The son of Edward Thomas McKinley (1857–1931),Deaths: McKinley, The Argus, (Saturday, 24 January 1931), p.11. and Margaret Agnes McKinley (1867–1952), née Hickey,Deaths: McKinley, The Argus, (Monday, 22 September 1952), p.13. Joseph Francis McKinley was born at Timor West on 7 August 1911.
