Thomas married Isabella INDERWICK about 1795. Isabella (daughter of Thomas INDERWICK and Margaret JOHNSON \ JOHNSTON) was born on 17 Oct 1771 in Berwick Upon Tweed, Northumberland, England; died in Oct 1861 in Shoreditch, London, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Charlotte HALL on 24 Sep 1824 in , , ENG. Charlotte was born about 1804 in London, Middlesex, ENG; died after 1851. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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She is living in the 1881 census at 54 Kohill St., Belgrave, St. George, Hanover Square, London with her daughter Margaret E. Lowe. They are both widows. Other persons living in their home is her grandchild, Margaret E. Lowe, b. abt 1863 in Hoxton, Middlesex, England as well as a servent and 2 lodgers.

Isabella married John TONKIN on 5 Nov 1826 in St. Luke Parish, Middlesex, ENG. John (son of Richard TONKIN and Ann PEARCE) was born on 21 Apr 1805 in St Issey, Cornwall, England; died in Apr 1876 in Shaftesbury Street, Hoxton, Shoreditch, London, ENG. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Mary Dorothy WALDEN. Mary was born about 1814 in St. Sepulchre, London, Middlesex, ENG; died after 1881. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Annie married George Richard STEVENS, * on 3 Sep 1854 in St. John The Baptist, Haxton, Shoreditch, London, Middlesex, ENG. George (son of Joseph STEVENS and Mary UNKNOWN) was born on 20 Sep 1830 in Chelsea, Middlesex, ENG; was christened on 17 Oct 1830 in St. Luke, Chelsea, London, ENG; died on 27 Oct 1899 in Wood Green, Middlesex, ENG. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She likely married a Mr. Lowe. She was the mother of Margaret E. Lowe, b. abt 1862 in Hoxton, Middlesex Co., ENG. Margaret, age 8, was living with her grandparents, John and Isabell Tonkin in the 1871 census, but was back home living with her mother when her family was in the census. Her husband did not live with the family in 1871 and is likely deceased. She is listed with the occupation of "mangling".

Family/Spouse: Unknown LOWE. Unknown died before 1871. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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There is a Richard J. Tonkin in the 1891 census for St. Mark's Parish, Islington, London, England who is the right age to be this Richard. He is 52, b. St. Ives, Cornwall, ENG and a carpenter by trade. His place of birth is close to where his father was born. His trade is the same as his fathers. If this is him, he was married to an Isabella also. She was age 45. They had 3 children, Harry, Maggie and Ruby. They lived at 67 Morey Rd. in Islington Civil Parish, London, England. It's also possible he died before 1841 as he is not listed with his parents in that census.

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According to his obituary in the Dayton Journal dated Mar. 29, 1922, he was born in Manchester, England. Family tradition has been that he was born in London or in Lancaster, England (Death certificate). However, in the 1881 census record for England his birth place is listed as Rugby, Warwick, England. This is the only source that lists his birth place while he was alive. It was not the same as his wife's or children's place of birth. His birth date is listed as Nov. 25, 1853 or Nov. 25, 1857 (death certificate).

The 1881 census tells us that he was 24 years of age, making either 1856 or 1857 correct. His christening record took place in Aug. of 1857, so he was therefore likely born in Nov. of 1856. Fred Stevens gave the information on the death certificate that is often at variance with other sources. There is a John Stevens and Keturah Dimmock living in the Parish of Hackney, Co. of Middlesex in 1875 on Englefield Rd. that are probably them. (C-589) He was a superintendent of the mechanical department for the "ChatterBox". It was an English child's annual storybook.

In the 1881 census, John is listed as a printer and they lived at 161 Eversleigh Rd., Battersea, Surrey, England. In his christening record and 1881 census record, his name is listed as John Stevens. My father remembered his middle name being Charles, but that has not been verified. He (age 26) and his wife, "Katy" (age 27) and sons, Fred (age 7) and George (age 4) emigrated to the United States arriving in New York on November 1, 1883 on the Grecian Monarch. This was before Ellis Island was opened. They had departed from London, England. John was listed as a printer by profession. They came in Steerage with 3 pieces of luggage for the entire family. (C: Doc)

In his 1922 obituary, he was listed as having been in the U.S. for 35 years, but in reality it was around 39 years. They first moved to Wheeling, West Virginia where he worked as in Interior Decorator. They them moved to Dayton, Ohio in 1892 where he continued in the same trade and where he lived for the remainder of his days. He is listed as a painter living at 1916 E. Fifth Street in the Dayton, Ohio 1889 and 1890 directories. There are several Stevens in the Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH directory of 1887 that have similar names to his children, who could be his relatives that he followed to Ohio. They include an A.E. Stevens, an Alfred, a George W. (1845-1923) and a John Stevens. (C-1905, C-Doc) In the U.S. 1900 census, John is listed as a house painter who could read, write and speak English. They rented their home at 411 N. Main St, Dayton, Ohio. Both John's and Keturah's parents were born in England. (C-98) In his later years, John worked for a cookie factory called Greene and Greene as a painter and custodian.

His sons (Alfred) George and Albert Edward were at one time both in the painting business with him. They lived through 7 floods in the United States. (C-2,4, 1899) These floods might account for the reason they moved often renting the following residences in Dayton, Ohio according to Dayton City Directories: 1900: 411N Main St., 1902: 67 E. Halena, 1908: 218 N. Linwood, 1914: 522 W. 3rd. In his death certificate, his son Fred gives his birth date as Nov. 25, 1857. However, both census records give his age matching a birth year of 1853. (C-226, C:Doc)

As for his death, this was a very sad event for his children. John had remarried and was quite ill. When my father's mother and her sisters wanted to visit their father on his death bed on Bolander Ave, their new mother-in-law wouldn't let them in. She got all of his belongings including all the family heirlooms and furniture from England. The daughters even suspected that he was poisoned by his wife. However, his death certificate says that he died of a cerebral hemorrhage compounded by pneumonia that he'd had for the last 7 days. He died at 9:30 on a Monday evening. The funeral was held at the home of his daughter, Keturah Ritter, at 2:00 p.m. on Mar. 30, 1922. (C:DOC, 2077, 2517)

John married Keturah (Kitty) DIMMACK on 2 Jun 1875 in Hackney, Middlesex, ENG. Keturah (daughter of Benjamin DIMMOCK and Martha AUSTIN) was born on 2 Jun 1855 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, ENG; died on 11 Feb 1918 in Dayton, Montgomery, OH, USA; was buried on 14 Feb 1918 in Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery, OH, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married UNKNOWN after Feb 1918 in Dayton, Montgomery, OH, USA. died after Mar 1922. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Joseph likely died young. He was not in then 1861, 1871 or 1881 census for this family.

Notes:

He is listed as a Newsagent and Tobacconist by trade at age 16 in the 1881 census records. He is still living with his parents at the time. In the 1891 census for Brixton, Lambeth, ENG, he is still living with his parents. He is age 26, a carpenter, born in Rugby, Warwick, England.

Notes:

He had either died or was living on his own when the 1881 census was taken as he was not living with his family at that time. It is more likely that he died young.

Notes:

Annie was attending school at age 11 as she is listed as a "scholar" in the 1881 British Census records. In the 1891 census, she is still living at home, age 21, and a dressmaker by trade. Like her brother Thomas, her birth place is listed as Rugby, Warwick, England.

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Margaret was in the census records twice, once when she was visiting her grandparents and a second time at home when she had turned 9.