Martha Jelbert (Tonkin) De Caux (1830 - 1908)

Born 1830 in St Buryan, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Felix Philip Frederick De Caux — married 17 Jun 1848 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 11 Jun 1908 at about age 78 in Willunga, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

Martha (Tonkin) De Caux migrated from Cornwall to South Australia.

This profile is part of the Tonkin Name Study.

Martha Tonkin daughter of James and Elizabeth was baptised 15 August 1830 in St Buryan, Cornwall, England ^[1]

She emigrated with her parents and sisters to South Australia on the British Sovereign, arriving at Port Adelaide on 17 July 1847. ^[2]

She married Felix De Caux on 17 June 1848 at St John Church, Adelaide. ^[3]

Martha passed away age 78 in 1908 ^[4] and was buried in Willunga Uniting Church Cemetery. ^[5]

Mrs. Martha Jelbert De Caux.

Mrs. Martha Jelbert de Caux, who died at Willunga on June 11 at the age of 78 years, was born in Penzance, Cornwall, in 1830, and came to South Australia with her father (the late Mr. James Tonkin, of Yankalilla) and four sisters in 1847. She was married to Mr. Felix P. F. de Caux in 1848. They resided for a short period on Lefevre's Peninsula, and then removed to Yankalilla. Mr. de Caux, while going across from Yankalilla to the Echunga goldfields, camped on the Meadows, and was so pleased with the country that he bought land and settled on what is now known as Dingabledinga. They were among the first settlers in the district, and did considerable pioneering work there. Mrs. de Caux had been living in Willunga town for a number of years. Four sons Messrs. Felix, Phillip, Alfred and Frederick, all of Dingabledinga - two daughters Mrs. John McMurtrie (of McLaren Vale) and Miss de Caux (of Adelaide) and 17 grandchildren survive. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5JH-WTN : 18 September 2020), Martha Tonkin, 1830.
2. ↑ Reconstructed passenger list for the British Sovereign 1847 (State Library of South Australia, Bound For South Australia Collection, https://bound-for-south-australia.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/ : accessed 21 May 2022) TONKIN James and wife and 2 children. TONKIN Elizabeth, Mary, Martha.
3. ↑ South Australia Marriage Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 7 Mar 2023) database entry for John DE CONY (age 26, marital status S) and Martha TONKIN (age 19, marital status S) 17 Jun 1848 at St John Church Adelaide. Reference: District Adelaide, Book/Page 65/93
4. ↑ South Australia Death Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 7 Mar 2023) database entry for Martha Jelbert DE CAUX (Date of death 11 Jun 1908, age 78, marital status W, place of death Willunga, residence Willunga, relative Felix Philip Frederick DE CAUX [DH]) Reference: District Willunga, Book/Page 334/5
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 07 March 2023), memorial page for Martha Jilbert Tonkin DeCaux (1831–11 Jun 1908), Find A Grave: Memorial #110916387, citing Willunga Uniting Church Cemetery, Willunga, Onkaparinga City, South Australia, Australia; Maintained by Kellie Underwood (contributor 47927135).
6. ↑ "Mrs. Martha Jelbert De Caux." Observer (Adelaide, SA : 1905 - 1931) 20 June 1908: 38. Web. 7 Mar 2023 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article164109933>.