John Blyth CLARK

Born 1865 in Braughing, Hertfordshire, England ^{[20] [21]}
Son of James CLARK and Mary WYMAN ^{[20] [21]}
Grew up with parents, brother Francis and sister Alice living at Fir Grove Lodge in Braughing, Hertfordshire, England ^[20]
His father was the farmer of the 300 acre Rotten Row Farm in Braughing^[20]
Married Maidie Emmeline FIDLER in 1889 in London, England ^[21]
Farmer in Braughing, Hertfordshire, England ^[20]
In 1891 they were living at Fir Grove Lodge in Braughing, and in 1901 they were on Ferguson Farm in Braughing ^[20]
Their eldest son George passed away in 1906 at the age of 16 years ^[20]
Departed London with his wife and children on the Australind and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 4 November 1911 ^[70]
Market Gardener of Moonee Valley in Gingin 1913-1916 ^{[30: item 1967769] [50]}
Later in 1916 resided briefly at Hope Street in the Perth suburb of Cottesloe and then at Wellington Street in Cottesloe ^{[30] [50]}
Traveller of Wellington Street in the Perth suburb of Cottesloe 1916-1924 ^{[6] [30: item 1967573] [50]}
Contractor of 3 Otway Street in the Perth suburb of Swanbourne 1925-1941 ^{[6] [50]}
In November 1936 himself and his son-in-law Robert G. QUARMBY holidayed in Carnamah staying with his son Roger ^{[5: 13-Nov-1936]}
His wife passed away at the age of 77 years on 24 May 1941 and was cremated at the Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth ^[2]
Resided in Carnamah in 1943 ^[19]
Believed to have left Perth and shifted to Carnamah after the bombing of Darwin during the Second World War ^[--]
His sons Roger and Maurice farmed in Carnamah and his daughter Kathleen was married to Carnamah farmer George CATTO ^[19]
His daughter Mrs E. Nora QUARMBY and her children also resided in Carnamah during a portion of the Second World War ^{[5] [19]}
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of Swanbourne ^[2]
Father of George Geoffrey, Dorothy Marguerite, Roger Wyman, Maurice Boyton, Kathleen Flora, James & Emmeline Nora ^{[20] [21] [70]}
Died 6 April 1955; memorialised at the Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Crematorium Rose Gardens, A, 90) ^[2]

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