"Janie" Jane GRUNDY

Born 1878 in Bolton, Lancashire, England ^{[20] [21]}
Daughter of Joshua GRUNDY and Ellen VICKERS ^{[20] [21]}
Her father worked as the Manager of a Cotton Cloth Manufacture and his mother worked as a Cotton Weaver ^[20]
Baptised at Bolton Le Moors, Lancashire, England on 20 February 1878 ^[33]
Resided for a number of years with her parents and siblings at 7 Elton Street in Tonge with Haulgh, Lancashire, England ^[20]
Later resided with her parents and siblings Elizabeth, Francis, Frances and Florence at 9 Bury Old Road in Bolton, Lancashire ^[20]
Worked as a Cotton Winder and Weaver's Cotton Winder from the 1890s until leaving England in 1926 ^{[20] [203]}
Departed London, England on the Orama on 24 July 1926 and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 24 August 1926 ^{[63] [203]}
Resided on Highfields Farm on the Inering Estate in Carnamah, Western Australia 1926-1950 ^{[19] [P162]}
Resided with her sister Mrs "Lizzie" Elizabeth E. MURRAY and brother-in-law "Bert" Herbert MURRAY on Highfields Farm ^[P162]
Attended the "Gimlets" Annual Picnic on Sunday 18 September 1932 on Richard BATTY's farm in Carnamah ^{[5: 23-Sep-1932]}
Returned to Carnamah with her sister by train on Saturday 17 February 1934 after a fortnights holidays in Perth ^{[5: 23-Feb-1934]}
Herself and her sister-in-law Mrs Emma GRUNDY, who was in England, kept in touch by writing letters to one another ^[226]
One such letter, dated 25 October 1950, years later ended up in the possession of Emma's niece Mrs Lena JACKSON ^[P323]
In May 2007 the Carnamah Historical Society received a copy of the letter from Lena's daughter Mrs L. Barbara MELLOR ^[P323]
Member of Carnamah's branch of the Country Women's Association ^[115]
After her sister Lizzie left Carnamah resided on Highfields Farm with her niece Edna and nephew-in-law Kenneth J. SIVYER ^[226]
Resided in Carnamah until 1950 ^{[19] [226]}
Died 18 May 1958; buried at the Mandurah Public Cemetery in Mandurah, Western Australia ^[158]

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