Headley
Tonkin
Born in Helston, South Australia, Australia
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Rowe Tonkin
and Margaret (John) Tonkin
Brother of
Thomas Rowe Tonkin, Margaret Jane Tonkin, Richard Tonkin, Mary Ann (Tonkin) Hill, Adeline Tonkin, Ernest Tonkin and Ruth Tonkin
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died about
at about age 49
in Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 8 May 2011
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Biography
Headley Tonkin was born in the Colony of South Australia (1836-1900)
This profile is part of the Tonkin Name Study.
Headley Tonkin son of Thomas Rowe Tonkin and Margaret John was born 19 Feb 1864 in Helston, South Australia [1]
He passed away in 1913 in Broken Hill, New South Wales [2] and was buried in the Broken Hill Cemetery [3]
The death occurred on Tuesday last of Mr Hedley Tonkin, an old and respected resident of Broken Hill, from an attack of pneumonia and pleurisy. The deceased gentleman had been for many years an employee of the Block 10 Company in his capacity of head tinsmith, and his many friends there learnt with sorrow the news of his demise. Mr Tonkin who was 49 years of age had resided at Railway Town for a considerable period, and his remains will be removed from his residence at the corner of Gaffney and Gypsum streets, at 3 o'clock this afternoon for interment in the Methodist section of the general cemetery. [4]
Sources
- ↑ South Australia Birth Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 22 May 2022) database entry for Headley Tonkin (Birth date 19 Feb 1864, Father Thomas Rowe Tonkin, Mother Margarate John, Birth residence Helston) Reference: District Kapunda, Book/Page 30/306B
- ↑ NSW Government. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Hedley Tonkin. Death. Registration number 12849/1913. District Broken Hill. Father Thomas R, Mother Margaret. Accessed 22 May 2022) Deaths search page
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 03 July 2021), memorial page for Hedley Tonkin (19 Feb 1865–Jul 1913), Find A Grave: Memorial #161921522, citing Broken Hill Cemetery, Broken Hill, Broken Hill City, New South Wales, Australia ; Maintained by cpoole7 (contributor 48598086) .
- ↑ "DEATH OF MR. HEDLEY TONKIN." Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, NSW : 1888 - 1954) 31 July 1913: 2. Web. 3 Jul 2021 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article45241369>.
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