Born about in New Zealand
Ancestors 
Daughter of Arthur Edward Tonks
and Maria Leslie (Greathead) Tonks
Sister of
Ethel Daisy (Tonks) Brown and Arthur Raymond Tonks
Wife of
Edwin Thomas Bowden
— married
21 Nov 1911 (to 6 Dec 1919) in New Zealand
Wife of
Charles Henry Lockhart Tucker
— married
10 Jan 1921 (to Jul 1932) in New Zealand
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
Birth
On 3 November 1892 Alice Emma Tonks was born to Arthur Tonks and Maria Greathead. [1]
Marriage-1
On 22 November 1911 Alice Emma Tonks and Edwin Thomas Bowden were married. [2]
In 1914 she lived in Hutt Rd, and in 1919 139 Wallace St, Wellington South.
In December 1919 Alice successfully sued for divorce on the grounds of misconduct. The suit was undefended.[3]
Newspaper report - divorce [4]
A LOAD OFF HER SHOULDERS. On the ground of misconduct Alice Emma Bowden sought a divorce from Edwin Thomas Bowden. She said Bowden had not supported her for the last two years, and she had heard he was living with someone else. Maria Tonks, the petitioner's mother, deposed that Bowden had not supported his wife for some time. Witness had seen the respondent two days ago and he said he hoped the divorce was granted; it would take a big load off his shoulders. A decree nisi was granted.
Marriage-2
On 10 January 1921 Alice Emma Bowden and Charles Henry Lockhart Tucker were married. [5]
In 1922 she lived at 139 Wallace St, and subsequently until 1943 at 44 Seatoun Rd, Wellington
They divorced in July 1932, but she kept Tucker as her surname.. [6]
Charles Henry Lockhart Tucker v. Alice Emma Tucker, adultery
In 1939 Charles remarried.
Research
On 28 April 1962 a person called Alice Tonks passed away, aged 72. [7] The age at death is not a good match for Emma born November 1892.
Sources
- ↑ NZBDM
- births 3/11/1892 1892/12330 Tonks, Alice Emma, Maria, Arthur Edward
- ↑ NZBDM
- marriages 22/11/1911 1911/7058 Alice Emma Tonks, Edwin Thomas Bowden
- ↑ DOINGS IN DIVORCE, NZ Truth, Issue 755, 6 December 1919
- ↑ New Zealand Times, Volume XLV, Issue 10447, 27 November 1919, Page 5
- ↑ NZBDM marriages 10/1/1921 1921/2508 Alice Emma Bowden, Charles Henry Lockhart Tucker
- ↑ Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 23, 27 July 1932, Page 12
- ↑ NZBDM deaths 28/4/1962 1962/23008 Tonks, Alice, 72Y
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alice by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Alice:
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