John
Rowe
Tonkin
Born in Sancreed, Cornwall, England
Ancestors 
Son of William Uriah Tonkin
and Margaret (Rowe) Humphries
Husband of
Elizabeth Jane (Mitchell) Tonkin
— married
11 Feb 1854 in The Parish Church, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall, England
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth Jane (Tonkin) Hosking, Margaretta Tonkin, John Tonkin, Margaretta Tonkin, William Mitchell Tonkin, Amelia (Tonkin) Sweet, William Mitchell Tonkin, Edith Tonkin, William Mitchell Tonkin, Thomas Henry Tonkin, Thomas Henry Tonkin and Mabel (Tonkin) Symons
Died
at age 66
in Moonta Mines, South Australia, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 8 May 2011
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Biography
John Tonkin migrated from Cornwall to South Australia.
This profile is part of the Tonkin Name Study.
John Rowe Tonkin, son of William and Margaret, was baptised 10 Mar 1833 in Sancreed, Cornwall, England. [1]
He married Elizabeth Jane Mitchell 11 Feb 1854 in St Just in Penwith, Cornwall. [2]
John and his family emigrated to South Australia on the Nile arriving at Port Adelaide on 19 Feb 1855. [3]
He passed away age 65 on 2 Sep 1899 in Moonta Mines [4] and was buried in Moonta Cemetery. [5]
Mr John R. Tonkin, an old resident of the Moonta district, passed away at his residence, Hamley Mine, on Saturday last, aged 65 years and 8 months. Although deceased had been ailing for a number of years, his death was sudden and unexpected. He leaves a grown-up family. The funeral took place on Monday, the Rev. H. Parkinson conducting the burial service. Mr J. Snell was the undertaker. [6]
Sources
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NGSK-ZM9 : 10 April 2021), John Rowe Tonkin, 1833.
- ↑ "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGLK-8PYB : 9 March 2021), John Rowe Tonkin and Elizabeth Jane Mitchell, 11 Feb 1854; citing Marriage, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Cornwall Records Office, Truro.
- ↑ "Australia, South Australia, Immigrants Ship Papers, 1849-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS8S-4S2G-L?cc=2613135 : 2 January 2020), > image 1 of 1; Attorney General of South Australia, Adelaide.
- ↑ South Australia Death Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 21 May 2022) database entry for John Rowe Tonkin (Death date 2 Sep 1899, age 65, marital status N, place of death Moonta Mines, residence Moonta Mines) Reference: District Daly, Book/Page 263/419
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 21 May 2022), memorial page for John Rowe Tonkin (15 Feb 1833–2 Dec 1899), Find A Grave: Memorial #148428916, citing Moonta Cemetery, Moonta, District Council of Copper Coast, South Australia, Australia ; Maintained by Doug Hooper (contributor 47401292) .
- ↑ "No Title" Yorke's Peninsula Advertiser (SA : 1878 - 1922) 8 September 1899: 3. Web. 22 May 2022 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article216337468>.
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