THE STORY THE BEGINNING - SARAH ALEXANDER HER PARENTS EUNICE EVELYN FROST SALLY MARRIES JOHN MOUNTFORD THE POST WAR YEARS THE POST WAR YEARS (cont.) CONCLUSION LIST OF COLLECTED SONGS AND TUNES

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Sally Marries John Mountford

Sally is named as Eunice Evelyn 'Mary' Clegg and her sister is Bertha 'Josephine' Isabel Clegg. They were just 17years old, born in Parkes and now living in Moree. It is interesting that they state on the certificates that their father is William Andrew Clegg when, in fact, their natural and legal father was Thomas Frost. Interesting too is the fact that William Clegg gave his consent "in writing" to their marriages. Not much has come to light so far about Sally's marriage to John Mountford. He was born at Bumburnie in 1883 and baptised John Philip Malycha at Sevenhills, both in the district of Clare, South Australia. His parents were Andrew Malycha and Mary Jane Doubtfire (known as Jane) and they had married in 1874 at Clare. John Philip was the last of their 5 children.

Sarah Frost c. 1940s aka Granny Clegg

Sometime after his birth, his mother Jane Doubtfire/Malycha left with Alexander Mountford and presumably her children. John was only six years old in 1889 when Jane and Alexander were living at or near Broken Hill. They later moved to Orange where Alexander Mountford died in February 1898. They never married but had six further children.

When Jane died in the State Hospital in Newington in 1933, her death certificate was registered under the surname Malycke [sic]. She was buried in the Roman Catholic cemetery at Rookwood in Sydney. Interestingly, in 1905, back in South Australia,  Andrew Malcke described himself somewhat inaccurately as a widower. He died nine years later.

Tin photo of Eunice Mountford (Sally) with her surviving children c. 1917. Note that John has been added to the photo. He is actually the youngest child.

John Philip Mountford and Eunice Clegg (Sally) (Malycha/Frost) did not stay in Dubbo long after they were married. They moved regularly around New South Wales and had five children in the first six years of their marriage. 1912 - Sarah Ann born in Sydney 1913 - Mary Ellen born and died in Gulgong 1914 - Doris May born in Mudgee 1916 - Bertha Elizabeth born and died in Coonabarabran 1917 - John Clegg Alexander born in Coonabarabran

Little is known about what Sally was doing between the wars.

For much of her adult life Sally lived in country towns west of the Blue Mountains.

Sometime in the 1940s Sally took in her niece, a child called Jean. It is believed that Sally had taken her in because Jean's own family was too large.

Sally and family on a picnic in the Oldsmobile