Joyce Winifred Henderson^[1]

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• Name	Joyce Winifred Henderson  [2, 3]
  Registration	Between 1 Apr 1917 and 30 Jun 1917	Westbury, Wiltshire, England   [4]
  	Birth Registration
  	Volume 5a, Page 176
  Born	5 Jun 1917	Dilton Marsh, Wiltshire, England   [2, 3]
  	3 Byers Terrace,
  Gender	Female
  Emigration	26 Nov 1930	Brisbane, Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia   [5]
  	Southampton, Hampshire, England
  	Ship name: Jervis Bay
  Died	23 May 2000	Morven, Queensland, Australia   [6]
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  Person ID	I83763	The Williams Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2020

  
  

  Father	James Donald Henderson           b. Bradford, Yorkshire, England           d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Winifred Ernestine Jopling           b. 25 Mar 1894, Cambridge Street, Bilston, Staffordshire, England           d. 1980, Brisbane, Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia  (Age 85 years)
  _MARRIED	N
  Family ID	F24497	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Donald McDonald           b. 1 Jun 1904, Roma, Queensland, Australia           d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Jul 1941  [2, 7]
  Children	1. Diana Mary McDonald   2. Donald Malcolm McDonald   3. John Douglas McDonald           b. 8 Oct 1946           d. 12 Jun 2012  (Age 65 years)   4. Patricia Jean McDonald   5. Walter Keith McDonald
  Last Modified	17 Mar 2015
  Family ID	F24552	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Registration - Birth Registration - Between 1 Apr 1917 and 30 Jun 1917 - Westbury, Wiltshire, England Born - 5 Jun 1917 - Dilton Marsh, Wiltshire, England Emigration - Southampton, Hampshire, England - 26 Nov 1930 - Brisbane, Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Joyce Henderson (83763) at Yeppoon Courtesy of Tricia Chesterman
  		Joyce Henderson (left) Winifred Jopling and baby Diana McDonald Courtesy of Tricia Chesterman
  		Winifred Jopling with children Joyce Winifred, James Gordon and Jean Mildred Courtesy of Tricia Chesterman
  		3 Byers Terrace, Dilton Marsh, Westbury, Wiltshire, England Home of Sarah Ann Barclay (nee Chalk) and where Joyce Winifred Henderson and John Ingram were born. Courtesy of Tricia Chesterman.

  
  

