William
Tonkin
Born in St Just in Penwith, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Tonkin
and Anne (Penrose) Tonkin
Brother of
Thomas Tonkin, Nanny Jane (Tonkin) Hooper, Elizabeth (Tonkin) Norris, Louisa Jane (Tonkin) Hooper, Margaret Ellen (Tonkin) Roberts, Sarah (Tonkin) Ellis, Amelia (Tonkin) Cock, Eliza Tonkin and Eliza (Tonkin) Mitchell
Husband of
Keziah Tonkin
— married
1873 in Victoria, Australia
Descendants 
Father of
Kezia Ethel Rosina Tonkin, William Henry Thomas Tonkin, Richard John Albert Tonkin, Ellen Ann Mabel (Tonkin) Paull, Ethel Mary Louisa (Tonkin) Richards, Nicholas James Harold Tonkin, Edward Herbert Edgar Tonkin, Beatrice Kezia Victoria (Tonkin) Williams and Rosina Florence Elizabeth (Tonkin) Clarke
Died
at age 52
in Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Dec 2020
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Biography
William Tonkin was born in Cornwall, England.
This profile is part of the Tonkin Name Study.
Birth
William was born in Cornwall in 1843. He was the son of Thomas Tonkin and Nanny Penrose. William was baptised September 9 1843 at St Just IN Penwith, Cornwall, England[1]
Immigration
William arrived in Australia with his family when he was fifteen years of age. his was an assisted emigration passage . Arrival Date 24 Mar 1858, Departing from Plymouth to Melbourne on the Atalanta. [2]
Marriage
William Tonkin married Keziah Tonkin in Victoria in 1873. [3]
Children
William Henry Tonkin 1874–1947
Kezia Ethel Rosina Tonkin 1874–1876
Richard John Albert Tonkin 1878–
Ellen Ann Mabel (Tonkin) Paull (1879-1914)
Ethel Mary Louisa Tonkin 1881–1937
Nicholas James Harold Tonkin 1883–1964
Edward Herbert Edgar Tonkin 1885–1949
Beatrice Kezia Victoria Tonkin 1889–1967
Rosina Florence Elizabeth Tonkin 1891–1965
Death
William died in Victoria in 1896 aged 52. Both parents named on the death index.[4]
Sources
- ↑ England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975FHL Film Number0226217, 0226218, 962681
- ↑ Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923; Series: VPRS 7666; Series Title: Inward Overseas Passenger Lists (British Ports) [Microfiche Copy of VPRS 947]; Ancestry Weblink: https://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1635/images/30796_125453__146-00313?pId=2755226
- ↑ Victoria BDM Marriages: 4818 / 1873
- ↑ Victoria BDM Deaths: 5700 / 1896
- Department of Justice, Victoria. Registry of Birth Deaths and Marriages [BDM] online database: https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 August 2021), memorial page for William Tonkin (Jul 1843–19 Apr 1896), Find A Grave: Memorial #200021043, citing Bendigo Public Cemetery, Bendigo, Greater Bendigo City, Victoria, Australia ; Maintained by Judy Biggs (contributor 48397106) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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 William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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 William:
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~6.25%
~6.25%
Lesley (Neivandt) McCallum 
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T651135 [compare], FTDNA kit #482452
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~3.12%
Tom Hill :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A781113 [compare], Ancestry member velandreath
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~3.12%
~3.12%
Chris (McCallum) Dunstan :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
~1.56%
Mel (Dunstan) Hayward :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A866028 [compare], Ancestry member MDunstan8482
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A866028 [compare]
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch A866028 [compare]
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Living DNA
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~0.78%
Rachel Branfield :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch GX1038531 [compare], Ancestry member rachel_coleman999
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