Until 2001 I had no idea that we had lots of distant Joslin relations in South America,
Despite all my research over fifteen years I hadn't been able to trace what had happened to
Walter JOSLIN born 1842 at Cressing, Essex. England and
Sarah Ann ALLEN born 1845 at Rusthall, Kent. England
I had their birth and marriage certificates and some census data.
They had both vanished from my data base around 1870.

Following up an e-mail enquiry from Brazil;
The pieces of a large jig-saw were soon falling into place.
Walter Joslin my BK# 20819 was a bricklayer by occupation,
he had emigrated to Brazil in the late1860's
and then returned back to Kent for his wife and two children,
and then settled in Brazil for the rest of his life,
Walter died at Arauccaria Parana on 25th September 1937 aged 94 years,
he had by then become a well known bridge builder in Brazil
and his family have prospered in the area to the present day,
we have lots of Portuguese speaking Joslin's in South America
all descended from the small village of Cressing in Essex, England. 
My contact is:

Adélia Maria Woellner
Granddaughter of Walter Joslin
who lives in Parana a beautiful part of Brazil and is a fine poet, 
With her permission I will place some of her work on this page in the near future.
Adélia is a 'Josselin Society' member

The first photograph below shows
Walter and Sarah with their family in Brazil, the children are:
Olympia, Caroline, Walter, Ernest, Edith, Sidney and Helena. (old photos from Adélia in Brazil)

  
The second photograph above shows
Walter and Sarah with their married children and grand children
Walter and Sarah's first two children Frederick William and Eliza Sophia
were born in the Tunbridge area of England,
they died in England before the family emigrated to Brazil.

Since I have been corresponding with Adélia, I have received a book of her published poetry each year
            
the following piece of poetry was sent to me in July 2002 

Adelia's native language is Portuguese,
she is desperate to learn the English language and hopes for a future visit to Cressing in England
to see the village that her ancestors came from,
and also to meet her distant cousins that she has found on the world wide web.
       
Above is a further photograph of Walter Joslin in late life,
along with a present day photograph of Cressing Church in Essex England,
It was here that Walter was baptised on the 25th day of September 1842
the seventh son of John and Jane Joslin nee Richards of Hawbush Green.

The long story of how Walter came to settle in Brazil and all of his extensive
family will follow soon; when I have translated it from Portuguese!! 

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