Flossie May Johnson (1906 - 1981)

Born 1906 in Stroud, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of Arthur Francis Durston — married 8 Jan 1930 in Atherton, Queensland, Australia

Died 16 Dec 1981 at about age 75 in Queensland, Australia

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Biography

Flossie May Johnson is born in 1906 in or near Stroud, New South Wales, Australia the daughter of Arthur Johnson (1884-1965) and Myra Jane Shearman (1885-1955).^[1] Stroud is 75 kilometres north of Newcastle.

At some point (early 1920s?) her parents move to Queensland and it is likely that Flossie moves with them.

On 8 Jan 1930 Flossie marries Arthur Francis Durston in Atherton, Queensland. ^[2] Atherton is a short distance southwest of Cairns. After the wedding the couple live in various places in Queensland. In one record (electoral roles), Arthur’s occupation is shown as a cane cutter.

Something goes wrong with the marriage and in 1953 the marriage is ended (the judgement appears to say that the dissolution was granted to Arthur on the grounds of desertion – in other words, it appears that Flossie left Arthur).

Sometime (presumably after 1953) Flossie marries Cyril James Fuge (1910-2001).

Flossie died in Queensland on 16 December 1981.^[3][4]

Sources

1. ↑ NSW Government. Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages (accessed 29 Mar 2023). Birth Index, Index entry for JOHNSON FLOSSIE M; Parents: ARTHUR & MYRA J; District: STROUD; Registration Number: 28990/1906 
2. ↑ Queensland Marriage Registration Index, The State of Queensland, Department of Justice and Attorney-General, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages; index entry for Arthur Francis Durston and Flossie May Johnson, Marriage Date: 08 Jan 1930 Registration Number: 1930/C/347; Link to Record 1930/C/347 : accessed 06 Apr 2023
3. ↑ Government of Queensland. Department of Justice and Attorney-General, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (accessed 29 Mar 2023). Death Index. Index entry for Flossie May Fuge, Death date: 16 Dec 1981. Mother's name: Myra Jane Shearman; Father/parent's name: Arthur Johnson; Registration details: 1982/50015. Link to Record : accessed 29 Mar 2023
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203350643/flossie-may-fuge: accessed 29 March 2023), memorial page for Flossie May Fuge (unknown–16 Dec 1981), Find a Grave Memorial ID 203350643, citing Forest View Memorial Park, Cairns, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia; Maintained by Richie Wright (contributor 48346415).

[1] Karen Eldridge “The Descendants of William West” at http://members.iinet.net.au/~rgkje/west.html This shows Flossie May Johnson (1906-?) daughter of Myra Jane Shearman (1885-1955) and Arthur Johnson (1884-1965). She married Arther Francis Durston (1905-1980) in 1930 and married for a second time to Cyril James Fuge (1910-?).

[2] New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages: registration #28990/1906 Flossie M. Johnson is born in Stroud in 1906. Her parents are Arthur & Myra J. Johnson.

[3] Cairns Post, Tue 14 Jan 1930, pg 10: “ATHERTON,. January .:9. The. Rev. Alsop officiated at a popular wedding .which, took. place in Atherton at noon, on . Wednesday, when Miss Flossie May Johnson, daughter, of Mr and Mrs. Arthur Johnson of Malanda tripped up to the altar at St. Joseph .Church on her father's.-arn to take the matrimonial vows with Mr. Arthur Francis Durston also of that town. . . . Miss Nell Shearman was the bridesmaid . . . .. Mr. Cliff Johnson of Molanda was the best man. . . . . Mrs. McMillion, (the bride's sister) was there . . . Thè young couple were to have spent their honeymoon at Townsville and Magnetic Islând, but the bad weather prevented this and they will first go to Herberton, afterwards journeying south. They will return to Malanda at the beginning of February.”

[4]Australia Electoral Rolls at http://search.ancestry.com.au/ . . shows an Arthur Francis Durston in the following places: 1928 – Atherton in Kennedy District, Queensland (the address shown is por.174 Merrngallon); 1930-1934 – Tully in Herbert District, Queensland (the 1932 & 1934 records show his occupation as a cane cutter); 1936-1943 – Mareeba in Kennedy district, Queensland; 1949-1958 – Mareeba in the Leichhardt district, Queensland; 1963-1968 – Bowen in the Kennedy district, Queensland; 1977 – Bowen in the Dawson district, Queensland.

[5] Townsville Daily Bulleton, Thur 25 Mar 1954 , pg 2: “SEVEN DECREES ARE ABSOLUTE Judgment absolute has been pronounced by the Registrar of the Supreme Court (Mr. J. P. O'CallaBhanl in seven matrimonial actions for dissolution of marriage. Those pronounced were: . . . . . Arthur Francis Durston, labourer. Mossman, against Flossie May Durston, Fishery Falls, judgement nisi pronounced on November 13, 1953, on the Grounds of desertion.”