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Richard Woodward Tonkin 1797–1859 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Oct 1797

Birth Location: Newlyn, Paul, Penzance, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 10 Jan 1859

Death Location: Penzance, Cornwall, England

Father: John Tonkin

Mother: John Tonkin

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Carvosoe

Children(s): John Tonkin, Charles Tonkin, Thomas Tonkin, Mary Tonkin, Susan Tonkin, Hannah Tonkin, Elizabeth Tonkin, Hannah Tonkin, William Tonkin, Philip Tonkin, Samuel Tonkin, Richard Tonkin

The story of Richard Woodward Tonkin began in 1797 in Newlyn, Paul, Penzance, Cornwall, England. In 1830, Richard Woodward Tonkin resided in Cornwall, England. Richard Woodward Tonkin married Elizabeth Bodinnar Carvosoe, and had children including Charles Tonkin, Elizabeth Carvosoe Tonkin, Hannah Debble Tonkin, Hannah Deeble Tonkin, John Carvossoe Tonkin, Mary Mathews Tonkin, Philip Tonkin, Richard Woodward Tonkin, Samuel Debble Tonkin, Susan Deeble Tonkin, Thomas Brombly Tonkin, William Henry Tonkin. Richard Woodward Tonkin passed away in 1859 in Penzance, Cornwall, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Woodward Tonkin began in 1797 in Newlyn, Paul, Penzance, Cornwall, England.
  • In 1830, Richard Woodward Tonkin resided in Cornwall, England.
  • Richard Woodward Tonkin married Elizabeth Bodinnar Carvosoe, and had children including Charles Tonkin, Elizabeth Carvosoe Tonkin, Hannah Debble Tonkin, Hannah Deeble Tonkin, John Carvossoe Tonkin, Mary Mathews Tonkin, Philip Tonkin, Richard Woodward Tonkin, Samuel Debble Tonkin, Susan Deeble Tonkin, Thomas Brombly Tonkin, William Henry Tonkin.
  • Richard Woodward Tonkin passed away in 1859 in Penzance, Cornwall, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Tonkin
1753–
Birth Location: –
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John Tonkin
1769–1852
Birth Location: Paul, Cornwall, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Carvosoe
1803–1877
Birth Location: Newlyn, Paul, Penzance, Cornwall, England
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Children(s)

John Tonkin
1826–1903
Birth Location: Newlyn, Paul, Penzance, Cornwall, England
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Charles Tonkin
1841–1908
Birth Location: Newlyn, Paul, Penzance, Cornwall, England
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Thomas Tonkin
1835–1919
Birth Location: Paul, Cornwall, England
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Mary Tonkin
1837–1887
Birth Location: Paul, Cornwall, England
MT
Susan Tonkin
1845–1923
Birth Location: Paul, Cornwall, England
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Hannah Tonkin
1845–1899
Birth Location: Newlyn, Paul, Penzance, Cornwall, England
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Elizabeth Tonkin
1839–1868
Birth Location: Newlyn, Paul, Cornwall, England
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Hannah Tonkin
1844–1844
Birth Location: Paul, Cornwall, England
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William Tonkin
1833–1919
Birth Location: Newlyn, Paul, Penzance, Cornwall, England
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Philip Tonkin
1831–1872
Birth Location: Newlyn, Paul, Penzance, Cornwall, England
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Samuel Tonkin
1829–1869
Birth Location: Newlyn, Paul, Penzance, Cornwall, England
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Richard Tonkin
1827–1869
Birth Location: Newlyn, Paul, Penzance, Cornwall, England
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Richard Tonkin's Ancestors

Self
Richard Tonkin
1797–1859
Birth Place: Newlyn, Paul, Penzance, Cornwall, England
Parents
John Tonkin
1753–
John Tonkin
1769–1852
Paul, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
Thomas Tonkin
1726–
Ann Davies
1719–
Philip Tonkin
1739–1781
Paul, Cornwall
Eleanour
1735–1818
Paul, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Tonkin
1704–1804
Margaret Olivie
1709–1817
Robert Tonkin
1704–1804
Margaret Olivie
1709–1817
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Tonkin
1670–
Elizabeth Tonkin
1662–
Richard Tonkin
1670–
Elizabeth Tonkin
1662–

