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John Ross Somers [Ross] McLERNON

Male 1881 - 1962  (80 years)    Has 8 ancestors and 9 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name John Ross Somers McLERNON 
    Known As Ross 
    Birth 17 Aug 1881  Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1905  [4
    Jeweller, Napier 
    Residence From 1906 to 1940  Montreal, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    Occupation 1911  [6
    Silversmith, Montreal 
    Occupation From 1917 to 1933  [7
    Pulp and Paper Merchant, Montreal 
    Occupation 1940  [5
    Company President, Montreal 
    Death 19 Mar 1962  Montreal, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9, 10
    Burial 21 Mar 1962  Montreal, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Person ID I14822  NZ Genealogy Project | McLERNON Descendant
    Last Modified 11 Jul 2020 

    Father Samuel McLERNON,   b. 26 Aug 1854, Carmavy, County Antrim, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 07 Aug 1926, Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Mary Jane SOMERS,   b. 17 Aug 1860, Mallow, County Cork, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 07 May 1937, Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 28 Aug 1876  Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13, 14
    Family ID F1072  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Edith Jane ACER,   b. 28 Jul 1881, Colborne, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Oct 1958, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 1908  Montreal, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 15, 16
    Children 
     1. Mary McLERNON,   b. Jan 1910, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Apr 1981, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
    +2. Martha Hamilton McLERNON,   b. 05 Oct 1912, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Sep 1983, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    +3. Robert Ross McLERNON,   b. 1914, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jul 1975, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
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    Family ID F4891  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Dec 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 17 Aug 1881 - Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - From 1906 to 1940 - Montreal, Quebec, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1908 - Montreal, Quebec, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 19 Mar 1962 - Montreal, Quebec, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 21 Mar 1962 - Montreal, Quebec, Canada Link to Google Earth
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    Death notice 1962

  • Notes 
    • BIOGRAPHY

      John Ross Somers McLernon

      A longer biography for John Ross Somers McLERNON (1881-1962) is available on my blog site, prepared in 2013.

      Early life in New Zealand

      John Ross Somers McLernon, known as Ross, was born in Hamilton, New Zealand, on 17 August 1881. He was the son and fourth child of Samuel McLernon and Mary Jane Somers. Samuel was a watchmaker and jeweller from Antrim in Northern Ireland who had a business in Hamilton from 1876 to 1888.

      Samuel purchased and opened a watch and jewelery business in Gisborne the family moved to Gisborne in November 1888. Ross McLernon attended school in Gisborne. He was amongst the top four students in the October 1895 scholarship examinations at Gisborne High School and was awarded a scholarship.

      The McLernon family moved to Napier about 1897 after Samuel McLernon purchased a Napier jewellery and watch business in August 1896. Ross McLernon worked for his father and gave his occupation as jeweller in the 1905 Napier Electoral Roll.

      Canada

      Ross McLernon moved to Toronto, Canada in 1903 to attend the Canadian Horological Institute, a school that would gain worldwide attention as one of the finest institutions of its kind. The Institute trained students of all ages and with varying levels of experience in the theory and practice of watch making and repair.

      Ross McLernon married Edith Jane ACER, a Canadian, about 1908. The couple had two daughters and a son.

      From 1908 to 1920 Ross worked as a silversmith in Montreal. In 1912 Ross was booked as a passenger, on the ill-fated Titanic from England to America, but fortunately he missed the boat. In 1921 Ross changed his career, obtaining work in with his brother-in-law's Montreal pulp and paper company, J. H. A. Acer and Co Ltd. In 1929 Ross formed Acer McLernon Paper Company Ltd with his brother-in-law John Hamilton Adams Acer, a Montreal based company that became world agents for many of the major Canadian pulp and paper companies. Ross travelled extensively for the company and was company President from 1948.

      Both Edith and Ross died in Montreal, Edith in 1958 and Ross in 1962 aged 80.

      The company Ross established still trades today, since 1978 as Acer, Mclernon Canada Inc. (Acer, Mclernon). David McLernon was the company President in 2020.


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