Emma Teresa WEBLEY / TURNER
Born 1879 in Middle Irwin, Western Australia [15]
Daughter of John Brooks WEBLEY and Ellen Amelia BOOTH nee HUNT [15]
She gave birth to a son, George Williams WEBLEY, in Guilldford in 1897 [15]
Married William James TURNER in Walkaway in 1899 [15]
Settled with her husband and children on Victoria Farm in Arrino in 1905 [P2]
Her husband passed away in 1914 and she gave birth to their youngest child later that year [P2]
In his will her husband stipulated that in referring to his children that her son George be included as though he was his lawful son [585]
Following her husband's death her cousin Michael J. CARROLL managed Victoria Farm until his death in 1925 [P2]
Her niece Emma T. CARROLL resided with her on Victoria Farm in Arrino and assisted with cooking and household duties [P2]
In his will her cousin Michael J. CARROLL, who died in 1925, bequeathed her £300 "for a holiday each season" [585]
After her cousin's death she was listed as the farm's manager until at least 1949 [6], with it later being taken over by son Bill [P2]
Their home was telephone number Arrino-2 and in 1928 they were one of only four families in Arrino with the telephone connected [60]
Donated a pair of fowls to the Three Springs Saint Patrick's Day Committee in 1928 [124]
She was among the 400 people who attended the Matrons and Benedicts Ball held in Three Springs on 31 August 1928 [4: 8-Sep-1928]
Attended the Arrino Race Club's Annual Ball on Thursday 4 April 1929 in a dress of navy blue crepe de chine [4: 13-Apr-1929]
Hosted a Card Party at her home in Arrino on Wednesday evening 7 August 1935, which was attended by 60 people [5: 9-Aug-1935]
On leaving Arrino she and her niece Emma T. CARROLL shifted to Perth where they lived with her daughters Emma and Mary [P2]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Mount Hawthorn [2]
Mother of George WEBLEY [15] and Jack, Bill, Emma, Mary, Maggie, Albert, and Annie TURNER [P2]
Died 22 March 1964; buried at Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth, Western Australia (Roman Catholic, Lawn 2, N020) [2]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Emma Teresa Webley / Turner' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 22 February 2025 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/emma-teresa-webley [reference list] |
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