Richard Tonkin's Descendants

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Richard (Woodward) Tonkin (8 Oct 1797–10 Jan 1859) m. Elizabeth (Bodinnar) Carvosoe (27 Feb 1803–Mar 1877)
  1. 1. John (Carvossoe) Tonkin 1826–1903 m. Margaret Boase 1826–1895
    1. 1. John (Carvossoe) Tonkin 1853–1914 m. Ann (Elizabeth) Woodcock 1852–1899 m. Fanny (Georgina) Edwards 1861–1911
      1. 1. Maude (Heywood) Tonkin 1886–1975 m. Albert (Eichardt (Bert)) O'Meara 1886–1956
        1. 1. Patricia (Joy (Joy)) O'Meara 1924–2021 m. George (Wallace (Mac)) Macgregor 1918–1998
        2. 2. Audrey (Maxine) O'Meara 1915–1992 m. James (Harry (Jim)) Parkinson 1923–2014
        3. 3. Margaret (Leslie) O'Meara 1912–2001 m. Brian (John) Butler 1912–1977
      2. 2. William (Stephen) Woodcock 1882–1950 m. Edith (Grace) Stagg 1880–1951
        1. 1. Margaret (Grace) Tonkin 1913–2001 m. Neil (Haldane) Ames 1903–1960
        2. 2. John (Carvossoe Stephen) Tonkin 1920–1988 m. Shirley (Lyford Curtis) Dr 1921–2016
      3. 3. John (Carvossoe (Jack)) Tonkin 1881–1916
      4. 4. Margaret (Boase) Tonkin 1892–1985 m. John (Douglas) Scott 1877–1955
        1. 1. Ian (Douglas Turnbull) Scott 1925–2007
        2. 2. Pamela (Patricia Douglas (Pam)) Scott 1923–1986 m. Alan (Thomas) Gregory 1925–1986
      5. 5. Herrick Tonkin 1893–1976 m. Mavis (Irene) Cato 1898–1988
        1. 1. Peter (Gerald) Tonkin 1922–2003 m. Sheila (L E) Gillon 1924–2014
      6. 6. Frederick (Dudley (Dudley)) Tonkin 1901–1991 m. Dorothy (Alice) Lound 1904–1979
        1. 1. David (Graeme Tonkin LLB Venerable) Archdeacon 1931–2021 m. Sarah (Rosemary Anne (Sally)) Furniss 1937–2008
      7. 7. Ronald (Carvossoe (Ron)) Tonkin 1905–1998 m. Alma (Maud Caldwell) Chalmers 1908–1999
        1. 1. Kathryn (Frances) Tonkin 1945–1946
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Carvossoe) Tonkin 1869–1870
    3. 3. Francis (Joseph (Frank)) Tonkin 1862–1913 m. Elizabeth (Mary) Davey 1864–1911
      1. 1. Wilfred (John) Tonkin 1903–1980 m. Elizabeth (Pearce) Pentreath 1900–1990
        1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Tonkin 1926–1999 m. Fredrick ((Fred)) Hicks 1915–1983
      2. 2. Frank (T) Tonkin 1890–1962 m. Jessie Tonkin 1890–1968
        1. 1. Frank (A) Tonkin 1919–1994 m. Evelyn (Lucinda) Johnston 1923–2010
        2. 2. Vera Tonkin 1923–
        3. 3. Isobel (Johnston) Tonkin 1912–1986 m. Thomas (William) Kean 1909–1991
        4. 4. William (J (Willie)) Tonkin 1925–1995
        5. 5. Winnie Tonkin 1914–
        6. 6. Jessie Tonkin 1915–
        7. 7. Margarite Tonkin 1916–2002 m. John (Halbert) Morrison 1911–1977
    4. 4. Jane Tonkin 1864–1922 m. Frederick (Thomas) Kitt 1862–1935
      1. 1. Robert (Gordon) Kitt 1899–1900
      2. 2. Margaret (Emma) Kitt 1903– m. John (Wilson) Ross 1900–1973
      3. 3. James (Albert) Kitt 1901–1938
      4. 4. Frederick (John) Kitt 1892–1943 m. Mary (Grant) MacIntyre 1894–1956
        1. 1. Jean (Lesley) Kitt 1928–1928
        2. 2. Eileen (Tonkin) Kitt 1924–2016
    5. 5. Thomas (Charles) Tonkin 1860–1911 m. Jessie Gibson 1859–1929
    6. 6. Richard (Woodward) Tonkin 1859–1947 m. Elizabeth (Mary) Pender 1857–1930
      1. 1. Richard (Woodward Tonkin) Jnr 1884–1959 m. Roberta (Maria) Faloon 1893–1976 m. Florence (Harriet Hawke) Noall 1882–1937 m. Mabel (Susannah) Noall 1884–1921
        1. 1. Jack (Woodward) Tonkin 1912–1984 m. Alfreda (Nancy (Freda)) Tait 1912–1998
    7. 7. Mary (Boase) Tonkin 1854–1891
