Catherine (Ivey) Tonkin (abt. 1844 - 1901)

Born about 1844 in Marazion, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Felix Semmers Lemon Tonkin — married 1872 in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Died 4 Sep 1901 at about age 57 in Lismore, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Catherine (Ivey) Tonkin migrated from Cornwall to New South Wales.

Catherine and Felix Tonkin, with their daughter Mary Ann, emigrated to New South Wales on the Earl Dalhousie, arriving on 22 Jul 1878. ^[1]

She passed away in 1901 ^[2] and was buried in North Lismore Cemetery. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ NSW State Archives and Records. Catherine Tonkin Assisted Immigrants Index 1839-1896 Age: 30 | Ship: Earl Dalhousie | Year: 1878 | Copy: Reels 2141, 2489.
2. ↑ NSW Government. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Catherine Tonkin. Death. Registration number 9812/1901. District Lismore. Father John, Mother not recorded. Accessed 26 May 2022. Deaths search page
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 May 2022), memorial page for Catherine Ivey Tonkin (1844–4 Sep 1901), Find A Grave: Memorial #150282170, citing North Lismore Cemetery, North Lismore, Lismore City, New South Wales, Australia ; Maintained by Ancestors (contributor 48053541) .

• "General Register Office: 1871 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5902a7b5e9379091b1d331da : viewed 26 May 2022), Catherine IVEY in household of Thomas JOHNS, Park Ann Venton, Cornwall, England; from 1871 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives RG 10/2336, Folio 37, Page 13, Schedule 79, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.