John married Ella Alice Thewlis on 12 Mar 1924 in Holy Advent Church, Malvern, , Victoria, Australia. Ella (daughter of Arthur Thewlis and Florence Mary Jewitt) was born on 9 Jul 1898 in District Middlesbrough; was christened on 11 Aug 1898 in Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, , Yorkshire, England; died about 1962 in Essendon, , Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]