Joyce May Cameron^{[1, 2, 3]}

1923 - 1964  (41 years)

• Name	Joyce May Cameron  [4]
  Birth	13 Apr 1923	Leeton, New South Wales, Australia   [5]
  	Joyce May Cameron was born on 13 April 1923 in Australia to Eileen (Ida) Pike, age 27, and Ruban (AKA Ruben) Cameron, age 35. Joyce was their third child and after an older boy and girl, Dorothy and Donald. Joyce's younger brother, Hiliary Owen, was born in either 1927 or 1928, when Joyce was approx. 4-5 years old. Hilary was commonly known as 'Jack'.
  		Birth Certificate - Joyce May Cameron, 13 Apr 1923 Record Type: Birth Date of Document: 28 Oct 2025 Event Date: 13 Apr 1923 Repository: NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Access Method: Ordered copy via NSW BDM Historical Index, Oct 2025 Physical Copy Held: No - digital copy only Reference Number: 17323/1923 Digital Copy: CAMERON_Joyce_1923_Birth_Certificate Transcription / Summary: Date and place of birth of child: 13th April, 1923, Willow Street, Leeton,…
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1949	77 Daves Rd, Padstow, New South Wales, Australia
  		1949 Electoral Roll - Joyce May Cameron A document showing Joyce lived at 77 Davies Rd, Padstow in 1949 and listed her occupation as Home Duties. Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 New South Wales, 1949, Banks, East Hills.
  Married	2 Jul 1949	St. Clemments Church, Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia
  	Joyce married Neville James Sylvester McGrath in Marrickville, New South Wales, on 2 July 1949 when she was 26 years old. At this time Joyce was working as a shop assistant and living at Foreman Street, Tempe, New South Wales, Australia
  		Wedding Announcement - Neville McGrath & Joyce Cameron - 1949 McGRATH—CAMERON. A very pretty wedding took place at St. Clemment's Church, Marrickville, on July 2, Joyce May, second daughter of Mr. Reuben Cameron, of Leeton, to Neville McGrath, only son of Mr. and Mrs. McGrath' of Wollongong. The bride, who -was given away by her father, looked very pretty dressed in white figured cloquc in old world style. The bride carried a bouquet or white carnations and roses. The bridesmaids were Miss Ruth Ramsay, a friend of the bride and Valerie Taylor, a niece…
  		Marriage Certificate - Neville James Sylvester McGrath & Joyce May Cameron CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE I, (Archdeacon) Stephen Harry Denman being a clergyman of the Church of England do hereby Certify that I have this day at St. Clements Church Marrickville NSW duly celebrated Marriage between Neville James Sylvester McGrath, Railway Fireman, Dandes Road, Padstow, NSW, Bachelor and Joyce May Cameron, Shop Assistant, Foreman Street Tempe NSW Spinster after declaration duly made before me as by law required. Dated this Second day of July, 1949. (Signatures of…
  		The Wedding of Neville McGrath & Joyce Cameron (26) 2 Jul 1949 at St. Clemments Church, Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia
  Birth of Child	2 Apr 1950	77 Davies Road, Padstow, New South Wales, Australia
  	Joyce and Neville were excited to announce the birth of their first son! Joyce's occupation at this time was listed as Home Duties, however we're sure she would have had her hands full with her first child.
  Birth of Child	3 Apr 1953	77 Davies Road, Padstow, New South Wales, Australia
  	Almost 3 years to the day after the birth of their first child, Joyce and Neville welcomed their second son to the world!
  Residence	1954	77 Davies Road, Padstow, New South Wales, Australia
  	Joyce had ceased work again by 1954 and her occupation was listed as Home Duties. When Joyce was living in Revesby, New South Wales, in 1954, her father Ruban passed away in Leeton, New South Wales, at the age of 70.
  		1954 Electoral Roll - Joyce May Cameron, Joseph McGrath & Neville James McGrath A document showing Joyce, Neville and Joseph were all living at 77 Davies Rd, Padstow in 1954. Joyce's occupation is listed as Home Duties, Joseph is listed as a blacksmith and Neville is listed as a fireman. Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980, New South Wales, 1954, Banks, East Hills
  Birth of Child	1957
  	Birth of third son
  	Joyce's first son was born on in April 1950, followed by her second son, also in April, in 1953. Her third and final child, also a son, was born in 1957. All three sons were born in New South Wales, Australia.
