Daniel Bell Wakefield (27 February 1798[1] – 8 January 1858[2]) was born in Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex, England.
He migrated to New Zealand in 1842 where he served as attorney general for New Munster Province, and as a temporary judge in the Supreme Court.
His grandmother, Priscilla Wakefield (1751–1832), was a popular author for the young, and one of the introducers of savings banks.
They had three children: Selina in 1837, Charles Marcus in 1838, and Alice Mary who was born in New Zealand on 9 October 1849.
[7] Daniel Wakefield immigrated alone under a false name 'Bowler' to New Zealand in 1842,[8] living first in New Plymouth and later moving to Wellington.