Annie And George Manley 87 Mueller Road Subiaco (1914). Part Three.
This blog post is a continuation of the two previous blogs posts about The Sunday Times recipe and household competition held by the newspaper in 1914.
Annie Elizabeth Manley and her daughter Violet entered their recipes and household hints in The Sunday Times competitions throughout 1914 and 1915 and won various prizes and honourable mentions. Their entries were published in the newspaper. The family lived at 87 Mueller Road (later renamed Roberts Road), Subiaco. But who were Annie Elizabeth Manley and her daughter Violet ?
The WA Museum Welcome Wall shows that a George Henry Manley and his wife Annie and their son George and daughters Violet and Grace were originally from Exeter, Devonshire, England and arrived in Western Australia in 1895. The family originally settled in Albany. The family then moved to Perth and eventually settled in Subiaco. The WA Museum Wall states there were three children however, newspaper reports on the death of George Henry Manley state there were four children including a second son Albert.
The father George Henry Manley was a career soldier and rose to the rank of Sergeant Major. "Sergeant Major George Henry Manley aged 16 years joined the Royal Horse Artillery of the British Army. He served in England, Ireland and India (19 years), during the Afghan War 1878-1880 and many skirmishes throughout India. He had an affinity with horses and was a volunteer at the Lucknow Race Club for many years. He was stationed at the Forts at Albany, later training groups for the Boer War. His wife, Annie & three children accompanied him" (Western Australian Museum Wall).
On 17 October, 1908 the Manley family had settled in Subiaco. Daughter Violet became a member of the Sunshine League ran by Uncle Tom at the Daily News newspaper. The story of the Sunshine League is covered in previous blog posts. Violet was the 500 th member and wrote about going to James Street School and her interests including growing flowers in her backyard which she planned to take sick children at the newly built children's hospital.
"I go to James-street School and am in the upper-third standard. My teacher (Mr Hatfield) is taking all the class to Gooseberry Hill one Saturday, for the purpose of giving us a lesson on Nature study. Teacher said yesterday he was going to ask you accompany us. I do hope you will say "Yes". I do hope you will say "Yes" I have a nice flower garden, which I call my Sunshine Patch. The flowers I are just beginning to bloom nicely. I am looking forward to the time when the Children's Hospital will be opened, I often go to look at is our house is close by. It looks as if it will be finished very shortly. When it is I know my mother will often let me take some flowers to the sick children. Now, dear uncle, I will close my letter, hoping it will find you quite well. - I remain your loving niece VIOLET MANLEY AGED 9..."
There does not appear to any more correspondence by Violet Manley as a member of the Sunshine League. Her sister Grace made a donation but there do not appear to be any letters sent to Uncle Tom at the Daily News newspaper who ran the Sunshine League.
In 1915 Violet Manley followed her mother Annie and entered The Sunday Times recipe and household hints competitions and won two prizes for her recipes. She won a third prize in February, 1915 for her recipe "cocoanut pudding" and fourth prize in June for a recipe called "potted head". Both recipes were published in The Sunday Times newspaper.
By July 1914 World War One had been declared and Australians were joining up. The National Archives have the son George Henry Manley's records. George enlisted on 7 January 1916 at the age of 22 years and 4 months. After leaving school he trained as a joiner. George was a private and trained as a gunner. He was deploid to France in September, 1917 and was discharged 5 May, 1919 and advised to returned to Australia. He received the 1914/15 Star, British War Memorial and the Victory Medal .
In November 1918, George Henry Manley the father died. His funeral was reported in local newspapers. This report of George Henry Manley's funeral was reported in the West Australian in November 1918.
West Australian, 14 November 1918.
A VETERAN SOLDIER. LATE CAPTAIN GEORGE HENRY MANLEY.
The late Captain George Henry Manley, of the A. and L. Staff, Perth, and a veteran soldier of many campaigns, passed away on the 7th inst., at the No. 8 Australian General Hospital, Fremantle in his 61st year.
The deceased, who was born at Exeter, Devonshire, England, joined the Royal Horse Artillery at the age of 16 years, and remained with his regiment for 21 years, being stationed in Ireland, England and India for 19 years from 1876-85. He served through the Afghan War from 1878-80, taking part in many of the principal engagements, including Peiwar, Kotal, Charasiah, Kabul, and the defence of Sherpur, for which he received a medal and three clasps for the first three battles mentioned. Captain Manley also possessed a long service medal, and the Meritorious Medal, which was presented, to him by the late Lord Kitchener during his visit to this State. The last ten years of his service in India, he held the rank of Sergeant-Major.
In 1835 he came to Western Australia and after two and a half years service as Sargeant Major in the Albany Garrison he was transferred to the A. and I. Staff, Perth. During the Boer War he was engaged training mounted infantry at Karrakatta, and during this war he trained the Remount Unit at Guildford, and accompanied them to Melbourne. He also escorted the prisoners of war to the internment camp in New South Wales.
In April, 1913, he obtained his commission, and was appointed captain in April, 1918 and altogether has rendered 23 years faithful service in Western Australia. The very large gathering of militia and civilians who attended the funeral in the Anglican portion, of the Karrakatta Cemetery on Saturday last was evidence of the high esteem in which the deceased was held.
The long military cortege comprised a firng party of 100 men and officers of the 5th District Guard, in charge of Captain Blyth and Lieut. Barnes; the Blackboy Hill Band, the gun carriage, the pallbearers Lieuts. C. Weaver, J. Everington, E. Parsonage, S. Baker, J. Slack, and G. Rosevear; the coffin-bearers viz, Sergeant-Majors Smith, Lawrence Gillett, Coatsworth, Hammond, and Diamond (of the Instructional Staff. Perth).
The chief mourners were Mrs. Manley (widow), Mr. Albert Manley (son), and the Misses Violet end Grace Manley (daughters). The deceased's son, Gunner George Manley, has been on active service for three years. Chaplain-Captain F. T. Bowen read the burial service and also delivered an impressive address, after which three volleys were fired and the "Iast Post" was sounded by the bugler..."
Trove, the database of the National Library, family notices, describes how George Henry Manley was remembered by his wife Annie Elizabeth and children and on the anniversary of his death frequently and what happened to the children George, Albert, Violet and Grace re marriage and the birth of children.
Annie Elizabeth Manley died on 22 November, 1943 aged 76 years. She is buried at Karrakatta Cemetery.
Albert married Constance and had two children Henry (Harry) and Peggy. Albert died on the 15 September, 1978, aged 80 years. He was cremated and his ashes were scattered at Karrakatta Cemetery.
George joined the armed forces and served in the RAAF. He does not seem to have been married. He died on the 19 November, 1996 at the age of 76 years and buried at Karrakatta Cemetery.
Violet married Rex Nicholson and had two children Roma and Kenneth. She died on the 8 June, 1965 and was buried at Karrakatta Cemetery.
Grace married Frank Nicholson and moved to Adelaide in South Australia. She had two children.
The last death notice for George Henry Manley placed just before Annie Elizabeth died in the West Australian, 24 November 1943. The notice pays tribute to the husband and father and what happened to the children. 
