Elizabeth (Tonkin) White (1826 - 1911)

Born 1826 in St Buryan, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 27 Apr 1911 at about age 85 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Biography

Elizabeth (Tonkin) White migrated from Cornwall to South Australia.

This profile is part of the Tonkin Name Study.

Elizabeth Tonkin daughter of James and Elizabeth was baptised 15 January 1826 in St Buryan, Cornwall, England ^[1]

Elizabeth with her parents emigrated to South Australia on the British Sovereign, arriving at Port Adelaide on 17 July 1847 ^[2]

She married Thomas White on 26 February 1848 at St John Church, Adelaide. ^[3]

She passed away age 85 in 1911 ^[4] and was buried in West Terrace Cemetery. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5JH-497 : 18 September 2020), Elizabeth Tonkin, 1826.
2. ↑ Reconstructed passenger list for the British Sovereign 1847 (State Library of South Australia, Bound For South Australia Collection, https://bound-for-south-australia.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/ : accessed 21 May 2022) TONKIN James and wife and 2 children. TONKIN Elizabeth, Mary, Martha.
3. ↑ South Australia Marriage Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 7 Mar 2023) database entry for Thomas WHITE (age 26, marital status S) and Elizabeth TONKIN (age FL, marital status S) 26 Feb 1848 at St John Church Adelaide. Reference: District Adelaide, Book/Page 65/74
4. ↑ South Australia Death Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 7 Mar 2023) database entry for Elizabeth WHITE (Death date 27 Apr 1911, age 85, marital status W, place of death Adelaide, residence Maylands, relative Thomas WHITE [DH]) Reference: District Adelaide, Book/Page 356/373
5. ↑ Burial Record (Adelaide Cemeteries Authority, http://www.aca.sa.gov.au/Records : accessed 7 Mar 2023) database entry for Elizabeth WHITE (Date of service 29 Apr 1911, Cemetery West Terrace, Location Road 5 Extension, Row C, Site Number 20)

• "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQBM-XF1 : 5 March 2021), Elizabeth Tonkin in household of James Tonkin, Sancreed, 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.