Josephine Jessica Hambrook (1921)

Josephine Jessica Hambrook (born 26 May 1921) was born in Scotland in 1921.

Early Life
Joy Hambrook was born as Jessica Josephine; she later changed her name by deed poll. She is the daughter of a Spanish dancer and a Scotsman. Her mother left her father after her birth and then her father put Joy in the care of her wealthy widowed grandmother. There she received a strict, traditional upringing. Her father, meanwhile, had emigrated to Australia.

Marriage
Joy married Robert Hambrook and they lived in Sydney, Australia where they had several children, including Barry, who died of cancer and Valerie, who married Rupert 'Richard' Parker (1916-2008).

Joy owned a post office and they rented out houses and apartments. She also had a cattery.

Recent
Robert Hambrook passed away in April 2005 of cancer. Joy continued living in the family home but she closed the cattery. In 2010 Joy suffered a stroke and was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. She has since lived in a nursing home in Sydney.