THE TONKIN FAMILY

James Tonken married Elenor Skewes on 13 NOV 1829 in Kenwyn
(In 1841 James is aged 35 and a Copper Miner. Elenor is aged 35. The family is living in Penstrase Moors, Kea)
(In 1851 James is aged 45 and a Copper Miner. Elenor is aged 45. The family is living in Penstrase, Kea)
(In 1861 James is aged 55 and a Tin and Copper Miner. Elenor is aged 55. The family is living in Chacewater, Kea)
(James was buried on 26 NOV 1866 in Chacewater aged 61)
(In 1871 Elenor is aged 64 and a Housekeeper. She is living in Chacewater, Kea)
(In 1881 Eleanor is aged 75 and living in Back Lane, Chacewater)
(Eleanor was buried on 29 MAR 1883 in Chacewater aged 77)

I have identified nine children

Name Date and place of Christening Any other information
Nanny Tonkin Born around 1830 In 1841 she is at home aged 11
Married Hugh Manuell on 7 NOV 1850 in Kenwyn
Thomas Tonkin Born in Three Barrells
Christened on 29 MAY 1835 in Chacewater
[Source = opc database] 		In 1841 he is at home aged 9
In 1851 he is at home aged 19 and a Copper Miner
In 1861 he is at home aged 28 and a Mine Engine Driver
Not located in 1871
In 1881 he is at home aged 48 and a Mine Engineer
In 1891 he is aged 59 and a retired Enginner living with his sister Elizabeth and family in Chacewater
Buried on 19 JUL 1908 in Chacewater aged 75
James Tonkin Born in Three Barrells
Christened on 29 MAY 1835 in Chacewater
[Source = opc database] 		In 1841 he is at home aged 7
In 1851 he is at home aged 16 and a Copper Miner
Not located in 1861
Jane Tonkin Born in Penstraze
Christened on 29 MAR 1837 in Chacewater
[Source = opc database] 		In 1841 she is at home aged 4
Jane Tonkin of Pentraze Moors was buried on 2 SEP 1842 in Chacewater aged 6
Samuel Tonkin Born in Stragmore
Christened on 19 MAY 1839 in Kea
[Source = opc database] 		In 1841 he is at home aged 2
In 1851 he is at home aged 12 and a Copper Miner
Stephen Tonkin of Penstraze was buried on 4 MAY 1851 in Chacewater aged 13
Elizabeth Tonkin Born around 1841 In 1851 she is at home aged 10
In 1861 she is at home aged 19 and a Grocers' Assistant
Married Samuel Doble on 26 DEC 1866 in Chacewater
Benjamin Tonkin Born in Kea
Christened on 5 AUG 1850 in Chacewater
[Source = opc database] 		In 1851 he is ast home aged 8 and a Scholar
In 1861 he is at home aged 18 and a Tin and Copper Miner
Married Isabella Jobling in 1869
William Tonkin Born in Kea
Christened on 16 FEB 1849 in Chacewater
[Source = opc database] 		In 1851 he is ast home aged 5 a Scholar
In 1861 he is at home aged 15 and a Tin and Copper Miner
Not located in 1871
John Tonkin Born in Penstraze
Christened on 24 MAR 1848 in Chacewater
[Source = opc database]

In 1851 he is at home aged 3
In 1861 he is at home aged 13 and a Cordwainers' Apprentice
In 1871 he is aged 23 and a Minister lodging in the home of Thomas Filmer, a Florist of Acton, London
Married Annie Elizabeth Gauvain in 1872

 

John Tonkin married Annie Elizabeth Gauvain on 9 JUL 1872 in Alderney, Channel Islands)
(In 1881 John is aged 33 and an Independant Minister. Annie is aged 35. The famiy is living in Ullesthorpe, Leicestershire)
(In 1891 John is aged 43 and a Congregational Minister. Annie is aged 45. The family is living in Edwards Terrace, Strood, Kent)
(In 1901 John is aged 53 and a Congregational Minister and Schoolmaster. Annie is aged 55. The family is living in Rochester, Kent)
(John died on 9 OCT 1903. Buried in Strood Cemetery)
(In 1911 Annie is aged 65. The family is living in Rochester, Kent)
(Ann ie died on 22 JAN 1919. Buried in Strood Cemetery)



The final resting place of John and Annie

I have identified eight children

Name Date and place of birth Any other information
John Gauvain Tonkin Born in the SEP quarter 1873
(Cheltenham 6a 209) 		In 1881 he is at home aged 7 and a Scholar
In 1891 he is at home aged 17
John died on 8 JAN 1893. Buried in Strood Cemetery
William Walke Tonkin Born in the JUN quarter 1875
(Wrexham 11b 303) 		In 18881 he is at home aged 5 and a Scholar
In 1891 he is at home aged 15
Married Maude Matilda Richardson in the JUN quarter 1900 (Medway 2a 31)
Dennis Turnbull Tonkin Born in the DEC quarter 1876
(Prestpn 8e 95) 		In 1881 he is at home aged 4
In 1891 he is at home aged 14
Married Nora ?
Thomas Skewes Tonkin Born in the JUN quarter 1879
(Lutterworth 7a 114) 		In 1881 he is at home aged 1
In 1891 he is at home aged 11
In 1901 he is at home aged 21 and a London County Council Clerk
Annie Eleanor Tonkin Born in the DEC quarter 1880
(Lutterworth 7a 278) 		In 1880 she is at home aged 0
Not located in 1891 or 1901
In 1911 she is at home aged 30
Ethel Jane Tonkin Born in the JUN quarter 1882
(Lutterworth 7a 311) 		In 1891 she is at home aged 8
Died on 14 JUL 1897. Buried in Strood Cemetery
Samuel Smithers Tonkin

Born in the JUN quarter 1884
(Lutterworth 7a 30)

In 1891 he is at home aged 7
In 1901 he is aged 17 and a School Boy in Staplegrove St John, Taunton, Somerset
Married Kate Elizabeth Hart in the SEP quarter 1910 (Medway 2a 14)
Theodora Mary Tonkin Born in the DEC quarter 1887
(Strood 2a 19) 		In 1891 she is at home aged 3
In 1901 she is at home aged 13
In 1911 she is at home aged 23

 

 


 

 

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