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William Hobson
William Hobson was lieutenant-governor from 1840 to 1841 and governor from 1841 to 1842. One of his first tasks on arriving in New Zealand on 29 January 1840 was signing the Treaty of Waitangi on 6 February that year.
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The original William Hobson was Lieutenant Governor of NZ for approximately 2 years in NZ was deeply religious and had a wife and family back in England.
The Aupouri William Hobson or Wiremu Ropihana or Hopihana was born 5 years after the Governor left NZ, according o this legal death certificate.
Hobson’s return to England was due to ill health and the time frame of the occurrences exempted him from fathering any nature offspring.
It was quite common during the period of 1840 – 1865 to name Maori children after important high standing Europeans.
The Aupouri William Hobson was brought up and educated at a missionary school in the Hokianga Area. This background assisted him in gaining a government job and a land holding known as Maxwell Grant a Paparore Northland.
The later history of his Whanau is marred with tragedy, violence and sheer bad luck.
The successors have a family cemetery at Paparore known as Lot 8 Maxwell’s Grant.
This wahi tapu holds many secrets that have never been revealed through the whakapapa and future researches should be wary of delving into the past before of the makutu aspects. Be warned.
Rangatira!
We have a Mary Ann (nee)Hobson/Woods in our family, she was my great grandmother and always told us of her great grandfather - Captain William Hobson.
hi my name is katrina hobson and all my family is from ireland we are all hobsons
my mum is charmaine hobson and her father is sidney james hobson and his mother is te paea hobson hope we helped and we hope you may be able to help us
Josh, do you have a Mary Ann HOBSON in your family tree? I do, and it was said that she was a 1st cousin to William but I cannot verify this? Would love to know.
He was my 3rd Great Grandfather.
Very helpful with study in skool hi mark :)
Very helpfull at my studys at school
hey , i was just wondering what was the thing he is most known for.
thanks,kate
hi could you please tell me if William Hobson had any children with the maori women in his time in New Zealand
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