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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Auckland Provincial District]

Mr. John Kitchen

Mr. John Kitchen, Old Colonist, Mongonui. The late Mr. Kitchen was a well-known settler and shoemaker in Mongonui. He was born in Grimsby in 1831, and was apprenticed to the shoemakers' trade. He came to New Zealand in 1860 in the ship “Phoenix,” landed in Auckland, and went on to Victoria Valley soon after, being one of the first settlers in that district. At first, he followed his trade in Mongonnui, but he afterwards purchased 171 acres there, and 120 acres at Uruaiti, and turned his attention to farming. He was a member of the Mongonui County Council and Road Board and for some time kept the local post office. Mr. Kitchen was a popular man and respected throughout the district, and when he died of a tumour in 1891, his loss was generally regretted.