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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.
Alexander Turnbull Library,
Reference: G-826-1
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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
Hi Louise
There is a short biography here, which links off to a longer one on the DNZB website.
There have also been biographies of him written by G. Scholefield (1934) and P Moon (1988)
Jamie
I am trying to find more background info on William Hobson born in Ireland in 1793. Excerpts from a biography by K A Simpson gives some info but I was hoping you could point me in the direction of more
Thnaks for any help
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