Joseph
Tonkin
Born in St Buryan, Cornwall, England
Ancestors 
Son of James Tonkin
and Nancy Anne (Hutchens) Tonkin
Brother of
James Tonkin, Richard Tonkin, Henry Tonkin, William Doble Tonkin and Elizabeth Ann Tonkin
Husband of
Elizabeth Jane Legg (Weymouth) Tonkin
— married
27 Sep 1854 in St James Church, Blakiston, South Australia
Descendants 
Father of
James Charles Tonkin, Joseph Henry Tonkin, Ephraim Weymouth Tonkin, William Garland Tonkin, Anna Eliza Shepherd Tonkin, Elizabeth Jane (Tonkin) Andrew, Mahale Tonkin, Prectiers Adelaide Tonkin, Agnes (Tonkin) Wallage, Clara (Tonkin) Johnston, Thurza (Tonkin) Bishop, Fanny Tonkin and George Tonkin
Died
at about age 77
in Victor Harbor, South Australia, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Jul 2021
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Biography
Joseph Tonkin migrated from Cornwall to South Australia.
This profile is part of the Tonkin Name Study.
Joseph was born in 1831. He is the son of James Tonkin and Nancy Hutchens. [1]
He emigrated to South Australia with his parents on the Cressy, arriving at Port Adelaide on 19 Aug 1847 [2]
Joseph married Elizabeth Jane Weymouth 27 Sep 1854 at St James Church in Blakiston, South Australia [3]
He passed away in 1908 aged 77. [4]
TONKIN. On the 26th May at Victor Harbor, Joseph Tonkin, aged 77 years, 42 years a resident of Victor Harbor. A colonist of 60 years. [5]
Sources
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5JH-HQ1 : 18 September 2020), Joseph Tonkin, 1831.
- ↑ Passenger list for the Cressy 1847 (State Library of South Australia, Bound For South Australia Collection, https://bound-for-south-australia.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/ : accessed 17 May 2022) TONKIN Joseph
- ↑ South Australia Marriage Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 17 May 2022) database entry for Joseph Tonkin (age 23, marital status S) and Elizabeth Jane Weymouth (age 19, marital status S) 27 Sep 1854, St James Church Blakiston. Reference: District Adelaide, Book/Page 20/137
- ↑ South Australia Death Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 17 May 2022) database entry for Joseph Tonkin (Death date 26 May 1908, age 77, marital status M, place of death Victor Harbor, residence Victor Harbor) Reference: District Encounter Bay, Book/Page 333/338
- ↑ "Family Notices" The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931) 27 May 1908: 6. Web. 17 May 2022 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5144074>.
- "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQYY-T46 : 5 March 2021), Joseph Tonkin in household of James Tonkin, St Buryan, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom; 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.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joseph:
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~3.12%
Heather (Dixon) Barry
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
John Carnaby :
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