Two couples called William and Emily Gertrude Tonks in NZ at the time.
Another child is showing on NZBDM [1] to them but the DOB is coming up as 01/01/1897. His military file shows he is the child of a Christchurch (later Hawera) couple with the same names.
Joyce is also one of the Christchurch couples children
Sources
↑ NZBDM BIRTH:1897/2652 Tonks Arthur Benjamin Parents:Emily Gertrude & William
NZBDM DEATH:1918/79017 Tonks Arthur Benjamin 21Y
Citing this Record:
"New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1896," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24K-22MK : accessed 8 April 2017), William Tonks in entry for Joyce Meridale Tonks, 1892; citing Birth, New Zealand, New Zealand, Wellington; registration number 1892/11154.
William Tonks mentioned in the record of Joyce Meridale Tonks
Name: William Tonks
Sex: Male
Wife: Emily Gertrude Tonks
Child: Joyce Meridale Tonks
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 1892
Event Place: New Zealand
Father's Name: William Tonks
Mother's Name: Emily Gertrude Tonks
Registration Number:1892/11154
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joyce by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joyce:
It turns out there are two Emily Gertrude Tonks married to William Tonks.
Joyce belongs to the Christchurch couple, as you can see on this electoral roll
Pinker-11 death notice on her profile gives the married names of the five daughters, Joyce it seems is not one.
Joyce belongs to the Christchurch couple, as you can see on this electoral roll Pinker-11 death notice on her profile gives the married names of the five daughters, Joyce it seems is not one.