Joseph William Durnan

   Cause of his death was Bronchopneumonia, some days / Carcinoma of Oesophagus, some years.

  General Notes:

He is buried in the Fawkner Memorial Park, Melbourne. There is no headstone but there is a bluestone surround with the name DURNAN carved into it. Records indicate that he rests here with his mother, Mary Ann (1933) and sister Sarah Cecilia (1975).

  Noted events in his life were:

• He resided at the time of his first marriage on 21 Apr 1928 in 87 Blythe St, Brunswick, , Victoria, Australia.

• He resided at the time of his death on 6 Aug 1951 in 36 Marine Pde, Elwood, , Victoria, Australia.

• He worked as a Customs Officer at the time of his first marriage on 21 Apr 1928.

• He worked as a Shopkeeper at the time of his death on 6 Aug 1951.

Joseph married Ruth Margaret Josephine Dunstone, daughter of Alfred Dunstone and Mary Anne Crone, in 1940 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. (Ruth Margaret Josephine Dunstone was born about 1900 in Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, died on 16 Sep 1974 in Montmorency, , Victoria, Australia and was buried on 19 Sep 1974 in Templestowe Cemetery, Templestowe, , Victoria, Australia.). The cause of her death was Coronary thrombosis - instant, Cardiac Failure - 3 months, Arteriosclerosis - 4 years.

Joseph next married Hazel Isabel Barratt in 1940 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.