Information Journal.

Groom: James Hurtle TONKIN.
Age: 26 years.
Status: Single.
Father: John Charles TONKIN.

Bride: Annie Florence SAUNDERS.
Age: 24 year.
Status: Single.
Father: Charles Henry SAUNDERS.

Date married: 28 March 1901.
Place: Residence of C H SAUNDERS, Yorketown, South Australia.

James died 02 June 1951 in Plympton, South Australia.
Age: 76 years.
Status: Married.
Residence: Plympton, South Australia.

Birth note.
James was born 24 August 1874 in Torrens Vale, South Australia.
Parents named as John Charles TONKIN and Jane GARDNER.

James second marriage to Annie Florence MATTHEWS recorded below.

Annie died 05 January 1929, North Adelaide Hospital, South Australia.
Age: 52 years.
Status: Married.
Residence: Prospect, South Australia.
Husband named as James Hurtle TONKIN.

Birth note.
Annie was born 22 November 1876 in Fowlers Bay, South Australia.
Birth recorded as Hannah Florence SAUNDERS.
Parents named as Charlesd Henry SAUNDERS and Rose Anne DOWLING.

Seven children located South Australian records for James and Annie.

[1]

Gordon Charles TONKIN.
Born: 22 January 1902, near Yorketown, South Australia.
Died: -

Australian Army Service Number: SX7735.
Date Enlisted: 03 July 1940.
Date Discharged: 04 January 1941.
Rank: Private.

[2]

Clarice Edith TONKIN.
Born: 27 April 1903, Head of Koolywurtie, South Australia.
Died: -

Married: Leonard Gordon PASCOE.
Date: 19 November 1932.
Place: Methodist Church, North Prospect, South Australia.

[3]

Doris Mabel TONKIN.
Born: 17 April 1905, Mount Rat, South Australia.
Died: -

Married: Algernon Clyde BISHOP.
Date: 01 November 1933.
Place: Residence of J H TONKIN, Prospect, South Australia.

[4]

Hurtle Ray TONKIN.
Born: 07 June 1907, Minlaton, South Australia.
Died: -

Australian Army Service Number: SX102000.
Date Enlisted: 23 August 1940.
Date Discharged: 27 July 1944.
Rank: Sergeant.

[5]

James Angus Gardner TONKIN.
Born: 23 July 1909, Koolywurtie, South Australia.
Died: -

Australian Army Service Number: S73983.
Date Enlisted: 01 May 1942.
Date Discharged: 30 November 1945.
Rank: Lieutenant.

[6]

Florence Mary TONKIN.
Born: 14 April 1915, Minlaton, South Australia.
Died: -

Married: George Warfield DOWLING.
Date: 28 September 1936.
Place: Residence of P W HAMMOND, Allenby Gardens, South Australia.

[7]

Donald Edward TONKIN.
Born: 14 July 1920, Adelaide, South Australia.
Died: 17 July 1943, Egypt.
Age: 22 years.

Australian Army Service Number: SX592.
Date Enlisted: 20 October 1939.
Died: 17 july 1942, Egypt.
Rank: Private.

Second marriage for James TONKIN to Annie MATTHEWS.

Groom: James Hurtle TONKIN.
Age: 61 years.
Status: Widower.
Father: John Charles TONKIN.

Bride: Annie Florence MATTHEWS.
Age: 33 years.
Status: Single.
Father: Edgar Joseph MATTHEWS.

Date married: 30 November 1935.
Place: Methodist Church, Adelaide, South Australia.

Birth note.
Annie was born 12 March 1902 in Edithburgh, South Australia.
Parents named as Edgar Joseph MATTHEWS and Elizabeth LIERICH.

Sources:
Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, South Australia.
WW2 Nominal Rolls.

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