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… politician, and naturalist. A new biography of Travers, William Thomas Locke appears in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. William Thomas Locke Travers was born on 19 January 1819 at … TRAVERS, William Thomas Locke …
… Magistrate, schoolmaster. A new biography of Kendall, Thomas appears in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. Thomas Kendall was born on 13 December 1778 in the parish of … school, which was kept by the local clergyman, the Rev. William Myers. When about 18 years of age, Kendall went to …
… (1817–95). Pioneer surveyor. Thomas Cass was born in Yorkshire in 1817 and educated at … to the dispatch of an advance party under Captain Joseph Thomas, with Cass and Torlesse as assistant surveyors, to … Wellington in November, hired a cutter, the Fly , and with William Fox, the New Zealand Company's agent, and five …
… Poet, politician, journalist. A new biography of Bracken, Thomas appears in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. Thomas Bracken was born, of Protestant parents, at Clones, … as a “character” as a writer or public man. by David Oswald William Hall, M.A., Director, Adult Education, University of …
… (1796–1871). Otago coloniser. A new biography of Burns, Thomas appears in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. Thomas Burns was born at Mossgiel, Ayrshire, on 10 April … in close association both with Rennie and with Captain William Cargill, the latter a Peninsular War veteran who was …
… (1812–83). Wesleyan Missionary. A new biography of Buddle, Thomas appears in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. Thomas Buddle was born in 1812 at Durham, the son of Matthew … He served as one of three Wesleyan representatives on Wm. Williams' ( q.v. ) Maori Bible Revision Committee; and, as …
… Botanist, naturalist, and teacher. A new biography of Kirk, Thomas appears in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. Thomas Kirk was the son of Baptist parents, George, a … in Coventry, Kirk, with Sarah and children, George, Thomas William, Amy, and Harry Borrer, emigrated to New …
… (1800–78). First Bishop of Waiapu. A new biography of Williams, William appears in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography … was born on 18 July 1800 at Nottingham, the fourth son of Thomas Williams, a lace manufacturer, and of Mary, a … WILLIAMS, William …
… (1860–1942). Novelist and poet. A new biography of Satchell, William Arthur appears in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. William Satchell, elder son of Thomas Satchell and Hannah, nèe Mordey, was born on 1 … SATCHELL, William …
… Botanist and naturalist. A new biography of Cheeseman, Thomas Frederick appears in the Dictionary of New Zealand … Cheeseman was born at Hull, England, in 1846, the son of Thomas Cheeseman, a Methodist clergyman. When Thomas … to the diligence and genius of a great man. by Arthur William Baden Powell, Assistant Director, Auckland Institute …