Elizabeth Jane (Mitchell) Tonkin (1836 - 1918)

Born 15 Apr 1836 in Redruth, Cornwall, England

Wife of John Rowe Tonkin — married 11 Feb 1854 in The Parish Church, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall, England

Descendants

Died 3 Apr 1918 at age 81 in Hamley, Moonta Mines, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

Elizabeth (Mitchell) Tonkin was born in Cornwall, England.

Name

Name: Elizabeth Jane Mitchell

Marriage

Elizabeth Jane Mitchell age 19 father Samuel Mitchell, married John Rowe Tonkin age 21 father John Tonkin, on 11 Feb 1854 in St Just in Penwith, Cornwall.
At the time of her marriage, Elizabeth lived in Bostraze in Cornwall whilst her husband, John, lived at Carallack. Their marriage took place in the Parish Church at St Just, and was performed by the Vicar, W Spranger-White. Witnesses to the marriage were William Henry Tonkin, brother of the Groom, and Nicholas Treseigh. ^[1]

Burial

Date: 04 APR 1918

Place: Moonta, South Australia, Australia ^[2]

Following her death, the following notice appeared in The Peoples Weekly.

PEOPLES WEEKLY

6 Apr 1918

Obituary

We have also to record the death of Mrs Elizabeth Jane Tonkin. widow of the late John R Tonkin, which took place at the residence of her daughter (Mrs Thas Hosking sen.), Hamley Flat, on Wednesday last, at the age of 84 years. She had been ailing for some years. The deceased who had resided here for 60 years was born at Redruth, Cornwall and was married in 1852, and came out to this state 63 years ago in the ship Nile and first resided at the Burra. She leaves 3 sons (John R and Thomas H, Broken Hill; and William, Hamley) and 3 daughters (Mesdames E J Hosking, Hamley; W Symons, Broken Hill; and J M Sweet, Adelaide), 30 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. Mrs Buckhurst, Hamley and Mrs Pryor, Broken Hill, are sisters. The funeral on Thursday was conducted by Pastor Allan. Mr E Major jun., was the undertaker.

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGLK-8PBD : 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.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 06 August 2021), memorial page for Elizabeth Jane Mitchell Tonkin (15 Apr 1836–3 Apr 1918), Find A Grave: Memorial #148428937, citing Moonta Cemetery, Moonta, District Council of Copper Coast, South Australia, Australia ; Maintained by Doug Hooper (contributor 47401292) .