John Acton Wroth was born on 19 December 1830 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England as the first child of John Wroth and Elizabeth Reeves. He died on 30 July 1876 in Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia. When he was 23, he married Bridget Josephine Ellis,daughter of James Ellis, on 17 June 1854 in Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia.

Convict Number: Abt. 1851 (#368) Immigration: Arr.: 21 May 1851 (Per "Mermaid" to Western Australia, Australia)

John Acton Wroth and Bridget Josephine Ellis had the following children:

1. Arthur John Wroth was born on 17 June 1855 in Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia. He died in July 1935. He married Elizabeth Matilda Sinclair on 11 April 1877 in Newcastle, Western Australia, Australia. He married Eleanor Hill "Eliner or Ella" Ridley on 7 October 1889 in Newcastle, Western Australia, Australia.
2. William Augustus Wroth was born on 3 June 1857 in Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia. He died on 7 May 1943 in Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia. He married Jessie Jane Rachel Matilda Lloyd on 11 December 1884 in Newcastle, Western Australia, Australia.
3. Joseph Ablett Wroth was born on 3 June 1859 in Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia. He died on 1 August 1943 in Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia. He married Gertrude Emily Hannah Sinclair on 30 March 1882 in Newcastle, Western Australia, Australia.
4. James Lyons Wroth was born on 4 January 1862 in Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia. He died on Deceased. He married Lizzie Gogan date Unknown.
5. Acton Ellis Wroth was born in 1864 in Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia. He died in 1887 in Western Australia, Australia.
6. Elizabeth Caroline Wroth was born on 15 January 1867 in Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia. She died on 31 January 1954. She married James John Ferguson on 27 March 1890 in Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia.