Re Joseph's parents...
Qld Birth Certs record the children of Joseph and Sarah Elizabeth SWADLING (nee Stubbs) are as follows...
No. 1873/C2861 records the birth, in 1873, in Queensland of Henry Maxwell SWADLING.
No. 1877/C3034 records the birth, in 1877, in Queensland of Amy Josephine SWADLING.
No. 1879/C5143 records the birth, in 1879, in Queensland of Ernest Robert SWADLING.
No. 1883/C7936 records the birth, in 1883, in Queensland of Arthur SWADLING.
No. 1884/C8631 records the birth, in 1884, in Queensland of Unnamed (M) SWADLING.
No. 1886/C10152 records the birth, in 1886, in Queensland of Ralph SWADLING.
No. 1888/C11629 records the birth, in 1888, in Queensland of Doris SWADLING.