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Richard Tonkin (abt. 1818 - 1876)

Richard Tonkin
Born about in Gwinear, Cornwall, England, United Kingdommap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of and
Husband of — married 28 Oct 1837 in St Just in Penwith, Cornwall, England, United Kingdommap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , , and
Died at about age 57 in Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australiamap
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Biography

Flag of Cornwall (St Piran's Cross, pre-1838)
Richard Tonkin was born in Cornwall, England.
This profile is part of the Tonkin Name Study.

Birth

Date 28 Jun 1818
Parish Gwinear
Name Richard Pearce TONKIN
Father Thomas, a miner
Mother Uny
Residence Gwinear

Marriage

Richard Tonkin married Jane Williams 28 Oct 1837 in St Just in Penwith, Cornwall, England. [1]
Date 28 Oct 1837
Parish Just in Penwith, St.
Groom Richard TONKIN
Age 23
Residence Nanjulian
Bachelor
Profession miner
Father Thomas, a miner
Bride Jane WILLIAMS
Age 23
Residence Kalinack
Spinster
Father Richard, a miner
Witnesses Richard Williams & John Tregear

Death

He passed away age 58 [2] and was buried in Eaglehawk Cemetery. [3]

Research Notes

His age in census records and at death have him born c1818 in St Just in Penwith. His death registration has a father's name of Thomas Tonkin.
The 1871 census for Richard's wife Jane, says that her husband had been in Australia 17 years. [4]
This could be a notice from his son, published in the Bendigo Advertiser 23 Mar 1871:
RICHARD TONKIN, of Clanachmoor, Cornwall, who arrived in the colony per ship Flora Temple, your Son THOMAS TONKIN and WIFE have arrived on Bendigo. Address Dead Horse Flat, near Eaglehawk. [5]
I have been unable to find a passenger list for the Flora Temple. It arrived in Melbourne 19 Oct 1854, the newspaper only lists cabin passengers, there were 443 in steerage. [6]

Sources

  1. ↑ "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGL2-DKLD : 9 March 2021), Richard Tonkin and Jane Williams, 28 Oct 1837; citing Marriage, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Cornwall Records Office, Truro.
  2. ↑ Victoria State Government, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Richard Tonkin. Death. Registration number 1358/1876. Mother unknown, Father Thomas. Place of birth St Jus. Place of death not recorded. Spouse at death Jane Williams. Age at death 58. Link to search page
  3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 07 June 2022), memorial page for Richard Tonkin (unknown–7 Feb 1876), Find A Grave: Memorial #211224069, citing Eaglehawk Cemetery, Eaglehawk, Greater Bendigo City, Victoria, Australia ; Maintained by woowoo (contributor 49949980) .
  4. ↑ "General Register Office: 1871 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5902a847e9379091b1d59639 : viewed 7 Jun 2022), Jane TONKING, Cornwall, England; from 1871 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives RG 10/2345, Folio 6, Page 3, Schedule 12, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
  5. ↑ "Advertising" Bendigo Advertiser (Vic. : 1855 - 1918) 23 March 1871: 3. Web. 7 Jun 2022 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article87968441>.
  6. ↑ "SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE." The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) 20 October 1854: 4. Web. 7 Jun 2022 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4799203>.




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