William Joyce of North Richmond
- Born: 30 Jul 1818, St. Marylebone, Westminster, Middlesex, England 2
- Christened: 30 Aug 1818, St. Marylebone, Westminster, Middlesex, England 2 3
- Married: 3 Aug 1840, St. Pancras, London, England 1
- Died: 14 Mar 1895, 64 Church St., Richmond, Victoria, Australia 4
- Buried: 17 Mar 1895, Boroondara General Cemetery, Kew, Victoria, Australia
 Research Notes:
1851 England Census:
Age given: 32 years
Birthplace given: Marylebone, Middlesex, England
Dwelling Place: 3 Marlboro Square, St. Luke Chelsea, Middlesex, England
Occupation: Journeyman Baker
Present were wife Helen (26) of Lambeth in Surrey, children: Ellen (9) of Old Brompton, Agnes (7) of Chelsea, Mary (2) of Chelsea
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Immigrated into Victoria, Australia about 1855.
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In the Will and Estate of William Joyce late of North Richmond in the Colony of Victoria, Storekeeper, deceased, I, Helen Joyce, of of no. 64 Church Street North Richmond in the Colony of Victoria, widow, I am seeking to obtain Letters of Administration with the Will annexed of the abovenamed William Joyce, deceased, who died on the 14th day of March one thousand eight hundred and ninety five at North Richmond aforesaid and left a Will bearing date the 18th January 1892 which is the last Will and Testament of the deceased and which is unrevoked but the testator did not appoint any Executor or Executrix thereof. The said Will is hereunto annexed...
The said deceased left property in Victoria not exceeding in value the sum of four hundred and ninety pounds, consisting of real estate of the value of £440 and personal property of the value of £50 which consists of money in hands...
The said deceased left heirs? surviving: me this deponent, his widow, and Ellen Greenwood, Agnes Hand, Mary Bird, Jane Gooding and Alice Joyce his daughters and William Henry Joyce his son, who are his only surviving next of kin and the only persons entitled by law to share in his property &c...
Sworn at Melbourne in the Colony of Victoria this 1st day of April one thousand eight hundred and ninety five...
(Signed)
Be it known that on the 10th May 1895, Letters of Administration (with the Will annexed) of the estate of William Joyce late of North Richmond, storekeeper, deceased, who died on the 14th day of March 1895 and who had at the time of his death real estate within the jurisdiction swon not to exceed in value the sum of £440 and personal estate within the jurisdiction sworn not to exceed in value the sum of £50, were granted to Helen Joyce of no. 64 Church Street North Richmond aforesaid, widow, she having been first sworn.... 5
Marriage Information:
William married Helen Darnley, daughter of Henry Darnley and Mary Emma Goldsmith, on 3 Aug 1840 in St. Pancras, London, England 1. (Helen Darnley was born in 1824 in Lambeth, Surrey, England and died on 19 Jun 1903 in 64 Church St., Richmond, Victoria, Australia.)
Marriage Notes:
William Joyce, full age, bachelor, baker, resident of Tottenham Rd., son of Wm. Joyce, baker, and
Ellen Darnley, full age, spinster, resident of Tottenham Rd., daughter of Henry Darnley
Witnesses: Lachlan Shaw, Eliza Nicholls |
