In 1842 and 1844 the first children were born on the island.
The two men had little in common except that they happened to have been born on the same island.
He was the first child of European descent born on the island.
She was born and raised on the island of Sal.
Now there are eight Cubans, seven of whom were born on the island.
He was born on the island of Sandwip in 1620.
He was born on the island of Hydra in 1830.
Well, I don't care if you were born on the island.
The date of the birth was important as a later law gave privileges to children born on the island.
Not all of them were born on the island.