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John Tonkin (1831 - 1920)

John Tonkin
Born in Plympton, Devon, England, United Kingdommap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 1853 in Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdommap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 89 in Hindmarsh, South Australia, Australiamap
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Biography

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John Tonkin migrated from Devon to South Australia.
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This profile is part of the Tonkin Name Study.

John Tonkin son of John and Mary was baptised 20 Feb 1831 in Plympton St Mary, Devon, England [1]

He married Maria Lavers 1853 in Devon [2]

John and Maria with their children Mary, Harriet, John, Albert and Fred emigrated to South Australia on the Earl Dalhousie, arriving at Port Adelaide on 12 Jan 1874 [3]

John Tonkin passed away age 92 on 23 Jan 1920 [4] and was buried in the Hindmarsh Cemetery [5]

Mr John Tonkin, who died at West Hindmarsh recently at the age of 93, was the oldest tanner and leather merchant in the Commonwealth. Born in Devonshire, he arrived in South Australia in 1873. He was employed by Messrs. Peacock and F. Fisher prior to entering business on his own account at Hindmarsh. At the age of 90 he took a trip unaccompanied to Melbourne on business. Four children survive, Mesdames W.H. Osborn, Echunga, and M Armstrong, Christchurch, New Zealand, and Messrs. J and A Tonkin, Hindmarsh. There are 18 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren. [6]

Sources

  1. "England, Devon, Parish Registers, 1538-1912", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCSK-CBX : 29 July 2021), John Tonkin, 1831.
  2. "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2D3M-FL8 : 13 December 2014), John Tonkin, 1853; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1853, quarter 4, vol. 5B, p. 511, Plymouth, Devon, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
  3. "Australia, South Australia, Immigrants Ship Papers, 1849-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSD7-RVYB?cc=2613135 : 5 February 2018), > image 1 of 1; Attorney General of South Australia, Adelaide.
  4. South Australia Death Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 23 May 2022) database entry for John Tonkin (Death date 23 Jan 1920, age 92, marital status M, place of death Hindmarsh West, residence Hindmarsh West) Reference: District Hindmarsh, Book/Page 435/107
  5. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 September 2021), memorial page for John Tonkin (unknown–23 Jan 1920), Find A Grave: Memorial #176346777, citing Hindmarsh Cemetery, Hindmarsh, Charles Sturt City, South Australia, Australia ; Maintained by MBeaven (contributor 48239022) .
  6. "Obituary." Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954) 21 February 1920: 37. Web. 26 Sep 2021 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article87446569>.

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