John And Harriet McQueen With Three Daughters

c. 1928
Overview

McQueen family group taken in front of their home in Devon Road, Claremont. John and Harriet McQueen seated in wicker chairs, youngest daughter Jessie seated between them. In the background is a bay window with awning supported by turned brackets, and café curtains.

Historical information

John McQueen was born in Forfarshire Scotland and worked his way to Australia as a ship's carpenter. He spent some time in Brisbane where he met Harriet Hannah Southgate. They were married in Victoria and four of their children were born there. They left for Western Australia in 1895 where he worked at the Western Australian Government Railway (WAGR) Workshop in Fremantle (later Midland) as a carpenter. He built his family home at 36 Devon Road, Claremont while living in tents on the property with his family. John and his wife Harriet went on to have three baby boys who died in infancy and then three girls (twins) Hettie and Charlotte and Jessie. Upon Johns death, his daughter Charlotte and her husband moved back into the home for several years.

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Front: John McQueen, Jessie McQueen, Harriet McQueen
36 Devon Road, Claremont
Source: Claremont Museum 09.88

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