Joyce Ivy May Rosser b 2/4/1914 Fulham

[Cockneyrebel]

The above was baptised 29/4/1914 in Fulham's Home of the Good Shepherd to Winifred Rosser. It appears that she was adopted by Charles V Burton and his wife Mabel B nee Horlock, with another child Oscar b 1923 and they emigrated to the USA in 1930.
I understand that the Fulham home was for 'penitent women'. One of my ancestors was Winifred Annie Rosser (1896-1984) who never married but I wonder if she was actually the mother of Joyce?
Cr

[*Sandra*]

London, England, Church of England Births and Baptism - Joyce Ivy May Rosser born 2 April 1914
Baptism Date:   29 Apr 1915 St Oswald, Anselm Road, Hammersmith and Fulham.
Mother Winifred Rosser.

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

New York Passenger List - Ivy M Rosser - Joyce Burton Rosser (known as Joyce Burton) - born 1915 - aged 15 Southampton to New York on the Aquitania 18 March 1930 - 
Jack Wood aged 7 years - was also travelling with Charles V Burton aged 41 years and MabelB  Burton aged 41 years.  Charles was going to the USA on business - Gallagher Ascher  Pearl Street New York.

Sandra

[Cockneyrebel]

Hello Sandra,
I see you've got a new picture. It looks like the Burtons' stayed in the USA and Joyce Ivy married there. I guess this is another one where I'll have to get Joyce's birth certificate in hope that it'll gice her mother's details.
Cr

[jonw65]

Birth was registered in Marylebone, minus the name Joyce
ROSSER, IVY  MAY     
Mother's Maiden Surname: —
GRO Reference: 1914  J Quarter in ST. MARYLEBONE  Volume 01A  Page 892

That baptism in Fulham was in 1914, yes on 29 April, so just a few weeks after the birth.
1915 is an indexing error by ancestry.
All the Home of the Good Shepherd baptisms on same page are Marylebone births.

[jonw65]

Is this the one in 1901?
Winnifred A Rosser, 4, born Holloway.
In Ilford, Essex, with parents John and Annie, and siblings
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9NV-ZG4

Hard work finding her in the free index to 1911!
Winifred Roner on FamilySearch. Age 14, born Islington. Widowed mother Annie also there, living in Barking, Essex.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWFT-HBT

Indexed as Bonner on ancestry, not allowed to comment on the original.

[jonw65]

I wonder if Joyce Ivy May was born at Queen Charlotte's Hospital?
Has that sort of feel! There are some records at LMA, discussed before (i.e. could give age of mum)

[jonw65]

It looks like the Burtons' stayed in the USA and Joyce Ivy married there.

US Social Security Death Index
Joyce Burton Nickerson
born 2 April 1914
died 2 Feb 2009
Last residence was in Florida

An obituary of Joyce with a nice photograph, originally from the Tampa Bay Times (then the St Petersburg Times?)
From the biographical information she is undoubtedly your lady. Was married to Edwin Nickerson.
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/tampabaytimes/obituary.aspx?n=joyce-b-nickerson&pid=123836559

[jonw65]

Married more than once?
From Connecticut, a petition for naturalization, Joyce Burton Watkinson, married to Harry in 1941
born London 2 April 1914
Came on the Aquitania 1930
(on ancestry)

A  1944 border crossing on FamilySearch
Joyce Burton Watkinson, age 30
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK3R-NKN1

No doubt is more to find.