Our Family History - McKay, Bushee, King and Mills Joseph King b. 21 Oct 1867 Emu Bay, Tasmania, Australia d. 29 Mar 1940 New South Wales, Australia
 
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Joseph King

Joseph King

Male 1867 - 1940  (72 years)

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  • Name Joseph King 
    Born 21 Oct 1867  Emu Bay, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Contractor, Contractor, Miner, Contractor  [2, 3, 4, 5
    Residence 1903  Jeetho, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Joseph King
    Residence 1909  Jeetho, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Joseph King
    Residence 1914  Outtrim, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Joseph King
    Residence 1914  Dalyston, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Joseph King
    Residence 1930  Corrimal, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence 1933  Corrimal, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Residence 1936  Corrimal, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Residence 1937  Corrimal, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Died 29 Mar 1940  New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Joseph was listed as ‘unnamed’ in the births registry. We have decided that this child is our Joseph King due to the following facts:
      1) As stated on the marriage certificate, Joseph King married Margaret Medwin at Mount Hicks, “home of the bridegroom parents” in 1892 and James King and Mary King are the witnesses.
      2) The date of birth of this child (recorded “by letter from James King at Table Cape”, labourer), and the calculated date of birth for Joseph (from the wedding certificate) match.
      3) Through oral history (from Una Alice Abbott, his daughter-in-law), we know that his son, Alonzo Royden (Una’s husband), had an Uncle “Billy” who was a contractor working on the roads near Korumburra, which is true of this family.
      4) On his marriage certificate to Martha, his parents are listed as James John King (farmer) and Mary Graham of Wynyard.

      Issues with Joseph:
      1) On his marriage certificate to Martha, his age is listed as 42, although from our records he is 51 and from the second birth certificate that we have received, he is 54. We presume this is because he was still married to Margaret when he married Marth (despite listing his status on the marriage certificate as “widow”).

      Divorce records state that Margaret King was the petitioner, whilst Joseph King was the Respondant. [10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
    Person ID I1713  King/Mills Family History
    Last Modified 9 Oct 2010 

    Father James John King,   b. Abt 1825, Cheltenham, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Mar 1899, Wynyard, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 74 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann /Graham Gramaine,   d. Yes, date unknown  
    Family ID F11  Group Sheet

    Family 1 Margaret Annie Medwin,   b. 19 Oct 1871, Horton, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1938, Prahran, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 11 May 1892  Emu Bay, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    Divorced 1920  Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Children 
    +1. Alonzo Royden King,   b. 1895, Loch, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1932, Prahran, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years)
     2. Joseph Miles King,   b. 1898, Loch, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1961, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     3. Lila May King,   b. 1904, Loch, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Sep 1922, Warragul, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 18 years)
    +4. John Allen King,   b. 1908, Loch, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 1985, Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    Family ID F383  Group Sheet

    Family 2 Martha Josephine Cotfor,   b. Abt 1890,   d. 10 Nov 1955  (Age ~ 65 years) 
    Married 8 Feb 1919  Bulli, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [16
    Notes 
    • Witnesses to the marriage: Frank Brooks and Ethel May Brooks
    Children 
     1. Eunice King,   b. 1919,   d. 1999  (Age 80 years)
    +2. Albert Joseph King,   b. 1922,   d. 1997  (Age 75 years)
    +3. Living
    Family ID F1543  Group Sheet

  • Photos
    Joseph King at home at Corrimal
    Joseph King at home at Corrimal
    Joseph King at Corrimal Save Yourself Lifesavers Club
    Joseph King at Corrimal Save Yourself Lifesavers Club
    Joseph King 1940 newspaper
    Joseph King 1940 newspaper
    King Property at Bulli
    King Property at Bulli

    Documents
    Joseph King Birth Certificate
    Joseph King Birth Certificate
    Joseph King & Martha Cotford Marriage Certificate Back
    Joseph King & Martha Cotford marriage certificate page 2
    Joseph King & Martha Cotford Marriage Certificate Front
    Joseph King & Martha Cotford marriage certificate page 1
    Joseph King & Margaret Medwin divorce records
    Joseph King & Margaret Medwin divorce record
    ER 1930 NSW Werriwa Woonona
    Electoral Rolls 1930 NSW Werriwa Woonona
    ER 1933 NSW Werriwa Woonona
    Electoral Rolls 1933 NSW Werriwa Woonona
    ER 1936 NSW Werriwa Woonona
    Electoral Rolls 1936 NSW Werriwa Woonona
    ER 1937 NSW Werriwa Woonona
    Electoral Rolls 1937 NSW Werriwa Woonona

    Headstones
    Joseph King & Marth Cotford Grave
    Joseph King & Marth Cotford Grave
    Joseph King & Marth Cotford Headstone
    King, Joseph & Cotford, Martha Headstone

  • Sources 
    1. [S36] Tasmanian Births, Deaths & Marriages Register, Births Registry (#369/1867).

    2. [S99] Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903, Victoria, Flinders, Jindivick, Ancestry.com.

    3. [S98] Australian Electoral Rolls, 1909, Victoria, Flinders, Loch, Ancestry.com.

    4. [S100] Australian Electoral Rolls, 1914, Victoria, Flinders, Korumburra, Ancestry.com.

    5. [S50] Certificate of Death - Lila May King.

    6. [S73] Australian Electoral Rolls, 1930, New South Wales, Werriwa, Woonona, Ancestry.com.

    7. [S69] Australian Electoral Rolls, 1933, New South Wales, Werriwa, Woonona, Ancestry.com.

    8. [S76] Australian Electoral Rolls, 1936, New South Wales, Werriwa, Woonona, Ancestry.com.

    9. [S75] Australian Electoral Rolls, 1937, New South Wales, Werriwa, Woonona, Ancestry.com.

    10. [S36] Tasmanian Births, Deaths & Marriages Register, #81/1882.

    11. [S36] Tasmanian Births, Deaths & Marriages Register, #369/1867.

    12. [S36] Tasmanian Births, Deaths & Marriages Register, #81/1892.

    13. [S54] Certificate of Marriage - Joseph King & Martha Cotford.

    14. [S57] Certificate of Divorce - Margaret King & Joseph King.

    15. [S36] Tasmanian Births, Deaths & Marriages Register, (#81/1892).

    16. [S54] Certificate of Marriage - Joseph King & Martha Cotford, (#1742/1919).