John
Tonking
aka Tonkin
Born about in St Just in Penwith, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of John Tonking
and Margaret Nicholas
Brother of
Thomas Tonking
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
John Tonking was born in Cornwall, England.
This profile is part of the Tonkin Name Study.
John was born about 1835. He is the son of John Tonking and Margaret Nicholas.
John was christened on November 22, 1835 in St Just in Penwith, Cornwall, England. [1]
The 1841 England Census records: William age 60 and Sally age 55 with children Charles age 35, William age 30, and Nanny age 20 are living in Sennen, Cornwall, England. William's sister, Margaret Tonkin age 25 and her children John age 6 and Thomas age 0 are living with them. [2]
The 1851 England Census records: William age 72 and wife Sarah age 67 with children Nanny age 27 and William age 42 are living in St Just Penwith, Cornwall, England. William is a weaver. John Tonking age 16 is William's nephew. [3]
Sources
- ↑ Name: John Tonkin Event Type: Christening Event Date: 22 Nov 1835 Event Place: St Just in Penwith, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom Event Place (Original): Saint Just in Penwith, Cornwall, England Gender: Male Father's Name: John Tonkin Mother's Name: Margaret GS Film Number: 226218 Digital Folder Number: 4 Indexing Project (Batch) Number: P02031-1 System Origin: ODM Citing this Record "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWK9-V2T : 20 March 2020), John Tonkin, 1835.
- ↑ Name: William Nicholas Event Type: Census Event Date: 1841 Event Place: Sennen, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom Event Place (Original): Sennen, Cornwall, England County: Cornwall Parish: Sennen Registration District: Penzance Residence Note: Escalls Gender: Male Age: 60 Age (Original): 60 Birth Year (Estimated): 1777-1781 Birthplace: Cornwall Page Number: 19 Registration Number: HO107 Piece/Folio: 144/13 Affiliate Record Type: Household Affiliate Image Identifier: GBC/1841/0144/0704&parentid=GBC/1841/0004325968 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace William Nicholas M 60 Cornwall Sally Nicholas F 55 Cornwall Charles Nicholas M 35 Cornwall William Nicholas M 30 Cornwall Nanny Nicholas F 20 Cornwall Margaret Tonkin F 25 Cornwall John Tonkin M 6 Cornwall Thomas Tonkin M 0 Book Number: 15 Household ID: 1099394 Line Number: 6 Digital Folder Number: 101720113 Image Number: 00704 Citing this Record "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQBM-NTN : 23 May 2019), William Nicholas, Sennen, 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.
- ↑ Name: William Nicholas Event Type: Census Event Date: 1851 Event Place: St Just Penwith, Cornwall, England Registration District: Penzance Residence Note: Weavers Place Gender: Male Age: 72 Marital Status: Married Occupation: Weaver Birth Year (Estimated): 1779 Birthplace: Sennen, Cornwall Relationship to Head of Household: Head Page Number: 25 Registration Number: HO107 Piece/Folio: 1919 / 279 Affiliate Record Type: Household Affiliate Image Identifier: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC/1851/4277840/00558&parentid=GBC/1851/0009686635 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace William Nicholas Head M 72 Sennen, Cornwall Sarah Nicholas Wife F 67 St Just, Cornwall Nanny Nicholas Daughter F 27 St Buryan, Cornwall William Nicholas Son M 43 St Just, Cornwall John Tonking Lodger M 16 St Just, Cornwall Household ID: 1951351 Line Number: 1 GS Film Number: 101795639 Digital Folder Number: 101795639 Image Number: 00558 Citing this Record "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG2T-WMZ : 9 November 2019), William Nicholas, St Just Penwith, Cornwall, England; citing St Just Penwith, Cornwall, England, p. 25, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
- FamilySearch.org
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