Gordon Richard Edwards Tonkin (1915 - 1991)

Born 9 Jan 1915 in Murray Bridge, South Australia, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Jean Emily (Neilson) Tonkin — married 8 Aug 1942 in Penola, South Australia, Australia

Died 2 Jan 1991 at age 75 in Naracoorte, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

This profile is part of the Tonkin Name Study.

Gordon was born in 1915. He was the son of Harold Tonkin and Sarah Edwards. He passed away in 1991.

Sources

• Ancestry tree
• South Australia Birth Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 24 Mar 2022) database entry for Gordon Richard Edwards Tonkin (Birth date 9 Jan 1915, Father Harold Absalom Tonkin, Mother Sarah Edwards, Birth residence Murray Bridge) Reference: District Nairne, Book/Page 954/83.
• "Family Notices" The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954) 1 August 1942: 10. Web. 24 Mar 2022 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article48876957>.
• "Family Notices" The Narracoorte Herald (SA : 1875 - 1954) 28 August 1942: 5. Web. 24 Mar 2022 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article147129771>.
• Ancestry.com. Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Australian Electoral Commission. [Electoral roll].
• Newspaper Death Notices Database. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 24 Mar 2022) database entry for Gordon Richard Edwards Tonkin (Date 2 Jan 1991 age 76) death notice published in The Advertiser 4 Jan 1991.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 24 March 2022), memorial page for Gordon Richard Edward Tonkin (1916–4 Jan 1991), Find A Grave: Memorial #215392582, citing Naracoorte Cemetery, Naracoorte, Naracoorte Lucindale Council, South Australia, Australia ; Maintained by woowoo (contributor 49949980) .