Frederick John Tonkin (1871 - 1945)

Born 1871 in St Cleer, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 1945 at about age 74 in Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Biography

Frederick Tonkin migrated from Cornwall to New Zealand.

This profile is part of the Tonkin Name Study.

Frederick John Tonkin was born in 1871 in St Cleer, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, son of John Tonkin (1851–1909) and Joanna Toy (1851–1912).^[1]

His siblings were:

1. Bessie Tonkin (1873–1916)
2. Elizabeth Jane Tonkin (1875–1946)
3. William Thomas Tonkin (1875–1875)
4. Mary Tonkin (1877–1918)
5. Joseph Tonkin (1878–1879)
6. Albert Tonkin (1879–1942)
7. Charles Tonkin (1882–1954)
8. Emily Tonkin (1883– )
9. Clarence Tonkin (1885–1975)
10. Beatrice Tonkin (1888–1957)
11. John Tonkin (1889–1890)
12. Ivy Tonkin (1893–1910)
13. Annie Tonkin (1894–1989)

In 1871, Fred J (-1) was in the household of John Tonkin. ^[2]

His known son was Arthur Stanley Tonkin (1896–1989).

Frederick passed away in 1945 in Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, aged 73. He was buried in Hastings Cemetery and Crematorium, Camberley, Hastings District, Hawkes Bay.^{[3] [1]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 05 September 2021), memorial page for Frederick John Tonkin (1870–1945), Find A Grave: Memorial #188879124, citing Hastings Cemetery and Crematorium, Camberley, Hastings District, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand ; Maintained by JjH (contributor 48491654) .
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBZC-6YC : 12 July 2021), Fred J Tonkin in entry for John Tonkin, 1871.
3. ↑ "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG6V-YKR5 : 4 January 2018), Frederick John Tonkin, 1945; citing Death, New Zealand, registration number 1945/16904, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.

See also:

• "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS18-D4S : 9 March 2021), Fredk I Tonkin, 5 Jan 1875; citing ship , Archives New Zealand, Wellington; FHL microfilm 004412869.
• "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24K-Y652 : 4 October 2016), Frederick John Tonkin and Helena Koce, 1895; citing Marriage, New Zealand, registration number 1895/3760, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
• Papers Past (https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/ : accessed 24 Apr 2023) Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 21615, 18 January 1945, Page 6 (https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GISH19450118.2.83)