    8. 8. William (Tonkin) Capt 1857–1920 m. Kate (Morris) Truscott 1857–1923
      1. 1. Richard (Woodward) Tonkin 1894–1941
      2. 2. Margaret (Boase) Tonkin 1886–1887
      3. 3. George (Foster) Tonkin 1889–1964
        1. 1. Claude (Neale) Tonkin 1921–1994
        2. 2. Kate (Janet) Tonkin 1925–
      4. 4. William (Trustcott) Tonkin 1882–1951 m. Constance (Hayzell) Englethorpe 1889–1966
        1. 1. Margaret (Cecilia) Tonkin 1909–
        2. 2. Alexander (William) Tonkin 1913–1942
    9. 9. Elizabeth (Carvossoe) Tonkin 1866–1868
    10. 10. Elizabeth Tonkin 1860–1870
  2. 2. Charles Tonkin 1841–1908 m. Eliza Tonkin 1835–1922
  3. 3. Thomas (Brombly) Tonkin 1835–1919 m. Mary (M) Tonkin 1838–
    1. 1. Thomas (Rowe) Tonkin 1870–
    2. 2. Richard (Woodward) Tonkin 1877–
    3. 3. Ann Tonkin 1859–
  4. 4. Mary (Mathews) Tonkin 1837–1887 m. Thomas Tonkin 1834–
    1. 1. RICHARD (WOODWARD) TONKIN 1869–1947
    2. 2. Ann Tonkin 1859–
    3. 3. Thomas (Rowe) Tonkin 1870–
  5. 5. Susan (Deeble) Tonkin 1845–1923 m. Edmund Heywood 1842–
    1. 1. Roseanna ((Ann)) Heywood 1871–1941 m. Joseph (Yates) Marsden 1871–1954
      1. 1. Harvey (Heywood) Marsden 1912–1973 m. Harriet (Gertrude) McConnell 1905–1998
      2. 2. Susan (Heywood) Marsden 1904–
      3. 3. Ada ((Marsden)) Davenport 1883–1965
      4. 4. Gerard (Pendleberry) Marsden 1907–1974
    2. 2. Abraham Heywood 1873–
    3. 3. Susan (Tonkin) Heywood 1869–
    4. 4. Maud Heywood 1880–
    5. 5. Richard Heywood 1877–
    6. 6. Edmund Heywood 1875–
    7. 7. Elizabeth (Ellen) Heywood 1866–1956
  6. 6. Hannah (Debble) Tonkin 1845–1899
  7. 7. Elizabeth (Carvosoe) Tonkin 1839–1868
  8. 8. Hannah (Deeble) Tonkin 1844–1844
  9. 9. William (Henry) Tonkin 1833–1919 m. Jane Sherris 1834–1900 m. Hannah (Sophia (Anna)) Pollard 1837–1902
    1. 1. Elizabeth (M (Eliza)) Tonkin 1875–
    2. 2. William (C) Tonkin 1873–
    3. 3. John (Francis) Tonkin 1871–
    4. 4. Richard (Woodward) Tonkin 1869–1940 m. Eliza (Scadden) Mumford 1873–1938
      1. 1. James (Woodward) Tonkin 1903–
      2. 2. Florence (Winifred) Tonkin 1900–1966
      3. 3. William (Mumford) Tonkin 1898–1968
      4. 4. Nora (Gladys) Tonkin 1895–1970 m. Kenneth (Foster) Peabody 1881–1956 m. Percy (Charles) Turner 1884–1975
        1. 1. Alan (Woodward) Peabody 1925–2011 m. Nancy (Ann) Kilde 1932–2008
        2. 2. Joyce (Esther) Peabody 1927–2011 m. Eugene (Warren (Gene)) Harwood 1927–2016
      5. 5. Herbert (George) Tonkin 1907–1957
      6. 6. Elizabeth (May) Tonkin 1909–
      7. 7. Lilian (Tregarthen) Tonkin 1911–1971
    5. 5. George (Tonkin) Capt 1866–1935 m. Harriett (Mary) Wilson 1879–1952 m. Maria (Louisa) Highman 1865–1899
      1. 1. Sydney (Wynn) Tonkin 1910–1932
      2. 2. Henry (George) Tonkin 1904–
    6. 6. Jane (Sherris) Tonkin 1865–1919
    7. 7. Elizabeth (Marr (Eliza)) Tonkin 1862–
    8. 8. Oliver (Bodinnar) Tonkin 1867–1943 m. Elizabeth (Mary) Chapple 1871–1903 m. Catherine ((Kitty)) Eddy 1866–1951
      1. 1. Hilda Tonkin 1900–1980 m. George (Henry) Barnes 1896–1975
        1. 1. George (Henry Oliver) Barnes 1924–1995 m. Nellie Linfoot 1913–2000
        2. 2. William (Charles) Barnes 1931–1991
        3. 3. Richard Barnes 1936–1937
        4. 4. William (Percival) Barnes 1930–1931
        5. 5. Lyla (Frances) Barnes 1927–2016
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Mary) Tonkin 1899–1983 m. William (Archer) Rawlings 1900–1978
        1. 1. Shirley (Rawlings) SR 1935–2019
      3. 3. Ann (Cotton) Tonkin 1894–1979
