Absalom
Tonkin
Born in Mount Barker, South Australia, Australia
Ancestors 
Son of William Tonkin
and Elizabeth (Rundle) Tonkin
Brother of
Harriet Tonkin, Elizabeth Ann (Tonkin) Wilson, Mary Jane (Tonkin) Goodliffe, William Tonkin, John Rundle Tonkin, Richard Tonkin, Rebecca (Tonkin) Daniel, James Tonkin, Ellen (Tonkin) Andrews, Charlotte Tonkin and John James Tonkin
Husband of
Ann (Lang) Tonkin
— married
12 Jan 1875 in Mount Barker, South Australia, Australia
Father of
John Lang Tonkin, Edith Eleanor (Tonkin) Armes, Hilda Emily Wafforne (Tonkin) Lund, Mabel Marian Tonkin, William Hartley Tonkin and Frank Gordon Tonkin
Died
at age 57
in Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Jul 2021
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Biography
Absalom Tonkin was born in the Colony of South Australia (1836-1900)
Absalom has Cornish ancestors
This profile is part of the Tonkin Name Study.
Absalom was born in 1852. He is the son of William Tonkin and Elizabeth Rundle.
Sources
- Birth : South Australia Birth Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 23 Apr 2022) database entry for Absalom Tonkin (Birth date 18 Jan 1852, Father William Tonkin, Mother Elizabeth Rundle, Birth residence not recorded) Reference: District Adelaide, Book/Page 3/331.
- Marriage : South Australia Marriage Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 23 Apr 2022) database entry for Absalom Tonkin (age 23, marital status S, father William Tonkin) and Ann Lang (age 19, marital status S, father James Lang) 12 Jan 1875, Res of John Lang Mount Barker. Reference: District Mount Barker, Book/Page 102/73.
- Death : NSW Government. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Absalom Tonkin. Registration number 12630/1909, District Broken Hill, Father William, Mother Elizabeth. Accessed 23 Apr 2022. Deaths search page.
- "SAWYER'S SUDDEN DEATH." Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, NSW : 1888 - 1954) 6 November 1909: 6. Web. 13 Aug 2021 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article45088502>.
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Tonkin-1722 and Tonkin-1697 do not represent the same person because: Different parents and birthplace.
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Rejected matches › Absalom Tonkin (abt.1851-1940)
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