John Duxfield McLAREN [Jack]

1893 - 1980  (87 years)

• Name	John Duxfield McLAREN
  Known As	Jack
  Birth	15 Feb 1893	Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	From 1914 to 1916  [1, 2, 3]
  	Farmer, Manawaru
  Occupation	1919  [3]
  	Farmer. Te Mawhai
  Occupation	From 1938 to 1949  [3]
  	Carpenter, Te Kuiti
  Death	11 Mar 1980	Te Kuiti, Waikato, New Zealand   [1, 4, 5]
  Probate	24 Sep 1980	Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand   [4, 5]
  Burial	Pirongia, Waikato, New Zealand   [6]
  Person ID	I842	NZ Genealogy Project | DUXFIELD Descendant, McLERNON Descendant
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2011

  
  

  Father	Thomas McLERNON [Thomas McLAREN],   b. 21 Jul 1862, Carmavy, County Antrim, Northern Ireland d. 30 Apr 1958, Te Aroha, Waikato, New Zealand (Age 95 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Sarah DUXFIELD [Lizzie],   b. 03 Aug 1861, Willington, Northumberland, England d. 12 Sep 1944, Te Aroha, Waikato, New Zealand (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	10 Apr 1889	Mount Albert, Auckland, New Zealand   [7]
  Residence	1896	Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand   [3]
  Residence	From 1905 to 1928	Manawaru, Waikato, New Zealand   [3, 8]
  Residence	From 1935 to 1958	Te Aroha, Waikato, New Zealand   [3]
  Family ID	F38	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Matoa Te Auta ORMSBY [Martha],   b. 09 Jan 1900, Otorohanga, Waikato, New Zealand d. 20 Oct 1968, Te Kuiti, Waikato, New Zealand (Age 68 years)
  Common law partners	1936  [1]
  Residence	From 1938 to 1978	Te Kuiti, Waikato, New Zealand   [3]
  Children	+ 1. Anthony Collett ORMSBY,   b. 10 Jun 1936, Taumarunui, Wanganui, New Zealand d. 15 Aug 2008, Te Aroha West, Waikato, New Zealand (Age 72 years) + 2. Ngahora Elizabeth McLAREN [Hora],   b. 31 Oct 1941, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand d. 25 May 2016, Te Kuiti, Waikato, New Zealand (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F455	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Frances BARRON,   b. 01 Jul 1886, County Antrim, Ireland d. 22 Sep 1950, Te Aroha, Waikato, New Zealand (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	21 Jun 1916	Te Aroha, Waikato, New Zealand   [1]
  Residence	1919	Te Mawhai, Waikato, New Zealand   [3]
  Residence	From 1928 to 1935	Mangaiti, Waikato, New Zealand   [3]
  Divorce	28 Jun 1939	Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand   [9, 10, 11]
  Children	+ 1. Sara Frances Barron McLAREN [Francie],   b. 28 Jun 1921, Te Aroha, Waikato, New Zealand d. 18 Aug 2011, Te Aroha, Waikato, New Zealand (Age 90 years) + 2. Tui Elizabeth McLAREN,   b. 09 Mar 1923, Mangaiti, Waikato, New Zealand d. 20 Nov 2015, Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F454	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 15 Feb 1893 - Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand Marriage - 21 Jun 1916 - Te Aroha, Waikato, New Zealand Residence - 1919 - Te Mawhai, Waikato, New Zealand Residence - From 1928 to 1935 - Mangaiti, Waikato, New Zealand Residence - From 1938 to 1978 - Te Kuiti, Waikato, New Zealand Divorce - 28 Jun 1939 - Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand Death - 11 Mar 1980 - Te Kuiti, Waikato, New Zealand Probate - 24 Sep 1980 - Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand Burial - - Pirongia, Waikato, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  BIOGRAPHY John Duxfield McLaren, known as Jack, was the second son of Thomas McLernon and Elizabeth Duxfield, born in 1893 in Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand. Jack was a farmer in the Waikato: at Manawaru (1914-16), Te Mawhai (1919) and later Mangaiti (1928-1935). Jack married Frances Barron in Te Aroha on 21 June 1916. Jack and Frances had two daughters. Jack abandoned his young family in 1936 and lived with Matoa Te Ota Ormsby, known as Martha, for the remainder of his life. Jack and Martha lived in Te Kuiti where Jack worked as a carpenter until he retired. Frances and Jack divorced. Frances and her daughters never forgave Jack for abandoning them. Frances died in 1950 and is buried in Te Aroha. Jack and Martha adopted a child in 1936 and had a daughter in 1941. Jack and Martha are buried at Pirongia in the Waikato.

  
  

• Sources

  [S14] Jenny Miller, Auckland, NZ, Descendents of Thomas McLaren, (Jenny Miller, Jan 2003). [S72] David Bryant, NZSG Index - NZ Gazette Entry, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc.). [S614] NZ Electoral Rolls, 1853-2010, (Ancestry.co.uk.), none. [S39] David Bryant, NZSG Index - Probate records, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc.). [S1982] Archives New Zealand Online - Probate File, (Archives New Zealand, https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz). [S14] Jenny Miller, Auckland, NZ, Descendents of Thomas McLaren, (Jenny Miller, Jan 2003). Pirongia Cemetery [S14] Jenny Miller, Auckland, NZ, Descendents of Thomas McLaren, (Jenny Miller, Jan 2003). Married at St. Lukes Church, Mt. Albert, Auckland. [S604] Diane Wilson, NZ 1911 Electoral Roll, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., 2010). [S17] David Bryant, NZSG Index, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., 2005). Divorce record [S719] Papers Past - New Zealand Herald, (Papers Past - National Library of New Zealand), none. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23042, 20 May 1938, Page 16 [S1982] Archives New Zealand Online - Probate File, (Archives New Zealand, https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz). Decree nisi 19 May 1938, decree absolute sealed 28 Jun 1939.