John
Tonkin
Born in Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Ancestors 
Son of John William Tonkin
and Nancy (Yourn) Tonkin
Brother of
Nanny Tonkin, Mary (Tonkin) Higgins, Grace (Tonkin) Williamson, Elizabeth Tonkin, Thomas Tonkin, William Tonkin, Sarah Jane (Tonkin) McPherson, Victoria Honor (Tonkin) Le Lievre and Lucy Ellen (Tonkin) Holland
Husband of
Anna Maria (Hook) Tonkin
— married
7 Nov 1888 in Maldon, Victoria, Australia
Descendants 
Father of
Charles Edgar Tonkin and John Leslie Tonkin
Died
at about age 69
in Newstead, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Jan 2012
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Biography
This profile is part of the Tonkin Name Study.
John was born in 1859 and is the son of John Tonkin, and Nancy/Nanny (Yourn)[1][2]
He married Anna Maria Hook in 1888 in Victoria[3]
He died in in 1928[4]
Death notice: [5]The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) Mon 13 Feb 1928 - TONKIN.—On the 8th February, at Castlemaine private hospital, John, eldest son of the late J. and N. Tonkin, Clydesdale, aged 68 years.
Sources
- ↑ Victoria Birth registration 15515/1859
- ↑ https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
- ↑ Victoria Marriage registration #7097/1888
- ↑ Victoria Death registration #993/1928
- ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3910343
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~0.78%
~3.12%
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