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"Nationality: Irish" ? I doubt it, he looks like very much a British Irishman.--218.103.179.98 (talk) 13:48, 28 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed, I've changed it to British--English Bobby (talk) 19:45, 27 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"We are one people"

Just reverted edit by Wharera re this (and at Treaty of Waitangi). The URL he provided in his edit summary looks pretty compelling - but this 'fact' is so much of the story as understood by many - and apparently baked by A C. Orange ref - that we should not simply zap it, but instead give both sides, via some sort of "..as widely believed, but in fact looks pretty shaky" explanation. - Snori (talk) 12:50, 17 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Idk

Cacacacacacaccacacacacacacacacaxaxaxaxacacaccacacac is boohoo Sjebrhrj 2406:E003:707:4201:5956:8FAE:78EE:4603 (talk) 06:54, 10 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Birth Date

His original baptism register lists his birth date as 25-Sep-1792 and baptised on 09-Jan-1793 (Parents Samuel Hobson and Martha Jones). His birth date on this article is listed as the 26th.

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 Cacacacacacaccacacacacacacacacaxaxaxaxacacaccacacac is boohoo
 Sjebrhrj [[Special:Contributions/2406:E003:707:4201:5956:8FAE:78EE:4603|2406:E003:707:4201:5956:8FAE:78EE:4603]] ([[User talk:2406:E003:707:4201:5956:8FAE:78EE:4603|talk]]) 06:54, 10 February 2022 (UTC)
+== Birth Date ==
+His original baptism register lists his birth date as 25-Sep-1792 and baptised on 09-Jan-1793 (Parents Samuel Hobson and Martha Jones). His birth date on this article is listed as the 26th.