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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Mr. John Patrick McCleary

Mr. John Patrick McCleary, the Master of the Home, was born in Dublin in 1850, and came out to Auckland with his father, who was in the Imperial Army. The subject of this notice was brought up in Auckland, where he learned his trade as a printer. In 1874 he removed to Nelson, where he was married in the same year to Sarah, daughter of Mr. Walter Newport, an old settler, who came to Nelson when a boy. His family consists of two sons and six daughters. Mrs. McCleary, who had considerable experience as a boardinghousekeeper, was appointed matron of the Home when it was opened, her husband taking up his duties at the same time. The Master and Matron are greatly respected by the inmates.