Tomkin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

The distinguished surname Tomkin is of English origin. It is derived from the first name "Tom," the popular diminutive of the name "Thomas," and, when combined with the Medieval suffix of endearment "kin," means "son of dear little Tom."

Early Origins of the Tomkin family

The surname Tomkin was first found in Herefordshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times and were Lords of the manor of Monington. "This parish, which is situated on the river Wye, and on the road from Hereford to Hay, comprises by computation 1000 acres." 1

Later the family was also found in Buckinghamshire where "the name of Tompkins occurred in Soulbury in the 16th century. Nathaniel Tomkins, Esq., who married a Miss Waller in 1624, attained notoriety from his connection with the Waller plot." 2

Early History of the Tomkin family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tomkin research. Another 66 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1569, 1572, 1605, 1624, 1629, 1636, 1637, 1640, 1656, 1661, 1663, 1674, 1675, 1706 and 1930 are included under the topic Early Tomkin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Tomkin Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tompkins, Tomkins, Tomkyns, Thomkins, Thompkins and others.

Early Notables of the Tomkin family

Distinguished members of the family include

Thomas Tomkins (1572-1656), a Welsh-born composer of Cornish origins; James Tomkins (c.1569-1636), an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1624 and 1629; and Thomas Tomkins (c.16...
Thomas Tomkins (d. 1656), was an English Tomkins, "was in holy orders and precentor of Gloucester Cathedral; he was descended from the Tomkinses of Lostwithiel. " 3
Thomas Tomkins (1637?-1675), was an English divine, born about 1637 in Aldersgate Street, London and John Tomkins (1663?-1706), was an English Quaker annalist who attempted the first attempt at Quaker...

Migration of the Tomkin family to Ireland

Some of the Tomkin family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 51 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Tomkin migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Tomkin Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Tomkin, aged 28, who arrived in Maryland in 1684 4

Tomkin migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Tomkin Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mary Tomkin, English convict from Middlesex, who was transported aboard the "Amphitrite" on August 21, 1833, settling in New South Wales, Australia 5
Mr. John Tomkin, English convict who was convicted in Maidstone, Kent, England for 10 years, transported aboard the "Eden" on 30th September 1848, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Island) 6
Mr. John Tomkin, British Convict who was convicted in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Dudbrook" on 17th November 1852, arriving in Western Australia 7
Mrs. Elizabeth Tomkin, (b. 1823), aged 34, Cornish housekeeper departing from Plymouth on 5th June 1857 aboard the ship "Undaunted" arriving in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 20th August 1857 8
Mr. Thomas Tomkin, (b. 1849), aged 8, Cornish settler departing from Plymouth on 5th June 1857 aboard the ship "Undaunted" arriving in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 20th August 1857 8
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Contemporary Notables of the name Tomkin (post 1700) +

Bernard Tomkin, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1988, 1990 9
William Stephen Tomkin (1860-1940), English watercolour coastal painter
Albert Henry Tomkin (1915-1989), English professional footballer who played from 1935 to 1940
Maxim Tomkin (b. 1992), Russian professional ice hockey defenceman

Citations +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2016, October 27) Amphitrite voyage to New South Wales, Australia in 1833 with 99 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/amphitrite/1833
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 15th November 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/eden
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 23rd July 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/dudbrook
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_australia_victoria.pdf
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, October 21) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html