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James Mackay

Birthdate:
Birthplace: St Pancras, London, England
Death: October 10, 1912 (80)
Paeroa, Hauraki, Waikato, New Zealand
Immediate Family:

Son of James Mackay, Snr. and Anne Charles Mackay
Husband of Eliza Sophia MacKay and Emma Te Aouru Puahaere (Emma) Mackay
Father of James Edward Mackay; Emma Beatrice Hunt; Parearohi Arihia and Ngawini Mackay
Brother of Anne Barbara Davidson; Janet Jessie Mackay; Robert Mackay; Isabella Turner; Erica Elspeth Collins and 2 others
Half brother of Flora Hermon and Marion MacKay

Managed by: Marie Jean Fleming
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About James Mackay

The Ngati Paoa Tribe gave James Mackay the power of attorney over the entire tribe so he acted for them legally in the many intricate dealings that were going on. They bestowed the title of Chief on him, and when they held a huge meeting at Whakatiwai to bring the bones of some leading chiefs back, he not only paid for the feast but also lead the great haka of 500 warriors to welcome the guests from all over. They came by any means available, and all boats in Thames were hired to transport people across to the meeting.

Puahaere and James Mackay Junior went through a form of Maori marriage, which in Maori terms is recognised as such. At the time of their marriage which would have been some time in 1870 after he left Eliza Sophie, Puahaere was then known as Emma Te Aouru. James Mackay and Puahaere had a daughter, Parearohi (known also as Arihia) who was born in 1870 and a son Ngawini who was born about 1876 or 1877. (His age was confirmed in land records which dated his birth to that time). Parearohi knew her father very well, and she was very adept at dancing the Highland Fling.

The relationship between James Mackay and Puahaere lasted for 14 years after the birth of Parearohi. They separated in 1884, and Puahaere went on to live with Nirai Reutana Te Ngaro at Ngongotaha where she had another daughter named Puahaere 2nd. Puahaere (Ema te Aouru) died on September 20th, 1901 at Waitukuri.

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James Mackay's Timeline

1831
November 16, 1831
St Pancras, London, England
1870
1870
1912
October 10, 1912
Age 80
Paeroa, Hauraki, Waikato, New Zealand
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