Born in Staffordshire, England
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
John Tonks
— married
17 May 1817 in St. Mary, Stafford, Staffordshire, England
Mother of
John Tonks, Mary Tonks, Eliza (Tonks) Wood, Elizabeth Tonks, Richard Tonks, Harriet (Tonks) Cartwright and William Tonks
Died [date unknown]
in Staffordshire, England
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Contents |
Biography
- The ages of Ellen Tonks and her husband John, are erratic in the censuses.
- In the 1841 census, Ellen Tonks is younger than her husband, John Tonks, by 20 years but in 1851, she is 4 years older and John has only aged 4 years.
Marriage
- Name: John Tonkes
- Event Type: Marriage
- Event Date: 17 May 1817
- Event Place: Stafford, Staffordshire, England
- Parish: St Mary
- Residence Place: Stafford, St Mary
- Spouse's Name: Ellen Smith
- Spouse's Residence Place: Stafford. St Mary
- Affiliate Image Identifier: D1399/16
- Affiliate Film Number: GBPRS/STAFF/MAR/151816/1
- GS Film Number: 007566641
- Digital Folder Number: 007566641
- Image Number: 00715
Census
- 1841 Census
- Event Place: Dottell Street, St Mary, Staffordshire, England
- Gender: Male
- Age: 60-64
- Age (Original): 60
- Birth Year (Estimated): 1777-1781
- Birthplace: Staffordshire
- Book Number: 5
- Page Number: 29
- Registration Number: HO107
- Piece/Folio: 1010/41
- Digital Folder Number: 101720979
- Image Number: 00231
- Line Number: 20
- Household Gender Age Birthplace
- John Tonks M 60-64 Staffordshire
- Ellen Tonks F 40-44 Staffordshire
- Harriet Tonks F 15-19 Staffordshire
- Richard Tonks M 20-24 Staffordshire
- Eliza Wood F 20-24 Staffordshire
- George Wood M 1 Staffordshire
- 1851 Census: Grey Friars, St Marys, Staffordshire, England
- Household ID: 2182451
- Line Number: 3
- Digital Folder Number: 101796767
- Image Number: 00525
- Name: John Tonks
- Gender: Male
- Age: 64
- Marital Status: Married
- Occupation: Cordwainer
- Relationship to Head of Household: Lodger
- Birth Year (Estimated) 1787
- Birthplace: Stafford, Staffordshire
- Page Number: 33
- Registration Number: HO107
- Piece/Folio: 1999 / 269
- Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
- John Cartwright Head M 24 Stafford, Staffordshire
- Harriet Cartwright Wife F 22 Stafford, Staffordshire
- John Tonks Lodger M 64 Stafford, Staffordshire - Father in Law
- Ellen Tonks Wife F 68 Stafford, Staffordshire - Mother in Law
Sources
- Citing this Record: "England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLQ8-7RPT : 8 August 2017), John Tonkes and Ellen Smith, 1817.
- Citing this Record: "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQRB-3X9 : 30 October 2015), John Tonks, St Mary, Staffordshire, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
- Citing this Record: "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGL5-9V9 : 24 July 2016), John Tonks in household of John Cartwright, St Marys, Staffordshire, England; citing St Marys, Staffordshire, England, p. 33, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
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