James TONKIN & Joan DENNIS

[Tonkin]

Tell me if I'm on track with the children of James TONKIN and Joan DENNIS married in St Buryan on the 19 December 1772.

St Buryan baptisms from the OPC Database.

1. James bapt. 07 April 1773.

2. Joan bapt. 02 October 1774.

3. Thomas bapt. 29 January 1775.

4. Thomas bapt. 16 May 1776.

5. Peter bapt. 09 August 1778.

6. Mary Doble bapt. 25 December 1785.

7. William bapt. 09 December 1787.

8. Sarah bapt. 18 May 1793.

9. Thomas bapt. 03 March 1797.

Over to you with thanks CT.

Roy ... from Down Under.

[Cornish Terrier]

Well Roy .... this are confusun'! I have copied your list of children below and will insert my comments.

1. James bapt. 07 April 1773.
Yes - both parents names recorded

2. Joan bapt. 02 October 1774.
Yes - both parents names recorded

3. Thomas bapt. 29 January 1775.
NO - he is actually son of John Tonkin

4. Thomas bapt. 16 May 1776.
Yes - both parents names recorded

5. Peter bapt. 09 August 1778.
Maybe - only father's name recorded

*. Henry bp. 29th July 1781
Maybe - only father's name recorded (Js.)

*. William bp. 19th October 1783
Maybe - only father's name recorded (Js.)

*. Henry bp. 30th January 1785
Maybe - only father's name recorded (son of Js. Tonkin, Bosfrankn)

6. Mary Doble bapt. 25 December 1785.
Maybe - only father's name recorded

7. William bapt. 09 December 1787.
Yes - both parents names recorded

8. Sarah bapt. 18 May 1793.
Yes - both parents names recorded

9. Thomas bapt. 03 March 1797.
Yes - both parents names recorded

So you can remove the first Thomas as his father is clearly recorded as John and then you have three others to consider between Peter (1778) and Mary Doble (1785).
Don't be concerned about the two in 1785 as one was in January and the other in December.

I have a couple of problems with this lot:-
1. the number of children with only the father's name recorded
2. the fact I cannot find burials for the first Henry or the first William. There are three possible burials for the first Thomas but recorded only as 'Thomas Tonkin'.
3. the second Henry is recorded as 'son of James Tonkin of Bosfranken' which is a possible indication of a second James.

And then we can throw in this:-

Mary daughter of Js. Tonkin, als. unkle Hugh baptised 1st January 1783

I think you might have a little more work to do on this one.

CT

[Tonkin]

Thanks CT.

I must be going blind. Will have another captain cook at the records.

Cheers.

[Cornish Terrier]

Roy - I don't know what is included in the OPC records for this lot. I took those entries from my copies of the images of the original PRs.

CT

[Tonkin]

Stone the crows CT.

The father of Thomas (bapt. 1775) was indeed John, and not James as I stated. Don't know where I got James from ... out of a bottle I expect.

I agree with you about having to do a little more work on this family, and will be coming back to you again.

With thanks.

Roy ... from Down Under.

[Tonkin]

Thanks for the info Roy Up Top.

Have sent you a message via PG as I'm having a few computer problems and unable to send emails. Hope to have this corrected soon.

Roy - from Down Under.