Gazlay Family History
Captain John Victor Nash
Parents
| Father | _____ Nash ( - ) |
| Mother | Elene _____ (ca. 1854 - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 24 June 2012; Last Edited: 3 February 2022 |
| Person ID | 3879 |
| Name | John Victor Nash |
| Title | Captain |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 14 June 1891 in Carcarana, Province of Santa Fé, Argentina1, 2, 3 |
| Married | 12 July 1919 in London, England to Jean Gazlay Sifton (née Donaldson) 4 |
| Divorced | 24 March 1923 in London, England from Jean Gazlay Nash (née Donaldson) 5 |
Biography
John Nash was a captain in the British army, and not at all wealthy when he married Jean Donaldson. Soon after their marriage, gown, shoe, and fur coat makers were suing Captain Nash for thousands of dollars in bills run up by his wife. It was during their divorce proceedings that the Justice McCardie, as a means of admonishment, stated that Jean was the “best dressed” and “most extravagant” woman in the world, labels by which she was identified for the rest of her life.6
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Jean Gazlay Sifton (née Donaldson) (daughter of Andrew Donaldson and Emma Jane Gazlay) |
| Born | 12 March 1893 in Nutley, Essex County, New Jersey |
| Married | 11 February 1910 in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey to John Stanislaus Kirwan |
| Married | 30 July 1913 in Milburn, Essex County, New Jersey to Winfield Burrows Sifton |
| Married | 12 July 1919 in London, England to Captain John Victor Nash |
| Married | 1 February 1925 in Cairo, Egypt to Prince Mohammed Sabit Bey |
| Married | 15 October 1926 in Paris, France to Paul Dubonnet |
| Married | 27 May 1950 to Guy Douglas Bridge Puckle |
| Died | 9 February 1956 in Paris, France |
Sources
- Great Britain, Royal Aero Club Aviators’ Certificates, 1910-1950, available at Ancestry.com; Nash, John Victor, born 14 June 1891 at Carcarana, Province of Santa Fé, Argentina; Nationality: British; Certificate taken on Cauldron Biplane, at Beatty School, Hendon, 7 November 1915.
- UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, available at Ancestry.com; Mrs. Elene Nash, 39; Miss Eliz Elene Nash, 4; Miss Marie Josephine Nash, 3; Mr. John Victor Nash, 2; Miss Kathleen Maud Nash, 1 1/2; Miss Elizabeth Oldaker, 36, nurse; Miss Grace Firth, 24, nurse; all embarked at Monte Video and landed in Liverpool; Sailed on the S.S. Iberia, July 1893.
- United States Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956, available at Ancestry.com; Line 26: Sifton, Joan McDonald [sic, Jean Donaldson], age 26 years, Canadian [sic], nearest relative in country whence came: Mrs. McDonald [sic, Donaldson], Brighton, England; going to join: Aunt, Mrs. Julia Stewart, NYC; place of birth: Nutley NJ, USA. Line 27: Nash, John Victor, age 28 years 9 months, Army Officer, English, nearest relative in country whence came: Mother, Mrs. E. Nash; going to: Vanderbilt Hotel, New York; place of birth: Argentina, South America. Passengers sailing on the S.S. Olympic from Southampton, England, to Halifax, Canada, March 17th, 1919.
- Gazlay History, written by Spencer G. Kuhn, a grandchild of Theodore Gazlay; undated. This is a typewritten re-compilation of the earlier Genealogy of the Gazlay Family, compiled by Theodore Gazlay in 1890, including the 1852 statement of the family history by Reverend Sayers Gazlay, an elder brother of Theodore. This document re-formats the information in the 1890 work. For example, facts originally shown in list form, such as birth and death dates, are incorporated in the narrative of this later work. Two post-1890 sections are unique to this document: one with additional details about Theodore Gazlay’s family, with dates as late as 1951; and another on the Donaldson family, featuring Jean Gazlay Donaldson and her six marriages, with several dates in 1965.
- The Glasgow Herald, 24 March 1923, divorce of Captain John Victor Nash and Mrs. Jean Nash, in London.
- San Jose News, 22 March 1934. Available at Google News.