Joan Eileen (Rosling) FitzGibbon (1916 - 1991)

Born 21 Oct 1916 in London, England

Ancestors

Died 25 Mar 1991 at age 74 in Killiney, Co. Dublin, Ireland

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Biography

Theodora (Rosling) FitzGibbon is Notable.

Joan was born in 1916. She was the daughter of John Rosling. She passed away in 1991.

She used the name Theodora from about 1944

Theodora FitzGibbon was born Joan Eileen Rosling on October 21, 1916 in London to John Archibald Rosling and Alice Winfred Hodgkins^[1][2][3]

Her parents were divorced soon after her birth and her father moved to India, where he probably worked as a veterinarian.^[4]

In the 1921 census Joan Eileen Winifred Rosling (age 4) was the grandchild of Theodore Andrew Hodgkins at 28 St James Road, Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England.^[5]

Theodore Andrew Hodgkins Head M 63 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England Male Nurse Retired Bethnal Green, Board Of Guardians

Martha Ann Hodgkins Wife F 50 Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England Health Visitor Bethnal Green, Borough Council

Florence Martha Barden Daughter F 29 Brentwood, Essex, England Health Visitor Bethnal Green, Borough Council

Alice Winifred Rosling Daughter F 28 Leytonstone, Essex, England Health Visitor Bethnal Green, Borough Council

Joan Eileen Winifred Rosling Grandchild F 4 Bethnal Green, London, England

Violetta Doreen Cornish Visitor F 36 Frome, Somerset, England Health Visitor Bethnal Green, Borough Council

Kathleen Doris King Visitor F 17 Halstead, Essex, England Creche (Probationer) 123 Bishops Road, E 2

Daisy Ellen Walden Visitor F 18 Stamford Hill, Middlesex, England Creche Probationer 123 Bishops Road, E 2

Joanne E.W Rosling's marriage to Robert L C D or Constantine FitzGibbon was registered in the Jan-Feb-Mar quarter of 1944 in the Chelsea district.^[6][7]

During her life, she was a model, a film actress, and travelled the world, having many famous people amongst her friends.

As ‘Theodora Fitzgibbon’ she built up an international reputation as a cookery writer, and from 1968 to 1984 was cookery correspondent for the Irish Times. She was author of thirty-one cookery books, including the celebrated ‘Taste of’ series, which dealt primarily with the regions of Britain and Ireland..^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office", database
   GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 27 January 2024)
   Rosling, Joan Eileen (Mother's maiden name: Hodgkins).
   GRO Reference: 1916 Oct-Nov-Dec in Bethnal Green Volume 01C Page 219.
2. ↑ Wikipedia:Theodora_FitzGibbon
3. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FT5-8F7 : 1 October 2014), Joan E Rosling, 1916; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Bethnal Green, London, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Dictionary of Irish Biography - http://dib.cambridge.org/viewReadPage.do;jsessionid=01871C1CCC86D8DF98F9C885E118C6BF?articleId=a3212
5. ↑ 1921 Census: "1921 Census Of England & Wales", database with images
   Archive: The National Archives; Series: RG 15; Piece number: 01433; District reference: RD 17 RS 1 ED 35
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 27 January 2024)
   Joan Eileen Winifred Rosling (4) grandchild in household of Theodore Andrew Hodgkins (63) at 28 St James Road in Bethnal Green registration district in London & Middlesex, England. Born in Bethnal Green, London, England.
6. ↑ Marriage Registration: "England & Wales Marriage Index", database
   FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 27 January 2024)
   Rosling, Joanne E.W.
   GRO Reference: 1944 Jan-Feb-Mar in Chelsea Volume 1a Page 657.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV8B-ZVRQ : 8 October 2014), Joanne E W Rosling and null, 1944; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1944, quarter 1, vol. 1A, p. 657, Chelsea, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

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