trevor
1816–1886
Soldier
Clare, Vernon Lawrence
1925–1998
Musician, cabaret owner, restaurateur, m...
Clark, Cora Mildred Maris
1885–1967
Hockey player and administrator, nurse
Clark, James McCosh
1833–1898
Businessman, mayor
Clark, Kate Emma
1847–1926
Community leader, artist, writer
Clark, Nada Hazel
1922–1964
Trade unionist
Clark, Russell Stuart Cedric
1905–1966
Artist, illustrator, sculptor, universit...
Clark, Thomas Edwin
1916–2005
Industrialist
Clarke, George
1798–1875
Missionary, teacher, public servant, pol...
Clarke, Ian James
1931–1997
Rugby player, farmer, rugby administrato...
Clarke, John Morrison
1948–2017
Comedian, writer, actor, musician, direc...
Clay, Marie Mildred
1926–2007
Teacher, developmental and child psychol...
Clayden, Arthur
1829–1899
Journalist, emigration agent
Clayton, William Henry
1823–1877
Architect
Cleary, Henry William
1859–1929
Catholic bishop, editor, army chaplain
Cleary, Timothy Patrick
1900–1962
Lawyer, judge
Cleghorn, George
1850–1902
Doctor
Clendon, James Reddy
1800–1872
Ship owner, merchant, consul, magistrate
Clere, Frederick de Jersey
1856–1952
Architect
Cleveland, Francis Leslie
1921–2014
Journalist, photographer, political scie...
Clifford, Annette Mary Eleanor Jane
1881–1968
Property owner
Clifford, Charles
1813–1893
Pastoralist, politician, businessman
Clinkard, George William
1893–1970
Public servant, trade commissioner
Clough, Abner
1840–1910
Farm worker, character
Coad, Nellie Euphemia
1883–1974
Teacher, community leader, writer
Coates, James Hugh Buchanan
1851–1935
Sportsman, banker
Coates, Joseph Gordon
1878–1943
Farmer, politician, soldier, prime minis...
Cobham, Charles John Lyttelton
1909–1977
Governor general
Cochran, Joan Embury
1912–1995
Social reformer, sex educator, teacher
Cochrane, Ralph Alexander
1895–1977
Military aviator, air force leader
Cock, Joseph Henry
1855–1921
Shipping company manager, patron of the ...
Cockayne, Alfred Hyde
1880–1966
Botanist, agricultural scientist and adm...
Cockayne, Leonard
?–1934
Teacher, horticulturist, botanist
Coe, Herbert James Bowkett
1917–2003
Industrial designer, artist
Cohen, Mark
1849–1928
Journalist, newspaper editor, educationa...
Cohen, Myra
1892–1959
Barber, dental assistant, entertainer, m...
Colclough, Mary Ann
1836–1885
Feminist, social reformer
Cole Catley, Christine McKelvie
1922–2011
Writer, publisher, educator, activist
Coleman, Percy Roderick
1897–1965
Mechanic, motor-cycle racer, businessman...
Colenso, Elizabeth
1821–1904
Missionary, teacher, translator
Colenso, William
1811–1899
Printer, missionary, explorer, naturalis...
Collier, Edith Marion
1885–1964
Artist
Collier, Jane Annie
1869–1955
Teacher of the blind, church worker
Collier, Jeanie
1791 to 1792?–1861
Runholder
Collins, Tudor Washington
1898–1970
Seaman, bushman, photographer, businessm...
Collins, William Whitehouse
1853–1923
Rationalist lecturer, politician
Collinson, Leopold Henry
1878–1954
Businessman, racehorse breeder and train...
Combs, Frank Livingstone
1882–1960
Teacher, educationalist, editor
Compton, Eric Henry
1902–1982
Policeman, police commissioner, farmer
Condliffe, John Bell
1891–1981
Economist, university professor, economi...
Connon, Helen
1859 to 1860?–1903
University graduate, school principal
Conolly, Edward Tennyson
1822–1908
Lawyer, politician, judge
Cook, Alfred Bramwell
1903–1994
Salvation Army leader, doctor
Cook, Arthur
1885–1943
Labourer, trade unionist
Cook, Charles Henry Herbert
1843–1910
University professor
Cook, Freda Mary
1896–1990
Community worker, socialist, feminist, p...
Cook, George Howe
1855–1941
Ngāpuhi; whaler
Cook, Herbert Francis
1859–1934
Ngāpuhi; whaler
Cook, James
1728–1779
Naval officer, cartographer, navigator, ...
Cook, William Douglas
1884–1967
Farmer, arboriculturist
Cooke, Albert Edward
1901–1977
Rugby union and league player, shop assi...
Cooke, Frederick Riley
1867–1930
Tailor, socialist, trade unionist
Cooper, Daniel Richard
1881–1923
Builder, book agent, health specialist, ...
Cooper, Martha Elizabeth
1893–1975
Health specialist
Cooper, Theophilus
1850–1925
Compositor, lawyer, judge
Cooper, Whina
1895–1994
Te Rarawa woman of mana, teacher, storek...
Cooper, William Turakiuta
1885 to 1886?–1949
Ngāti Kahungunu; interpreter, land offic...
Coory, Shirefie
1864 to 1865?–1950
Businesswoman, matriarch
Copeland, Ivy Margaret
1888–1961
Artist and art teacher
Copland, James
1834–1902
Presbyterian minister, doctor, writer
Corban, Assid Abraham
1864–1941
Pedlar, importer, viticulturist, wine-ma...
