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Richard Harry Tonkin 1867–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1867

Birth Location: Mousehole, Cornwall, England

Death Date: Jun 1939

Death Location: Penzance, Cornwall, England

Father: Philip Tonkin

Mother: Mary Harry

Spouse(s): Laura Richards, Amelia Harry

Children(s): Janey Tonkin, Richard Tonkin, Jack Tonkin, Richard Tonkin, Phillip Tonkin, John Tonkin

In 1867, Richard Harry Tonkin entered the world in Mousehole, Cornwall, England, born to Philip Tonkin And Mary Mann Harry. In 1871, Richard Harry Tonkin resided in St Paul, Cornwall, England. Richard Harry Tonkin married Amelia Gertrude Harry, Laura C Ellen Richards, and had children including Jack Tonkin, Janey Tonkin, John Giles Tonkin, Phillip Gordon Tonkin, Richard Harry Tonkin, Richard Tonkin, Samuel Tonkin This One. Richard Harry Tonkin passed away in 1939 in Penzance, Cornwall, England.

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Biography

  • In 1867, Richard Harry Tonkin entered the world in Mousehole, Cornwall, England, born to Philip Tonkin And Mary Mann Harry.
  • In 1871, Richard Harry Tonkin resided in St Paul, Cornwall, England.
  • Richard Harry Tonkin married Amelia Gertrude Harry, Laura C Ellen Richards, and had children including Jack Tonkin, Janey Tonkin, John Giles Tonkin, Phillip Gordon Tonkin, Richard Harry Tonkin, Richard Tonkin, Samuel Tonkin This One.
  • Richard Harry Tonkin passed away in 1939 in Penzance, Cornwall, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Tonkin's Ancestors

Self
Richard Tonkin
1867–1939
Birth Place: Mousehole, Cornwall, England
Parents
Philip Tonkin
1831–1872
Newlyn, Paul, Penzance, Cornwall, England
Mary (Mann) Harry
1832–1903
Mousehole, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
Richard (Woodward) Tonkin
1797–1859
Newlyn, Paul, Penzance, Cornwall, England
Elizabeth (Bodinnar) Carvosoe
1803–1877
Newlyn, Paul, Penzance, Cornwall, England
William (Daniel) Harry
1798–1874
Mousehole, Cornwall, England
Catherine (Elizabeth Waddy (Elizabeth)) Mann
1798–1875
Mousehole, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
John Tonkin
1753–
John Tonkin
1769–1852
John Carvosoe
1778–1835
Mary Mathews
1767–1829
William Harry
1775–1847
Elizabeth Willis
1775–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Tonkin
1726–
Ann Davies
1719–
Philip Tonkin
1739–1781
Eleanour
1735–1818
John Carvosoe
1742–1802
Elizabeth Payne
1743–
Henry Mathews
1738–1787
Mary Hosking
1742–1783
William Harry
1739–1786
Elizabeth Carvosoe
1738–1809

Richard Tonkin's Descendants

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Richard (Harry) Tonkin (Jan 1867–Jun 1939) m. Laura (C Ellen) Richards (January 1874–April 1913) m. Amelia (Gertrude) Harry (9 Feb 1876–Jun 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

Richard Tonkin's Timeline

9 Records

1866
Jul 1866
Birth of Richard Harry Tonkin in Mousehole, Cornwall, England
Mousehole, Cornwall, England
1867
Jan 1867
Birth of Richard Harry Tonkin in Mousehole, Cornwall, England
Mousehole, Cornwall, England
1871
1871
Age 4
Richard Harry Tonkin resided here in St Paul, Cornwall, England
St Paul, Cornwall, England
1881
1881
Age 14
Richard Harry Tonkin resided here in Paul, Cornwall, England
Paul, Cornwall, England
1891
1891
Age 24
Richard Harry Tonkin resided here in Paul, Cornwall, England
Paul, Cornwall, England
1901
1901
Age 34
Richard Harry Tonkin resided here in Plymouth, Devon, England
Plymouth, Devon, England
1911
1911
Age 44
Richard Harry Tonkin resided here in Gernick St, Mousehole, Paul, Cornwall, England
Gernick St, Mousehole, Paul, Cornwall, England
1914
April 1914
Age 47
Richard Harry Tonkin was married in Penzance, Cornwall, England
Penzance, Cornwall, England
1939
Jun 1939
Age 72
Death of Richard Harry Tonkin in Penzance, Cornwall, England
Penzance, Cornwall, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jul 1866
    Event Place: Mousehole, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1867
    Event Place: Mousehole, Cornwall, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 14057
    [2] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1856; Folio: 6; Page: 6; GSU roll: 6096966
    [3] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2344; Folio: 7; Page: 8; GSU roll: 1341563
    [4] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 5c; Page: 240
    [5] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 2338; Folio: 4; Page: 1; GSU roll: 835093
    [6] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 2092; Folio: 99; Page: 43
    [7] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: April 1914
    Event Place: Penzance, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: St Paul, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 2338; Folio: 4; Page: 1; GSU roll: 835093

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Paul, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2344; Folio: 7; Page: 8; GSU roll: 1341563

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Paul, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1856; Folio: 6; Page: 6; GSU roll: 6096966

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Plymouth, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 2092; Folio: 99; Page: 43

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Gernick St, Mousehole, Paul, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 14057

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1939
    Event Place: Penzance, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 5c; Page: 240

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