"Jeanie" Jane JEFFREY / WOODS

Born 1884 in Numurkah, Victoria, Australia ^[15]
Daughter of Thomas JEFFREY and Jane PEACE ^[15]
Married Frederick Charles WOODS in 1905 in Bunbury, Western Australia ^[15]
Their wedding was held at the Anglican Church in Bunbury followed with a reception at the Prince of Wales Hotel ^{[120: 23-Sep-1905]}
Her husband worked as a ranger for the Midland Railway Company ^[34]
Resided with her husband and children in Moora 1910-1914 ^{[6] [10: 29-Sep-1914]}
Won 1st prize for a Table Bouquet in the Flower section of the Moora Agricultural Society's Annual Show in 1910 ^{[9: 28-Oct-1910]}
Attended the wedding of Walter R. YORK and Florence M. COOK in Moora on 17 September 1914 ^{[10: 22-Sep-1914]}
Resided in Moora until Saturday 26 September 1914 when herself, her husband and their children shifted to Winchester ^{[10: 29-Sep-1914]}
Attended as "France" the Plain & Fancy Dress Ball in Three Springs on 19 July 1916 in aid of the Red Cross Society ^{[39: 31-Jul-1916]}
Resided in Winchester with her husband and children until 1916 ^{[6] [19]}
For a number of months resided with her children in Moora while her husband worked in Carnamah ^[34]
In October 1917 herself and her children were requested to relocate to Carnamah ^[34]
Her husband's frequent trips to Moora had began interfering with his work and he was notified to transfer his family to Carnamah ^[34]
She initially objected as the house they would live in, on Lot M935, was too far a distance from the school at Carnamah ^[34]
In May 1918 the Midland Railway Company moved a house off Lot M967 in Coorow to the Carnamah townsite for them to live in ^[34]
Resided with her husband and children in Carnamah in 1918 and 1919 ^{[6] [34]}
Member of the Carnamah Hall Committee in 1919 ^{[10: 29-Aug-1919]}
Held a Euchre Party & Dance at her home in Carnamah on 19 August 1919, raising £13 for the Carnamah Hall Fund ^{[10: 29-Aug-1919]}
Won the Best Lady Dancer competition at the Ball that followed the Three Springs Day held on 25 September 1919 ^{[10: 3-Oct-1919]}
Herself and her family were tendered a Surprise Farewell Party at their home in Carnamah on Saturday 11 October 1919 ^{[10: 17-Oct-1919]}
     Visitors turned up from near and far to bid them farewell, and so many that their house was unable to accommodate everyone ^[10]
     She was presented with a silver bush and comb, her husband with a travelling rug, and their children with an envelope of money ^[10]
     Also received her prize for being the Best Lady Dancer at the Three Springs Day held a fortnight earlier ^[10]
They left Carnamah by train in October 1919 and shifted to the Perth suburb of Midland Junction ^{[10: 17-Oct-1919] [34]}
Resided at 41 Helena Street in the Perth suburb of Guildford 1921-1924 ^[6]
By 1947 herself and her husband were living in the Perth suburb of Glen Forrest^[34]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Claremont ^[2]
Mother of seven daughters - Austin, Noel, Jean, Ruth, Lina, Nancy and June ^{[39: 14-Nov-1949]}
Died 17 September 1974; buried at the Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth, Western Australia (Anglican, WG, 792) ^[2]

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