  Residence	1963	77 Davies Road, Padstow, New South Wales, Australia
  	Only a year before her death, Joyce was still busy with Home Duties. This included breeding Dachshund's and raising 3 boys. Joyce could often be heard saying 'argh, I can't wait until I'm dead!' whenever the boys were playing up.
  Death	28 Apr 1964	Kemps Creek, New South Wales, Australia   [3, 6]
  	Joyce passed away suddenly on 28 April 1964 in New South Wales when she was 41 years old. After passing away, Joyce's eldest son went to reside with her sister, Dot (Dorothy Taylor) and spent many years living there.
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  Burial	1 May 1964	Liverpool, Liverpool City, New South Wales, Australia   [8]
  	A headstone for Joyce was not commissioned by Joyce's husband, Neville. When the sons grew older the eldest son advised Neville he was going to have one made however Neville disagreed, resulting in no headstone being made. At the time of Joyce's passing, Neville purchased the burial plot next to Joyce for when his time on earth was done. When Neville passed away in 1988, the two eldest sons contacted Liverpool Cemetery to make arrangements. They were then advised the plot next to their mothers had been used by someone else. Upon insisting their father had paid for the plot the cemetery advised that they re-sold it "as Neville wasn't using it". The cemetery then went on to advise that Joyce had been buried deeper than usual and Neville could be buried in the plot above their mother. This is how Neville and Joyce came to be buried together in the same plot (source for this information is Joyce's second son). [7]
  		Funeral Notice - Joyce May Cameron - 1964 - Sydney Morning Herald McGRATH - The Relatives and Friends of the late Mrs JOYCE MAY McGRATH, late of Lot 28 Mulgoa Road, Kemps Creek, are kindly invited to attend her Funeral: to leave our Funeral Home Tomorrow (Friday), 1st May, after a service commencing at 10 a.m., for Liverpool Cemetery, PERRAMS FUNERAL SERVICE, 79 George Street, Liverpool. Published in The Sydney Morning Herald, Thursday 30 April, 1964
  		Family Headstone – Joyce May Cameron and Neville James Sylvester Cameron - Family Plot Title: Family Headstone – McGRATH_CAMERON Family Plot Date of Record: 1988 (latest date of death) Event Type: Burial Cemetery: Liverpool Cemetery and Crematorium, Liverpool, City of Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia Grave Reference: Ang H Row 8, Grave 148 Photographer: Brian Harvey (Find a Grave Contributor 48325360) Image Source: Find a Grave Memorial ID 152809484 & 152809491 Format: Digital photograph (JPEG) Repository: Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com) URL:… Plot: Ang H Row 8, Grave 148
  		Family Headstone – Joyce May Cameron and Neville James Sylvester McGrath - Family Burial Plot Title: Family Headstone – McGRATH_CAMERON Family Plot Date of Record: 1988 (latest date of death) Event Type: Burial Cemetery: Liverpool Cemetery and Crematorium, Liverpool, City of Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia Grave Reference: Ang H Row 8, Grave 148 Photographer: Brian Harvey (Find a Grave Contributor 48325360) Image Source: Find a Grave Memorial ID 152809484 & 152809491 Format: Digital photograph (JPEG) Repository: Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com) Accessed by: S J… Plot: Ang H Row 8, Grave 148
  Marriage of Sibling	2nd Oct 1973	St. Peters Church of England, Leeton, New South Wales, Australia
  	The celebrated wedding of Dorothy Cameron to Clarence S. Taylor
  Person ID	P21	McGrath Family Tree
  Last Modified	14 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Reuben (William) Cameron,   b. 18 Dec 1887, Lake Rowan, Shire of Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia d. 27 Apr 1957, Leeton, New South Wales, Australia (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Eileen (Ida) Pike,   b. 06 Jul 1895, Gunning, New South Wales, Australia d. 21 January 1970, Orange, New South Wales, Australia (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F21	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Neville James Sylvester McGrath,   b. 25 Nov 1916, Orange, New South Wales, Australia d. 3 May 1988 (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	2 Jul 1949	St. Clemments Church, Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Private
  Family ID	F8	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2026

