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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

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

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

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. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.101.235.115 ( talk) 16:57, 22 March 2022 (UTC) reply