Change of name - Help required.

[Lucy2]

Is he the "Master J. MOY aged 8 years (with Mrs C. MOY - 34 yrs)" arriving in NZ from Sydney on 13 June 1939 per ship "Awatea"  ??
 

[Helenw52]

Yes that's right. His family left on the Monowai on 18 May 1934, under different names. And he is definitely not on the list.  https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KGM3-V6Q

[Lucy2]

Hi again Helen

Probably a silly question, but might Joseph have gone at a date later than 1934 ?   He was then only a very small child at that time.   
And I know you said he was placed in his father's custody at about age three.

Could it be that another family member (> maybe from his father's side ?) accompanied him to China ... and then in 1939 his mother has travelled with him back to NZ ??

   ~    Lu

[Helenw52]

That's the puzzle. His kids don't know, and I was too young to know. But not likely that anyone in the family would have taken him back. I have one other person to ask - if she is still alive. Just need to find that lady - she was over 90 at the time covid 19 hit, and her grandson was made redundant at the same time as my daughter - so have lost contact with him.