William James HOVERD was born in 1864 and lived in Hawkes Bay for a time

He married Elizabeth CLARK in 1890 and they had 7 known children:

1891 - Elsie Maud Hoverd
- she married William Harvey HARVEY in 1911
- she died in 1953 aged 62

1892 - Ernest William James Hoverd
- he died aged 11 months

1894 - William Roy Hoved
- he married Alice Hane HUGHES in 1915
- he died in 1953 aged 59

1895 - James Arthur Hoved
- he marrid Florence Lilian DAVIES in 1918
- he died in 1966 aged 70

1897 - Doris Mary Hoverd
- she married Arthur APLIN in 1927
- he was a son of Charlie Aplin & Eliza Ann Flintoff WILLARD
- she died in 1985 aged 87 and is buried at Karori

1899 - Ruby Evelyn Hoverd
- she died aged 4 weeks

1908 - Violet Melva Hoverd
- she married Albert ROBERTS in 1929


William James Hoerd died in 1938 aged 74
his wife Elizabeth died in 1937 aged 66