| [Index] |
| Joyce Dorothy FRANCIS (1931 - 1971) |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
|
Living |
Joyce Dorothy FRANCIS (1931 - 1971) + John TREW (1931 - 1971) |
Arthur William FRANCIS (1905 - 1987) | William Herbert FRANCIS (1871 - 1947) | Joseph FRANCIS (1827 - 1909) |
| Ellen HEATHFIELD (1833 - 1886) | ||||
| Annie Mary DEXTER (1870 - 1949) | ||||
| Eugenie (Jean) Emma Beatrice GUPPY (1903 - 1990) | George GUPPY | |||
| Beatrice Maud C PETERS | ||||
| b. 05 Jul 1931 at Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia |
| m. 13 Aug 1958 John TREW (1931 - 1971) at Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia |
| d. 15 Dec 1971 at Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia aged 40 |
| Parents: |
| Arthur William FRANCIS (1905 - 1987) |
| Eugenie (Jean) Emma Beatrice GUPPY (1903 - 1990) |
| Siblings (3): |
| Coral May FRANCIS (1938 - 1939) |
| Children (1): |
| Events in Joyce Dorothy FRANCIS (1931 - 1971)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| 05 Jul 1931 | Joyce Dorothy FRANCIS was born | Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia | 17 | ||
| 13 Aug 1958 | 27 | Married John TREW (aged 27) | Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia | 17 | |
| 15 Dec 1971 | 40 | Joyce Dorothy FRANCIS died | Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia | 17 | |
| 15 Dec 1971 | 40 | Death of husband John TREW (aged 40) | Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia | 17 | |
| Personal Notes: |
|
Joyce was born in Kingaroy and lived with her parents and sisters at. 'Heathfield', Kumbia. She completed her primary education at the Kumbia State School before attending Ipswich Girls Grammar School as a boarder. Here she successfully passed her Junior and Senior Examinations, winning a Senior Scholarship to the Teachers' Training College.
Joyce graduated as a teacher in 1950 and was posted to numerous one-teacher schools in the Bundaberg district. Some years later she was transferred to Kingaroy where she met John Trew, who was also a teacher, and they were married in 1958. Their only daughter, Anne, was born in 1964. They lived and worked in Kingaroy and were very active members ofthe Kingaroy Golf Club where Joyce won many trophies proving her prowess as a golfer. In 1967 they accepted a transfer to Darnley Island in the Torres Strait This appointment proved quite an experience for them both as they were the only white people on the Island. John was the school principal and the meteorological officer while Joyce was both teacher and medical nurse. They grew to love the Islanders and their way of life as well as the sea, the fishing and the beautiful shells. They brought back an outstanding collection of Coral Reef shells and this collection can be seen today at the Queensland Museum. After Darnley Island they spent two years at each of Greenmount (near Toowoomba) and Dajarra in Western Queensland. Unfortunately their productive lives came to an end in 1971 when they were involved in a fatal car accident coming home to Kingaroy for Christmas. They were never able to take up their final posting to the Tallebudgera Camp School. |
| Source References: |
| 17. Type: Book, Abbr: Francis 2000, Title: Francis 2000, Auth: Warwick & Kate Francis, Date: 2000 |
| - Reference = 92 (Marriage) |
| - Reference = 92 (Birth) |
| - Reference = 92 (Death) |
| - Reference = 91 (Name, Notes) |