DESMOND, Joan
Born 25 April 1925
Origin SE Islington, London, England
Accompanying Family John & Florence Desmond (parents) Dennis John 7 yo Eileen Marjorie 6 yo (later Mrs Herbert Buxton) Marjorie Florence (known as Joan) 4 yo (later Mrs Kenneth Donnelly) Doris Mary 3 yo Constance Marie 8 mths (later Mrs Brian Cowley)
First settled in Queens Park, WA
Occupation in Australia Tailoress, Childminding.
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Departure Port London, England
Arrival Year 1929
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Joan (Marjorie Florence) worked as nanny in Bunbury then as tailoress making uniforms during WW11. Married Kenneth Donnelly in 1947 and had 7 children: Terrence 1948, Patrick 1949, Michael 1952, Kathleen 1956 (stillborn), John 1959, Christopher 1961, Mary 1964. Lived in Innaloo from 1952.
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