• Sources

  [S9816] Alive for the 1939 Register, (accessed 24 Feb 2016). (Reliability: 3), 24 Feb 2016. People who should be alive for the 1939 Register [S8416] Nigel Chalk (Reliability: 3), 18 Nov 2013. [S9360] Tricia Chesterman, Chesterman, Tricia, 31 Jan 2015>, "Proposed Change: Jopling, Winifred Ernestine (I83588)," (Reliability: 3), 31 Jan 2015. Proposed Change: Jopling, Winifred Ernestine (I83588) Tree: The Williams Family Tree Link: http://williamsfamilytree.org.uk/tree/getperson.php?personID=I83588&tree=wft Description: This lady was my Grandmother. She had three children, my mother Joyce Winifred Henderson, born June 1 1917,in Dilton Marsh Wiltshire, James Gordon Jopling (always known as Gordon Durrant) in 1919 and Jean Mildred Durrant in 1922. She emigrated to Australia in 1925 with the two younger children, settling in Yeppoon in Queensland. My mother joined her family in 1930. Winifred died in 1980. Tricia Chesterman [S8558] England & Wales, Birth Index, 1916-2005, ((http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=8782&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0)), accessed 31 Jan 2015), Birth Registration for Joyce W. HENDERSON; Mother's maiden surname JOPLING; Volume 5a, Page 176 Apr-May-Jun 1917, Westbury W, Wiltshire, Volume 5a, Page 176. (Reliability: 4), 31 Jan 2015. [S9368] UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960, UK., (http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=2997.), Emigration for Joyce N. DURRANT; accessed 3 Feb 2015 (Reliability: 3), 3 Feb 2015. UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 Information for Miss Joyce N. DURRANT Gender: Female Age: 13 Birth Date: abt 1917 Departure Date: 26 Nov 1930 Port of Departure: Southampton, England Destination Port: Brisbane, Australia Ship Name: Jervis Bay Shipping line: Aberdeen and Commonwealth Line Official Number: 150187 Master: R V Richardson http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?MS_AdvCB=1&rank=1&new=1&MSAV=2&msT=1&gss=angs-c&gsfn=joyce+n&gsfn_x=XO&gsln=durrant&gsln_x=XO&cpxt=1&uidh=e72&cp=11&pcat=40&h=139482984&recoff=7+8+9&db=UKOutwardPassengerLists&indiv=1&ml_rpos=1 [S9460] Tricia Chesterman Letter and CD, Tricia Chesterman (Tasmania) (Reliability: 3), 14 Mar 2015. [S9360] Tricia Chesterman, Chesterman, Tricia, 3 Feb 2015>, "RE: Proposed Change: Jopling, Winifred Ernestine (I83588)," (Reliability: 3), 3 Feb 2015. Hi Phil, Hi Cousin. You must be a cousin but I haven't been able to find out where our lines converge. I wonder where you found the info on Gran's earlier trip to Australia? She would only have been 19 then - and her name would have been Jopling. I know nothing of an earlier trip to Australia - no surprises there though as my Gran was a great one for secrets! There's a very good reason why you couldn't find marriage records for Winnie. There aren't any. I opened a hornets nest when I began to research the family tree! The truth is Gran had a war time fling, the result of which was the birth of my mother, Joyce W Henderson. She told the world she was a war time bride; that his name was James Donald Henderson from Invergordon in Scotland and that she was a war widow etc etc. - Further research - including a visit to Invergordon - failed to find this paragon of virtue who supposedly died a hero. I can understand how tough it must have been for her - the times were harsh on unmarried mothers. And she was the daughter of a Baptist minister as well! Poor girl. I don't blame her - but she wove such a tissue of half-truth and downright lies it took my breath away. To add insult to injury she then went to live with a married man (she told us that she was married to him and all, but he died) named James Wilhelm Durrant who I think was the father of Uncle Gordon (though he was baptised Jopling) and Aunt Jean who is still alive and well in Queensland. It is no wonder - that when J. Durrant went back to his wife - she fled to Australia. The thing I find hard to forgive was that when she left - she left my eight-year old mother behind in the care of her older sister - for five years. Mum came to Australia in 1930, a thirteen year old girl alone and unescorted. Enough said on that subject!!! Except to say I finally found Mum on her trip. She sailed in the name of Joyce N Durrant. Anyway if it wasn't for that dear old butter wouldn't melt Grannie - I wouldn't be here...so there you go. My mother was a lovely lady. She became a governess and taught some children at a remote cattle station in Western Queensland, where she met Dad, Donald McDonald, and they married in 1940. I can't say they 'settled down' because they had the most extraordinary life together. They had five children: Diana Mary (1942) Donald Malcolm (1944) John Douglas (1946-2012) me - Patricia Jean (1949) and Walter Keith (1951). Diana married Ron McDougall in 1975: Three children: Alastair Scott 1977 (wife Guilia Asnicar, children Matthew, Emma, Braydon and Rana - living in Brisbane) Rohan (1979) wife Dee-Anne - now estranged, no children; and Julia (husband Warwick Caldwell - now estranged, sons James and Daniel). Don married Zonda Reed, two sons Zane and Marshall. Marshall never married, Zane with the lovely Donna, one son Jayben. John - the gentle Jacko - never married. I made up for it. Married Bryan Parnham in 1970. One gorgeous daughter Laurel (1977) who married Bobby Upton; sons Aydhan Julius (2003) and Bailey James (2008). Bryan and I divorced after 10 years. Remarried in 1984 - Peter Thomas; he died six years later. Married again in 1994. Bob Chesterman. We have been together now for 21 years! Yay!! .and finally my little (big) brother Keith. He has also had three marriages; Pamela Kuswalski was the mother of his children, who are Theresa McDonald = Steven Peebles, children Hayden and twins Laclan and Cooper, and Keith's son is Carl, married to Jessica. No children. I have done this by virtue of the little grey cells - but I can dig up full dates if you need them for your file. Do keep in touch Phil. I really would love to hear some of your story. Cheers, Tricia. and James