Hello Karen, I can help in your search
My great grandmother was Mary Jane Cable who married Thomas Ishmael Jones, Mary Jane had already had Arthur Edwin Patten when she married Thomas. My Grandmother (maternal) is Florence Edith the second youngest in the family. She married Fred Pearce and they had two daughters Lorna Amelia and Shirley Veronica ( my mother). My grandmother had a younger Sister Amelia who was my great auntie Amy (Hicks). Arthur Edwin Patten/Jones I met as a 7yr old I knew is Daughter Mabel Coleman and I have just contacted her Daughter, Lesley Whiteland and will soon obtain more info. Arthur must have loved the military he put his age up for the Boer war was Ok for WW1 and put his age down for WW2 I don't know how long he served but was discharged when his real age was discovered so goes grandmas' story
Mary Janes' first child to Thomas was Margaret she married Poole her daughter Doris married Mick Gannon I do have relatives with that surname in Geraldton if they're still there. Plus there are about 4 other siblings I do have names year of birth and little else.
From my grandmothers stories Thomas was killed by a train near Greenough whether he was drunk or working as a fettler I can't remember nor have I found any death certificate.
My name is WAYNE CHAMBERS I'm about your vintage my email is
wayvick@hotmail.com I live near Bunbury at Dalyellup 6230 I have my own heritage site and have gone back as much as 10 generations with some families and 4 on the jones. Thomas Ishmaels' father also had the same name and was born at Holywell in Wales in 1832. Thomas my Grandmothers father was born at Sunderland Durham England in 1862 Thomas' mother was Ellen his parents married in Lancashire 3 June 1857.
Mary cable first married Arthur Edwin Patton (his Second marriage) they divorced and he then married again for the third time. So now you will have two other families that are half related. I have some leads there.