She had at least two brothers who both fought in the First world war and returned home to work in the family business.
Her family was well to do and owned several properties including a successful jersey cattle stud at Clarendon Eyre named after the family home in Malvern, and a property in Bulleen near the Yarra River.
In 1915 she contributed work to Dame Nellie Melba’s book of Australian art and literature.
The same year she also held a solo exhibition at the Fine Art Society's Gallery.
[3][4][5][4][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] In 1922 Jackson Morris travelled to Europe and studied in the Royal Academy of Art and visited Paris.