Captain William Hobson RN
(1792-1842)
Commemorated on 2 plaques
William Hobson 1793-1842 Naval officer and first Governor of New Zealand was born here
Lombard St, Waterford, Ireland where they was born (1792)
Capt. W. M. Hobson RN first Governor of New Zealand and founder of the city of Auckland was baptised in this church in 1792
St Patricks United Church, Patrick Street, Waterford, Ireland where they was baptised