Hi John I live in Australia and find the Cornish site extremely interesting especially the bit of history and description of some of the places. My family lines come through the Tonkin/James connection my ggxgrandfather was John Henry Tonkin. I was in touch with Arthur Basil Tonkin whose father was James Tonkin a Baker who plied his trade on Wherry Island. I was wondering Arthur wrote me wonderful letters and also gave descriptions of his beloved Cornwall including some family recipes. So would anyone be interested in copies of these letters? If so I could either scan or copy and post. Wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas. Hazel E. Magann OAM, FBDHS. Lethbridge Park, NSW

Hello Hazel: Albert Edward Tonkin was one of the Bible Christian ministers from Cornwall who came out to Canada to preach. I wouldn't mind a copy of the material, just in case he was a relative of your Tonkins. The son of Thomas Tonkin, EA was from St. Columb area. Scanning and e-mail would be best - to: sherleetooze at interlinks dot net. Thanks Hazel! Sher At 08:52 AM 16/12/2013 -0800, you wrote: >Hi John >I live in Australia and find the Cornish site extremely interesting >especially the bit of history and description of some of the places. > >My family lines come through the Tonkin/James connection my ggxgrandfather >was John Henry Tonkin. > >I was in touch with Arthur Basil Tonkin whose father was James Tonkin a >Baker who plied his trade on Wherry Island. I was wondering Arthur wrote me >wonderful letters and also gave descriptions of his beloved Cornwall >including some family recipes. > >So would anyone be interested in copies of these letters? If so I could >either scan or copy and post. > >Wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas. >Hazel E. Magann OAM, FBDHS. >Lethbridge Park, NSW > > >------------------------------- >Subscribe to digest by sending an email to CORNISH-D-request@rootsweb.com >with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line and body text. If you want, >MIME digests, email CORNISH-admin@rootsweb.com. > >Unsubscribe from either by sending an email to CORNISH-request@rootsweb.com. >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >CORNISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message >Internal Virus Database is out of date. >Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >Version: 8.5.455 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/5704 - Release Date: 03/25/13 >19:45:00

Well Hazel, I about to start my Cornish Coal (& tin) Miner digging from Victoria to Cornwall -- shall I divert via New South Wales and pick you up ? I could do with a spare hand as Lizzie the mad Jack Russell is refusing to help out with the scrabbling, and Luna the crazy cat has disappeared (not that she was much for scrabbling, she was more inclined to give one encouraging nips from the rear). And I am in need of a chaperone as I fear I may have made at bit of an impression on Miss Agnes last year . . . . . And I think I shall need double the supply of candles for the tunnel -- as I will need some left overs for the Lighthouse at the other end. Dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig !!! On 17/12/2013 03:52, Hazel Magann wrote: > Hi John > I live in Australia and find the Cornish site extremely interesting > especially the bit of history and description of some of the places. > > My family lines come through the Tonkin/James connection my ggxgrandfather > was John Henry Tonkin. > > I was in touch with Arthur Basil Tonkin whose father was James Tonkin a > Baker who plied his trade on Wherry Island. I was wondering Arthur wrote me > wonderful letters and also gave descriptions of his beloved Cornwall > including some family recipes. > > So would anyone be interested in copies of these letters? If so I could > either scan or copy and post. > > Wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas. > Hazel E. Magann OAM, FBDHS. > Lethbridge Park, NSW > > > ------------------------------- > Subscribe to digest by sending an email to CORNISH-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line and body text. If you want, MIME digests, email CORNISH-admin@rootsweb.com. > > Unsubscribe from either by sending an email to CORNISH-request@rootsweb.com. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CORNISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >