(1855-10/08/1936)
He was born in Busselton and died at Capel. John was the son of Haycock James and Elizabeth. John married on 26/01/1876 in Bunbury to Ann Alice Jackson (1855-1904). Their children were William Walter, John Thomas, Catherine Bertha, George W., Charles, Henry, Ada E, Jane M., Clarence Edward who died at Gallipoli, Beatrice E and Ann A. Cecil L. In 1876, John founded the first inn at Capel, when there were only around 28 residents in the locality.