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William Henry Tonkin 1833–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 May 1833

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

Death Date: 1919

Death Location: Cornwall, England

Father: Richard Tonkin

Mother: Elizabeth Carvosoe

Spouse(s): Jane Sherris, Hannah Pollard

Children(s): Elizabeth Tonkin, William Tonkin, John Tonkin, Richard Tonkin, George Capt, Jane Tonkin, Elizabeth Tonkin, Oliver Tonkin, William Tonkin, William Tonkin

The story of William Henry Tonkin began in 1833 in Newlyn, Paul, Penzance, Cornwall, England. In 1851, William Henry Tonkin resided in Paul, Cornwall, England. William Henry Tonkin married Hannah Sophia Anna Pollard, Jane Sherris, and had children including Elizabeth M Eliza Tonkin, Elizabeth Marr Eliza Tonkin, George Tonkin Capt, Jane Sherris Tonkin, John Francis Tonkin, Oliver Bodinnar Tonkin, Richard Woodward Tonkin, William C Tonkin, William Henry Tonkin, William Tonkin. William Henry Tonkin passed away in 1919 in Cornwall, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Henry Tonkin began in 1833 in Newlyn, Paul, Penzance, Cornwall, England.
  • In 1851, William Henry Tonkin resided in Paul, Cornwall, England.
  • William Henry Tonkin married Hannah Sophia Anna Pollard, Jane Sherris, and had children including Elizabeth M Eliza Tonkin, Elizabeth Marr Eliza Tonkin, George Tonkin Capt, Jane Sherris Tonkin, John Francis Tonkin, Oliver Bodinnar Tonkin, Richard Woodward Tonkin, William C Tonkin, William Henry Tonkin, William Tonkin.
  • William Henry Tonkin passed away in 1919 in Cornwall, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Tonkin
1797–1859
Birth Location: Newlyn, Paul, Penzance, Cornwall, England
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Elizabeth Carvosoe
1803–1877
Birth Location: Newlyn, Paul, Penzance, Cornwall, England
EC

Spouses(s)

Jane Sherris
1834–1900
Birth Location: Scilly Isles, Cornwall, England
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Hannah Pollard
1837–1902
Birth Location: St Paul, Newlyn, Cornwall, England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Tonkin
1875–
Birth Location: Notting Hill, London, England
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William Tonkin
1873–
Birth Location: Notting Hill, London, England
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John Tonkin
1871–
Birth Location: Holloway, London, England
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Richard Tonkin
1869–1940
Birth Location: Holloway, Middlesex, England
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George Capt
1866–1935
Birth Location: Portsea, Hampshire, England
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Jane Tonkin
1865–1919
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
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Elizabeth Tonkin
1862–
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
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Oliver Tonkin
1867–1943
Birth Location: Newlyn, Cornwall, England
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William Tonkin
1860–1952
Birth Location: Newlyn, Paul, Cornwall, England
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William Tonkin
1860–1861
Birth Location: Portsea, Hampshire, England
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William Tonkin's Ancestors

Self
William Tonkin
1833–1919
Birth Place: Newlyn, Paul, Penzance, Cornwall, England
Parents
Richard Woodward Tonkin
1797–1859
Newlyn, Paul, Penzance, Cornwall, England
Elizabeth (Bodinnar) Carvosoe
1803–1877
Newlyn, Paul, Penzance, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
John Tonkin
1753–
John Tonkin
1769–1852
Paul, Cornwall, England
John (Osborne) Carvosoe
1778–1835
Paul, Cornwall, England
Mary Mathews
1767–1829
Gulval, Cornwall, England
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
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Tonkin
1704–1804
Margaret Olivie
1709–1817
Robert Tonkin
1704–1804
Margaret Olivie
1709–1817
John Carvosoe
1706–1762
Elizabeth Bodinnar
1713–1776
Samuel Payne
1709–
Alice Harvey
1712–1780
Alexander Mathews
1702–1775
Sarah Matthews
1701–1775
Ferdinando Hosking
1717–1764
Constance Harris
1716–1799

William Tonkin's Descendants

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William (Henry) Tonkin (5 May 1833–1919) m. Jane Sherris (1834–Apr 1900) m. Hannah (Sophia (Anna)) Pollard (15 Mar 1837–5 Jan 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

William Tonkin's Timeline

10 Records

1833
5 May 1833
Birth of William Henry Tonkin in Newlyn, Paul, Penzance, Cornwall, England
Newlyn, Paul, Penzance, Cornwall, England
1833
5 May 1833
William Henry Tonkin was baptized in Paul, Cornwall, England
Paul, Cornwall, England
1851
1851
Age 18
William Henry Tonkin resided here in Paul, Cornwall, England
Paul, Cornwall, England
1861
1861
Age 28
William Henry Tonkin resided here in Portsea, Hampshire, England
Portsea, Hampshire, England
1869
29/9/1869
Age 36
William Henry Tonkin was married in Portsea, Hampshire, England
Portsea, Hampshire, England
1871
1871
Age 38
William Henry Tonkin resided here in Islington, London, England
Islington, London, England
1881
1881
Age 48
William Henry Tonkin resided here in Tottenham, Middlesex, England
Tottenham, Middlesex, England
1891
1891
Age 58
William Henry Tonkin resided here in Tottenham, Middlesex, England
Tottenham, Middlesex, England
1901
1901
Age 68
William Henry Tonkin resided here in Tottenham, Middlesex, England
Tottenham, Middlesex, England
1919
1919
Age 86
Death of William Henry Tonkin in Cornwall, England
Cornwall, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1833
    Event Place: Newlyn, Paul, Penzance, Cornwall, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 1073; Folio: 42; Page: 78
    [2] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1385; Folio: 107; Page: 40; GSU roll: 1341337
    [3] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 5c; Page: 301
    [4] 1871 Wales Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 5349; Folio: 111; GSU roll: 848447
    [5] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 298; Folio: 88; Page: 47; GSU roll: 824927
    [6] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 1256; Folio: 69; Page: 47
    [7] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 640; Folio: 14; Page: 22; GSU roll: 542676
    [8] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1918; Folio: 358; Page: 52; GSU roll: 221072-221073

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 5 May 1833
    Event Place: Paul, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2991869
    Event Place: Portsea, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    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 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Portsea, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 640; Folio: 14; Page: 22; GSU roll: 542676

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Islington, London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1871 Wales Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 5349; Folio: 111; GSU roll: 848447
    [2] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 298; Folio: 88; Page: 47; GSU roll: 824927

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Tottenham, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1385; Folio: 107; Page: 40; GSU roll: 1341337

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Tottenham, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 1073; Folio: 42; Page: 78

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Tottenham, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 1256; Folio: 69; Page: 47

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1919
    Event Place: Cornwall, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 5c; Page: 301
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