apolofies for sending via chat, have got address book probs, this for atention of Aleta. ps have received snail mail. thanks Mellie IBSSG How Come My Coat Of Arms Has Buckles At The Back? ListAdmin: ALL-SURNAMES-L@rootsweb.com AUS-NSW-SURNAMES-L@rootsweb.com BAGNALL-L@rootsweb.com BATE-L@rootsweb.com BENTON-ENG-L@rootsweb.com BLACKHAM-L@rootsweb.com DEUTSCH-L@rootsweb.com FEREDAY-L@rootsweb.com HOLLOWOOD-L@rootsweb.com HOWDLE-L@rootsweb.com KIMBER-L@rootsweb.com RABBIT-L@rootsweb.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <mowbray@is.dal.ca> To: <ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: 28 May 2002 22:30 Subject: [B'ham] TONKS- Possible Aussie Connection > Hi Folks: > > My cousin Sam e-mailed recently with a possible TONKS connection to > Australia. Seems that before we connected up she had received an e-mail > over a year ago from a person in Aussie Land who indicated there may > have been a connection. > > The person indicated that her grandmother was a Tonks who had > emigrated to Aussie Land circa the early 1900's (1900-1925?) and had a > brother named Thomas who went to Canada shortly after WW I (my > grandfather was a Thomas who had moved to Canada in 1923). > > Thomas' sisters were: > > Elsie TONKS (probably Elsie), daughter, aged 6, born circa > 1895 > Florence TONKS, daughter, aged 3, born circa 1898. > Ethel TONKS, daughter, aged 1, born circa 1900 > Gladys TONKS, daughter, aged 1 month, born 1901. > > Depending on the year of emigration (1900 to 1925) there may be a > possible candidate. > > Going to my g-grandfather there is a Sarah and Minnie TONKS who > would have been 28 and 23 circa 1900. > > Anyway the person who replied was an M. Morgan at- > > mailto:sylmick@iqnet.net.au > > > Anyway this is a bit of a shot in the dark but any help would be > appreciated. > > Regards: > > Paul K. Smith > Quensland, Nova Scotia > > > ==== ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM Mailing List ==== > ~~ The List's Golden Rule ~~ > Keep to genealogy, history, anything ancestors! Keep it Clean & Cool! > Treat others like you want them to treat you ... But *NO* selling! > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. No attachments sent without prior notification Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.365 / Virus Database: 202 - Release Date: 24/05/02