CHAYTOR, JOHN CLERVAUX (1836-1920) was born in London, the son of an English barrister, educated at Jedburgh grammar school, Yorkshire, and as a young man did garrison duty with the Forfar and Kincardine militia artillery during the Crimean war and Indian mutiny. At 22 he was captain. On the regiment being disbanded (1860) Chaytor came to New Zealand and took up Coverham station, in Marlborough, and afterwards (in 1880) Marshlands. He served on road boards, county council and school committees, and was in the Marlborough Provincial Council for some years (for Awatere 1871-74; Picton 1875). Chaytor married in 1867 Emma, daughter of Edward Fearon (q.v.).

His son, SIR EDWARD WALTER CLERVAUX CHAYTOR (1868-1939) was educated at Nelson College and served in the South African war with the New Zealand forces (brevet lieut-colonel 1902). In the war of 1914-18 he commanded the New Zealand mounted brigade in Palestine and Egypt. (C.B., 1915; C.M.G., 1917; K.C.M.G., 1918; Order of the White Eagle, Serbia, 1916; Order of the Nile, Egypt, 1918). He commanded the forces in New Zealand (1919-24).

The second son, ALFRED HENRY CHAYTOR (1870-1931), who was educated at Nelson College, Durham and Clare College, Cambridge, was a fellow of his college, a barrister of the Inner Temple and K.C. He published books on law, sport and forestry.

Marlborough P.C. minutes; Burke, Landed Gent; Cycl. N.Z., v (p); Who's Who N.Z., 1908, 1924, 1932; Nelson Dioc. Gazette, 1 Oct 1931.

Reference: Volume 1, page 93

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