Matakapi was the wife of Tuarau Tuarua - a son of Whatarauihi Nohorua and Miriama Te Wainokenoke of Ngati Toa - Ngati Haumia. Matakapi Horomona was baptised at Cloudy Bay in 1841.
Horomona, Matakapi, active 1841
Manners Street Methodist Church - Baptismal registers
Date: 1840-1926
From: Wesley Methodist Church (Taranaki Street, Wellington) : Records
Reference: MS-Papers-1185-010/1
Description: Baptism records for the Cloudy Bay, Queen Charlotte Sound, and Tory Channel districts. These records mostly relate to the Maori and whaling communities, including Ngati Toa, Ngati Rarua, Ngati Koata, Rangitane and Ngai Tahu (?). Note, the names included are indicative only and represent some of the Ngati Toa personalities recognised and researchers should carefully check the contents for other names and tribal associations. Quantity: 1 volume(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.
Miscellaneous Land Court material
From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B156
Description: Duplicate typescripts and original papers: schedule of names of hapu members resident in the Broader Marlborough and Nelson Bays Regions to D'Urville Island. Names are listed as owners and shareholders in significant Native Reserve Lands in the region. Historically important as papers provide a census of iwi membership in the Marlborough Region at the turn of the century. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Detailed inventory available.