Emma (Rule) Tonkin (1840 - 1927)

Born 1840 in St Keverne, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Wife of John Tonkin — married 16 Apr 1866 in St Keverne, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 18 Sep 1927 at about age 87 in Auckland, New Zealand

Biography

Emma (Rule) Tonkin migrated from Cornwall to New Zealand.

Emma Rule daughter of John and Jenny was baptised 23 Oct 1840 in St Keverne, Cornwall, England ^[1]

She married John Tonkin 16 Apr 1866 in St Keverne ^[2]

Emma Tonkin age 33 with her husband John 34 bootmaker and their children Jane 7, John 5 and Bessie 1 emigrated to New Zealand on the Waitangi. arriving in Auckland on 20 Nov 1874 ^[3]

Emma Tonkin died age 88 ^[4] and was buried in the Waikaraka Cemetery in Auckland ^[5]

Sun (Auckland) vol 1 issue 143 20 Sep 1927
LATE MRS E TONKIN
Mrs Emma Tonkin, widow of the late Mr John Tonkin, died on Sunday at the age of 88. Mr Tonkin who died 18 months ago, and Mrs Tonkin both came of long-lived Cornish families. They arrived in New Zealand with their three children 50 years ago on the Waitangi.
Until recently Mrs Tonkin had enjoyed good health. She is survived by one son, Mr John Tonkin, Auckland, and two daughters, Mrs C.H. Hooper and Mrs W. Poad, Ponsonby. There are nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWWT-RMQ : 10 April 2021), Emma Rule, 1840.
2. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NF28-2TY : 13 March 2020), Emma Rule in entry for John Tonkin, 1866.
3. ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSBP-1T1 : 9 March 2021), Emma Tonkin, 20 Nov 1874; citing ship , Archives New Zealand, Wellington; FHL microfilm 004412845.
4. ↑ "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG6K-J79V : 4 January 2018), Emma Tonkin, 1927; citing Death, New Zealand, registration number 1927/5781, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 September 2021), memorial page for Emma Tonkin (unknown–18 Sep 1927), Find A Grave: Memorial #166255567, citing Waikaraka Cemetery, Onehunga, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand ; Maintained by Cyndi (contributor 47314338) .
6. ↑ https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/SUNAK19270920.2.192

• "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQYT-9WN : 5 March 2021), Emma Rule in household of John Rule, St Keverne, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG25-NCC : 9 November 2019), Emma Rule in household of Jane Rule, St Keverne, Cornwall, England; citing St Keverne, Cornwall, England, p. 14, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
• "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFVF-XYN : 15 July 2021), Emma Tonkin in entry for John Tonkin, 1871.