  
  

• Photos

  Joyce Cameron & Maverrick Gibson (?? unsure of males name, writing on back of photo difficult to read) The photo was taken by Smiling Snaps, Picadilly Arcade, 220 Pitt Street, Sydney.

  
  

  Histories

  Joyce Cameron - Membership Card - The Gould League of Bird Lovers

  
  

  Our Family In Print

  Newspaper mention - Joyce Cameron - 1940 The Australian Women's Weekly Sat, Sep 14, 1940 Page 35 A photo of what appears to be Joyce having tea with a Mrs. Bruce Cameron while on a visit to Melbourne in 1940.

  
  

  Albums		Joyce May Cameron - Out and About (13) Various photo's featuring Joyce May Cameron or friends/associates. All photos found in our personal collection.
  		Birth, Marriage and Death Notices (25) A collection of newspaper notices for our family
  		Living (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)

  
  

• Notes

  To be followed up: There is a photo in Joyce's glory box of a war memorial and Joyce has written to someone that the name Don on the memorial is her uncle. No uncles named Don on Joyce's mothers side (at least none found so far), could Uncle Don on the soldiers warm memorial be from Rubans side? Was Don Cameron a boxer? Reports on Trove of a boxer with his name fighting Pud Segar. Could be a different Don as if war memorial correct he likely died in WWI

  
  

• Sources

  [S16] Birth Certificate - Joyce May Cameron, 13 Apr 1923, (Skyelar), 13 Apr 1923 (Reliability: 3). [S15] Marriage Certificate - Neville James Sylvester McGrath & Joyce May Cameron (Reliability: 3). [S17] Death Certificate - Joyce May Cameron, 13 Apr 1923, 28 Apr 1964, 1 (Reliability: 3). [S16] Birth Certificate - Joyce May Cameron, 13 Apr 1923, (Skyelar) (Reliability: 3). [S16] Birth Certificate - Joyce May Cameron, 13 Apr 1923, (Skyelar), 13 Apr 1923, 1 (Reliability: 3). [S6] The Sydney Morning Herald, The Sydney Morning Herald Archive 1955 - 1995, April 30, 1964 (Thursday), 24 (Reliability: 3). McGRATH, JOYCE MAY - April 28, 1964 (suddenly), at her residence, Lot 28, Mulgoa Road, Kemps Creek, beloved wife of Neville, devoted mother of Brian, Peter and Ian, loved sister of Dorothy (Mrs Taylor), Emily (Mrs Williams), Donald and Hilary, aged 41. [S5] First Hand Account, Oct 2020 (Reliability: 3). As advised by Joyce May Cameron's second son [S6] The Sydney Morning Herald, The Sydney Morning Herald Archive 1955 - 1995, 30 Apr 1964, 24 (Reliability: 3). McGRATH - The Relatives and Friends of the late Mrs JOYCE MAY McGRATH, late of Lot 28 Mulgoa Road, Kemps Creek, are kindly invited to attend her Funeral; to leave our Funeral Home, Tomorrow (Friday), 1st May, after a service commencing at 10 a.m., for Liverpool Cemetery. PERRAMS FUNERAL SERVICE 79 George Street, Liverpool 72-6175 https://archives.smh.com.au/