      4. 4. Oliver (Bodinner (Olly)) Tonkin 1896–1969
      5. 5. Charles (Thomas (Chaska)) Tonkin 1898–1989
      6. 6. Thomas (Harry) Tonkin 1898–1969
      7. 7. Richard (Henry) Tonkin 1905–1970
    9. 9. William (Henry) Tonkin 1860–1952 m. Margaret (Cattran) Cornish 1866–1956
      1. 1. William (Henry Tonkin) Snr 1901–1955 m. Olga (Mary) Williams 1907–1995
        1. 1. William (Henry Tonkin) Jnr 1929–2006
    10. 10. William Tonkin 1860–1861
  10. 10. Philip Tonkin 1831–1872 m. Mary (Mann) Harry 1832–1903
    1. 1. Richard (Harry) Tonkin 1867–1939 m. Laura (C Ellen) Richards 1874–1913 m. Amelia (Gertrude) Harry 1876–1954
      1. 1. Janey Tonkin 1901–1969
      2. 2. Richard Tonkin 1909–1974
      3. 3. Jack Tonkin 1913–
      4. 4. Richard (Harry) Tonkin 1900–1975
      5. 5. Phillip (Gordon) Tonkin 1906–1982
      6. 6. John (Giles) Tonkin 1909–1975 m. Marie Tregenza 1917–1979
    2. 2. Adelaide ((Ada)) Tonkin 1864–1938 m. John (Charles) Trewavas 1865–1938
      1. 1. Elswitha (Mary (Elsie)) Trewavas 1904–1990 m. John (Hughes) Larson 1904–1986
        1. 1. Bruce Larson 1942–1969
        2. 2. Montague Larson 1928–2008 m. Dorothy (E) Trace 1929–1964
      2. 2. Charles Trewavas 1896–1972
      3. 3. Philip (Montague (Monty)) Trewavas 1899–1916
      4. 4. Wilfred (Norman (Norman)) Trewavas 1903–1965
    3. 3. Philip (B) Tonkin 1863–1919 m. Philippa (Jane) White 1865–1921
      1. 1. James (White) Tonkin 1890–1973 m. Elizabeth (Warren) Mann 1893–1988
        1. 1. Kenneth Tonkin 1926– m. Kathleen (Audrey (Audrey)) Quick 1924–2000
        2. 2. James (White) Tonkin 1921–2010 m. Muriel Davey 1918–2019
        3. 3. James (White) Tonkin 1920–1920
      2. 2. Phillip Tonkin 1888–1957
      3. 3. Annie (Adelaide) Tonkin 1885–1967
      4. 4. Phillipa Tonkin 1884–1884
      5. 5. Richard (Harry) Tonkin 1895–1963 m. Mabel (Jane) Hocking 1892–1980
        1. 1. Thomas (Hugh) Tonkin 1928–2004 m. Patricia Bowman 1931–2011
        2. 2. Richard (Harry) Tonkin 1925–2007
      6. 6. Wilfred Tonkin 1898–1986
      7. 7. Philippa (Jane) Tonkin 1893–1894
    4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Tonkin 1858–1923 m. Charles Harvey 1855–1911
      1. 1. Charles Harvey 1885–1932
    5. 5. Samuel (Charles (Charles)) Tonkin 1869–1950 m. Maria (Louisa) Osborne 1872–1922
      1. 1. Charles (Gordon) Tonkin 1895–1959
      2. 2. James (Stanley) Tonkin 1898–1932
    6. 6. Clewitha (A) Tonkin 1871–1942
  11. 11. Samuel (Debble) Tonkin 1829–1869 m. Anne Mumford 1836–1916
    1. 1. Samuel (Alfred) Tonkin 1860–1909
    2. 2. Richard (Woodward) Tonkin 1862–1947 m. Amelia (Downing) Hosking 1866–
      1. 1. Richard (Percival Woodward) Tonkin 1895–1972 m. Regina (Gladys May) Bottrell 1901–1989
        1. 1. Sheila Tonkin 1928–1968 m. Robert (Cyril) Tucker 1926–2009
  12. 12. Richard (Woodward) Tonkin 1827–1869 m. Harriet Bodinnar 1830–1858
    1. 1. Richard (Woodward) Tonkin 1858–1859
    2. 2. Joseph Tonkin 1856–1905 m. Eliza (Mumford) Davis 1867–1931 m. Louisa Tonkin 1858–1883
      1. 1. Harriett (Bodinar) Tonkin 1880–1903
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Leonie) Tonkin 1892–
      3. 3. Eric (Woodward) Tonkin 1894– m. Florence (Louisa) Bartlett 1903–1958
        1. 1. Eve Tonkin 1926–1977
      4. 4. Winifred (May) Tonkin 1900–1961
      5. 5. Reginald (Davis) Tonkin 1902–
      6. 6. Violet (Janie Maud) Tonkin 1889–1920
      7. 7. Harriett (B) Tonkin 1880–
      8. 8. Erie Tonkin 1895–