Corbett, Ernest Bowyer
1898–1968
Farmer, dairy industry leader, politicia...
Corbin, Lorelle Henderson
1916–1995
Clerk, naval officer
Cordery, Hugh Sherwood
1880–1973
Customs official
Cornwell, Frederick Daniel
1875–1948
Painter, trade unionist
Corpe, William Wescombe
1836–1923
Clerk, station manager, sawmiller, store...
Corrigan, James Randall
1865–1935
Farmer, stock dealer, racehorse owner, b...
Corson, Thomas Allan Napier
1902–1972
Businessman, local politician
Cory-Wright, Silston
1888–1976
Engineer, university lecturer, soldier, ...
Cossey, Alice Eleanor
1879–1970
Tailoress, union leader
Cossgrove, David
1852–1920
Teacher, soldier, scout leader
Cossgrove, Selina
1849–1929
Community leader, scout leader
Costello, Desmond Patrick
1912–1964
Linguist, soldier, diplomat, university ...
Cotton, Charles Andrew
1885–1970
Geologist, geomorphologist, university p...
Cottrell, Violet May
1887–1971
Writer, poet, spiritualist
Coubray, Edwin
1900–1997
Projectionist, film-maker, inventor
Couch, Manuera Benjamin Rīwai
1925–1996
Ngāi Tahu; builder, rugby player, sheari...
Courage, James Francis
1903–1963
Novelist, short-story writer, poet, book...
Courlander, Roy Nicolas
1914–1979
Clerk, soldier, prisoner of war, collabo...
Court, John
1846–1933
Draper, businessman, city councillor, ph...
Cousins, Alfred Ernest
1852–1935
Engraver, stamp designer
Cowan, James
1870–1943
Journalist, historian
Cowie, Bessie Lee
1860–1950
Temperance campaigner, social reformer, ...
Cowie, Eliza Jane
1835–1902
Church and community worker
Cowie, Helen Stephen
1875–1956
Doctor
Cowie, John
1912–1994
Cricketer, businessman, sports administr...
Cowie, William Garden
1831–1902
Anglican bishop, primate
Cowley, Matthew
1897–1953
Mormon missionary, lawyer
Cox, James
1846–1925
Labourer, flax worker, swagger, agricult...
Cox, John Watson
1902–1984
Lawyer, town planning administrator
Cox, Norman Kershaw
1869–1949
Dentist, dental health reformer
Crabb, Helen Priscilla
1891–1972
Artist and art teacher
Crawford, James Coutts
1817–1889
Naval officer, farmer, scientist, explor...
Crawford, Jessie
1828–1875
Barrack matron
Crawford, Nora Mary
1917–1997
Policewoman
Crawford, William Fitzgerald
1844–1915
Storekeeper, brewer, mayor, photographer
Cresswell, Walter D'Arcy
1896–1960
Poet, journalist, writer
Crewes, John
1847–1925
Bible Christian minister, social worker,...
Cripps, Sarah Ann
1821 to 1822?–1892
Accommodation-house keeper, shopkeeper, ...
Crisp, Benjamin
1808–1901
Carrier, temperance reformer, character
Croke, Thomas William
1822 to 1823?–1902
Catholic bishop
Crombie, John Nicol
1827–1878
Photographer, businessman
Cronin, Leonard John
1900–1976
Journalist, editor, publisher
Crooke, Helen Iris
1895–1985
Nurse, voluntary aid administrator
Crookes, Samuel Irwin
1871–1955
Engineering teacher and consultant, loca...
Croskery, Alexander Wellington
1878–1952
Draper, trade unionist
Cross, Cecil Lancelot Stewart
1912–1989
Basketball player, sports administrator ...
Cross, Ian Robert
1925–2019
Novelist, editor, journalist, administra...
Crosse, Latima George
1858–1948
Farmer, community leader
Crosse, Thomas Ezekiel
1855–1952
Farmer, community leader
Crowe, Ellen
1845 to 1847?–1930
Homemaker, community leader
Cruickshank, Margaret Barnet
1873–1918
Doctor
Crump, Barry
1935–1996
Farmhand, bush worker, deer culler, writ...
Cryer, Sarah
1848–1929
Farmer, community worker, benefactor
Cuddie, Mary
1823–1889
Farmwife, midwife, shopkeeper
Cullen, John
1850?–1939
Police officer and commissioner
Cumberland, Kenneth Brailey
1913–2011
Geographer, broadcaster, local body poli...
Cumming, Francis George
1861–1941
Salvation Army officer, chaplain, social...
Cummings, Denis Joseph
1878–1956
Policeman, police commissioner
Cummings, James
1885–1976
Policeman, police commissioner
Cummins, Piipi Raumati
1857 to 1862?–1952
Te Roroa leader, kauri-gum dealer, store...
Cunningham, Gordon Herriot
1892–1962
Horticulturist, plant pathologist, mycol...
Cunningham, Ira James
1905–1971
Veterinary scientist, scientific adminis...
Cunnington, Eveline Willett
1849–1916
Social reformer, feminist, lecturer, wri...
Curnow, Thomas Allen Monro
1911–2001
Journalist, poet, writer, university pro...
Currie, George Alexander
1896–1984
Agricultural scientist, university profe...
Curtis, Charles Stuart
1850–1923
Storekeeper
Curtis, Kathleen Maisey
1892–1994
Mycologist
Cusack, Francis Peter
1919–1990
Labourer, character
Cussen, Laurence
1843–1903
Surveyor, geologist
