Joseph married Maria Tempest on 9th May 1900. She had been born in Port Melbourne in 1881. As a young married couple they lived here, at first with one young daughter, and later with a growing family of small children.
Their children were:
Edna May born 1902, Port Melbourne
Veronica Rose born 1904, Port Melbourne
Joseph Charles born 1905, Port Melbourne
Boniface Benjamin born 1911, Port Melbourne and died 1912
David Joseph born 1913 in Footscray.