Richard Tonkin's Timeline

6 Records

1797
8 Oct 1797
Birth of Richard Woodward Tonkin in Newlyn, Paul, Penzance, Cornwall, England
Newlyn, Paul, Penzance, Cornwall, England
1797
8 Oct 1797
Richard Woodward Tonkin was baptized in Paul, Cornwall, England
Paul, Cornwall, England
1830
2 Jan 1830
Age 33
Richard Woodward Tonkin resided here in Cornwall, England
Cornwall, England
1841
1841
Age 44
Richard Woodward Tonkin resided here in Paul, Cornwall, England
Paul, Cornwall, England
1851
1851
Age 54
Richard Woodward Tonkin resided here in Paul, Cornwall, England
Paul, Cornwall, England
1859
10 Jan 1859
Age 62
Death of Richard Woodward Tonkin in Penzance, Cornwall, England
Penzance, Cornwall, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1797
    Event Place: Newlyn, Paul, Penzance, Cornwall, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1918; Folio: 358; Page: 52; GSU roll: 221072-221073
    [2] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 143; Book: 9; Civil Parish: Paul; County: Cornwall; Enumeration District: 19; Folio: 62; Page: 33; Line: 3; GSU roll: 241265

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1797
    Event Place: Paul, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1830
    Event Place: Cornwall, England
    Record Source: UK, City and County Directories, 1766 - 1946, UK, City and County Directories, 1600s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Paul, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 143; Book: 9; Civil Parish: Paul; County: Cornwall; Enumeration District: 19; Folio: 62; Page: 33; Line: 3; GSU roll: 241265

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Paul, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1918; Folio: 358; Page: 52; GSU roll: 221072-221073

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1859
    Event Place: Penzance, Cornwall, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations)
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
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