Joan Espie [Heath]

Joan Constance Heath was born ??-??-19??, 

Joan married John Torrance Espie (who lives in the care of his daughter, Dale).  John's grand-daughter Caroline says "I am unsure of my pops parents but I know that they emigrated from Scotland and my pop was the youngest of his family and is the only existing of his line, he is 90.  He and his sister were the only of his family that were born in NZ".

Joan Espie died from cancer when her daughter, Dale, was 14.  

Her mother Emily Fairfax Heath (nee Johnson), was married to Frederick Heath.

Emily's mother was Odelia (Oteria) Johnson (nee Dihar).  Odelia's mother was Erena Pareraukawa.

Frederick and Joan had six children:

1. Caroline, married Bob Isgrove. Four children: Wendy, Andrea, Michael and Amanda (Mandy) Isgrove. 
2. Patricia, married Clive Clibbon. One child: Quendon Clibbon.
3. David Espie, married Margaret ??.  Three children: Maureen (Margaret's daughter from her first marriage), Warren and Raquel Espie.
4. Christopher Espie, married Helen. Two children: Ben and Leah Espie.
5. Dale, married Glynn Joseph Holgate. Three children: Catherine, Jody and Timothy Holgate.
6. Bryon Espie - divorced no children.

Reference: some information supplied by Catherine Holgate of Auckland.  Her mother is Dale Holgate (nee Espie), whose mother was Joan Constance Espie (nee Heath).

Updated: 15-Aug-2006