John Morrison Maley and his children

John Morrison (Jack) was born on 20th March 1872. Jack married Ethel Henrietta Jane Clinch (born 27th June 1870), the daughter of Thomas and Sarah Clinch. The couple lived at “Smithville”, a property of approximately 480 acres located on the west bank of the Greenough River just north of “Mt Pleasant”, the Waldeck family home. Jack Maley was a more prolific father than farmer, and ended up bankrupt and having to sell the property in 1910. From “Smithville” the family moved to “Howatharra” for 2 years and then to Yuba (near Northampton) for another 2 years. Ethel was only 42 when she died at Yuba on 9th May 1912, leaving a family of 7 children ranging in age from 2 to 15 years. Ethel is buried in the Northampton Cemetery. Jack and his children then moved to “The Island Farm” at Walkaway where the oldest daughter Jean took charge of her younger brothers and sisters. Jack never remarried. Jack was appointed Secretary to the Greenough Roads Board in 1922

L-R in this photograph - Beatrice Alma Morrison Maley, Kenneth Morrison Maley, Muriel Morrison Maley, John Morrison Maley, George Morrison Maley, Ethel Morrison Maley, Cecil Morrison Maley & Jean Morrison Maley.