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William Trustcott Tonkin 1882–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Feb 1882

Birth Location: Scilly Islands, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 10 Sep 1951

Death Location: Durban, South Africa

Father: William Capt

Mother: Kate Truscott

Spouse(s): Constance Englethorpe

Children(s): Margaret Tonkin, Alexander Tonkin

In 1882, William Trustcott Tonkin entered the world in Scilly Islands, Cornwall, England, born to William Tonkin Capt And Kate Morris Truscott. William Trustcott Tonkin married Constance Hayzell Englethorpe, and had children including Alexander William Tonkin, Leonard Tonkin, Margaret Cecilia Tonkin. William Trustcott Tonkin passed away in 1951 in Durban, South Africa.

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Biography

  • In 1882, William Trustcott Tonkin entered the world in Scilly Islands, Cornwall, England, born to William Tonkin Capt And Kate Morris Truscott.
  • William Trustcott Tonkin married Constance Hayzell Englethorpe, and had children including Alexander William Tonkin, Leonard Tonkin, Margaret Cecilia Tonkin.
  • William Trustcott Tonkin passed away in 1951 in Durban, South Africa.

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William Tonkin's Ancestors

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William Tonkin
1882–1951
Birth Place: Scilly Islands, Cornwall, England
Parents
William Tonkin Capt
1857–1920
St Marys, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England
Kate (Morris) Truscott
1857–1923
St Marys, Scilly, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
John (Carvossoe) Tonkin
1826–1903
Newlyn, Paul, Penzance, Cornwall, England
Margaret Boase
1826–1895
St Marys Scilly, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Tonkin
1797–1859
Elizabeth Carvosoe
1803–1877
William Boase
1781–1869
Jane Beaglehall
1790–1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Tonkin
1753–
John Tonkin
1769–1852
John Carvosoe
1778–1835
Mary Mathews
1767–1829
Richard 2nd
1752–1833
Margaret Crudge
1756–1818
William Boase
1761–1832
Marjorey Saundry
1768–

William Tonkin's Descendants

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William (Trustcott) Tonkin (1 Feb 1882–10 Sep 1951) m. Constance (Hayzell) Englethorpe (5 Mar 1889–12 Aug 1966)
  1. 1. Margaret (Cecilia) Tonkin 1909–
  2. 2. Alexander (William) Tonkin 1913–1942

William Tonkin's Timeline

2 Records

1882
1 Feb 1882
Birth of William Trustcott Tonkin in Scilly Islands, Cornwall, England
Scilly Islands, Cornwall, England
1951
10 Sep 1951
Age 69
Death of William Trustcott Tonkin in Durban, South Africa
Durban, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1882
    Event Place: Scilly Islands, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1951
    Event Place: Durban, South Africa

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